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35.90.050  <<  35.90.060 >>   35.90.070

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RCW 35.90.060

Geographic restrictions on license requirement.

Cities may not require a person to obtain or renew a general business license unless the person engages in business within its respective city. For the purposes of this section, a person may not be considered to be engaging in business within a city unless the person is subject to the taxing jurisdiction of a city under the standards established for interstate commerce under the commerce clause of the United States Constitution.