Washington Administrative Code
Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board
Chapter 314-12 - General-Applicable to all licensees
Section 314-12-210 - Chronic public inebriation and alcohol impact areas - Purpose
Universal Citation: WA Admin Code 314-12-210
Current through Register Vol. 24-18, September 15, 2024
(1) What is the purpose of the rules concerning chronic public inebriation and alcohol impact areas?
(a) The enabling
statutes for the board are contained in
chapter
66.08 RCW. These statutes
authorize the board to exercise the police powers of the state for the
protection of the welfare, health, peace, and safety of the people of
Washington.
(b) The board's mandate
to protect the welfare, health, peace, and safety of the people is to ensure
that a liquor licensee conducts his or her business in a lawful manner and that
the presence of a licensee's liquor sales does not unreasonably disturb the
welfare, health, peace or safety of the surrounding community.
(c) The purpose of the rules concerning
chronic public inebriation and alcohol impact areas is to establish a framework
under which the board, in partnership with local government and community
organizations, may act to mitigate negative impacts on a community's welfare,
health, peace or safety that result from the presence of chronic public
inebriation.
(d) For the purpose of
these rules, chronic public inebriation exists when the effects of the public
consumption of liquor or public intoxication occur in concentrations that
endanger the welfare, health, peace or safety of a neighborhood or
community.
(2) What do the rules concerning chronic public inebriation and alcohol impact areas seek to do? WAC 314-12-210 and 314-12-215 seek to:
(a) Establish an expanded local review
process for liquor license applications, license assumptions, and renewals of
active liquor licenses for businesses located within a recognized alcohol
impact area;
(b) Establish
standards under which the board may refuse to issue a liquor license; may
refuse to permit a license assumption or renewal of a liquor license; may place
conditions or restrictions upon the issuance, assumption or renewal of a
license; or may place conditions or restrictions on an existing license located
within the geographical boundaries of a recognized alcohol impact area;
and
(c) Allow the board in specific
circumstances to restrict the off-premises sale of certain liquor products or
liquor product containers inside a recognized alcohol impact area.
Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030. 10-19-065, § 314-12-210, filed 9/15/10, effective 10/16/10. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030 and 66.24.010. 99-13-042, § 314-12-210, filed 6/8/99, effective 7/9/99.
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