As used in RCW 66.20.160 through 66.20.210, inclusive, “licensee” means the holder of a retail liquor license issued by the board, and includes any employee or agent of the licensee.
[ 2012 c 2 § 110 (Initiative Measure No. 1183, approved November 8, 2011); 2005 c 151 § 8; 1973 1st ex.s. c 209 § 4; 1971 ex.s. c 15 § 2; 1959 c 111 § 4; 1949 c 67 § 1; Rem. Supp. 1949 § 7306-19A.]

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FindingApplicationRulesEffective dateContingent effective date2012 c 2 (Initiative Measure No. 1183): See notes following RCW 66.24.620.
Severability1973 1st ex.s. c 209: “If any phrase, clause, subsection or section of this 1973 amendatory act shall be declared unconstitutional or invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, it shall be conclusively presumed that the legislature would have enacted this 1973 amendatory act without the phrase, clause, subsection or section so held unconstitutional or invalid and the remainder of the act shall not be affected as a result of said part being held unconstitutional or invalid.” [ 1973 1st ex.s. c 209 § 21.]
Effective date1973 1st ex.s. c 209: “This 1973 amendatory act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, the support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect July 1, 1973.” [ 1973 1st ex.s. c 209 § 22.]
Effective date1971 ex.s. c 15: “The effective date of this 1971 amendatory act is July 1, 1971.” [ 1971 ex.s. c 15 § 8.]

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Terms Used In Washington Code 66.20.160

  • Board: means the liquor and cannabis board, constituted under this title. See Washington Code 66.04.010
  • Employee: means any person employed by the board. See Washington Code 66.04.010
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Liquor: includes the four varieties of liquor herein defined (alcohol, spirits, wine, and beer), and all fermented, spirituous, vinous, or malt liquor, or combinations thereof, and mixed liquor, a part of which is fermented, spirituous, vinous or malt liquor, or otherwise intoxicating; and every liquid or solid or semisolid or other substance, patented or not, containing alcohol, spirits, wine, or beer, and all drinks or drinkable liquids and all preparations or mixtures capable of human consumption, and any liquid, semisolid, solid, or other substance, which contains more than one percent of alcohol by weight shall be conclusively deemed to be intoxicating. See Washington Code 66.04.010
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.