Washington Administrative Code
Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board
Chapter 314-07 - How to Apply for and Maintain a Liquor License
Section 314-07-080 - Ownership changes

Universal Citation: WA Admin Code 314-07-080

Current through Register Vol. 24-06, March 15, 2024

(1) Licensees must receive prior board approval before making any of the following ownership changes (see WAC 314-07-035 for the definition of "true party of interest"):

Type of change

Type of application

Fee

Change in the qualifying persons in a: Sole proprietorship, general partnership, limited partnership, or limited liability partnership.

New application

Annual fee for current license privilege.

Change in the qualifying persons for a publicly or privately held corporation. The board will waive the fee for a corporate change when the proposed change consists solely of dropping an approved officer.

Application for change in corporate officer and/or stockholder

$75

Change in the qualifying persons in a limited liability company.

Application for change of limited liability company member and/or manager

$75

(2) The board may inquire into all matters in connection with any such sale of stock/units or proposed change in officers/members.

(3) The "proposed sale of more than ten percent of the stock/units" will be calculated as a cumulative total and must be reported to the board when the accumulation of stock/units transfers or newly issued stock/units totals more than ten percent of the outstanding and/or issued stock/units of the licensed corporation or limited liability company.

Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030 and 66.24.010. 10-10-126, § 314-07-080, filed 5/5/10, effective 6/5/10. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030, 66.24.010, 66.24.015, and 66.24.025. 05-07-012, § 314-07-080, filed 3/4/05, effective 4/4/05.

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