LCB Action: Emergency Liquor Permit

On Dec. 18, 2024, during its regularly scheduled meeting the Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB) took the following action:

Emergency Liquor Permit Rules Finalized

The Board approved final rules to create a new rule section in Chapter 314-38 WAC to implement House Bill 2204 (chapter 91, Laws of 2024), in law as RCW 66.20.010(19), which authorizes the LCB to issue Emergency Liquor Permits to liquor manufacturers when an emergency or road closure prevents them or their customers from accessing the licensed facility. The new rule will be effective Jan. 18, 2025.

More information is available on the LCB Current Rulemaking Activity webpage. If you have any questions regarding this announcement, please contact rules@lcb.wa.gov.