WAC 314-02-075:

314-02-070 << 314-02-075 >> 314-02-080

PDFWAC 314-02-075

What is a motel license?

(1) Per RCW 66.24.540, a motel license allows a motel to:

(a) Sell liquor in locked honor bars in no more than one-half of its guest rooms, provided that:

(i) Rooms are rented to guests, at a minimum, on a daily rental basis; and

(ii) Each honor bar also contains snack food; and

(b) Provide beer and wine by the individual serving to overnight guests of the motel, without additional charge, for on-premises consumption at a specified regular date, time, and place (such as a hospitality room). Patrons may not self-serve during these functions.

(2) The motel must be licensed as a "transient accommodation" per chapter 70.62 RCW.

(3) The annual fee for this license is $750.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 34.05.353, 66.08.030, 66.08.[0]31, 66.20.010, 66.20.110, 66.20.300, 66.20.310, 66.20.400, 66.24.015, 66.24.035, 66.24.055, 66.24.146, 66.24.179, 66.24.246, 66.24.248, 66.24.320, 66.24.330, 66.24.350, 66.24.354, 66.24.360, 66.24.363, 66.24.371, 66.24.420, 66.24.540, 66.24.550, 66.24.580, 66.24.590, 66.24.600, 66.24.610, 66.24.630, 66.24.710, 69.50.325, and 69.50.342. WSR 26-03-072, s 314-02-075, filed 1/20/26, effective 1/20/26. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030, 66.24.010, 66.24.120. WSR 00-07-091, § 314-02-075, filed 3/15/00, effective 4/15/00.]