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PDFWAC 314-07-055

Temporary retail license.

Applicants may request a temporary retail liquor license in addition to an annual license for the same business. If granted, the temporary license allows the applicant to operate for a period of up to one hundred twenty days while the annual license application is being processed.

Type of Application		Qualification and process to receive a temporary retail license
(1) New business, existing licensed business, or new license type:		In order to receive a temporary license, the applicant(s) must:
•	Applicant is applying for a license at a business location that does not hold a current, valid liquor license.	•	Complete licensing requirements as determined by the board.
•	Applicant is applying for the same license privilege at a location that has a valid license that has not expired.	•	The local authority and any churches, schools, or public colleges or universities within 500 feet of the proposed licensed business must have responded to the liquor control board's notice of liquor license application, or the time period must have passed. See WAC 314-07-020, subsections (1), (2), and (3) for more information.
•	Applicant is applying for a license or a business that has an existing license at the location, but the applicant is applying for a different license privilege(s).	•	When the annual liquor license is issued, the fee will be pro-rated back to the date of issuance of the temporary license.

(2) For the purposes of this section, "retail liquor license" shall include all classes of liquor licenses that allow the holder to sell liquor directly to the public.

(3) The privilege of having a temporary license issued upon an application for license does not apply to breweries, wineries, or distilleries.

(4) A temporary license under subsection (1) of this section may be issued for a distributor license applicant.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030. WSR 17-12-030, § 314-07-055, filed 5/31/17, effective 7/1/17. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030 and 66.24.010. WSR 15-11-106, § 314-07-055, filed 5/20/15, effective 6/20/15; WSR 10-10-126, § 314-07-055, filed 5/5/10, effective 6/5/10. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030, 66.24.010, 66.24.015, and 66.24.025. WSR 05-07-012, § 314-07-055, filed 3/4/05, effective 4/4/05.]