RCW 66.04.021

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In this title, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1)"Retailer" except as expressly defined by RCW 66.28.285

(5)with respect to its use in RCW 66.28.280 through 66.28.315 , means the holder of a license or permit issued by the board authorizing sale of liquor to consumers for consumption on and/or off the premises. With respect to retailer licenses, "on-sale" refers to the license privilege of selling for consumption upon the licensed premises.

(2)"Spirits distributor" means a person, other than a person who holds only a retail license, who buys spirits from a domestic distiller, manufacturer, supplier, spirits distributor, or spirits importer, or who acquires foreign-produced spirits from a source outside of the United States, for the purpose of reselling the same not in violation of this title, or who represents such distiller as agent.

(3)"Spirits importer" means a person who buys distilled spirits from a distiller outside the state of Washington and imports such spirits into the state for sale or export.

[ 2025 c 58 s 1009 ; 2012 c 2 s 125 (Initiative Measure No. 1183, approved November 8, 2011).]

Notes:

Explanatory note — 2025 c 58: See note following RCW 1.16.050 .

Finding — Application — Rules — Effective date — Contingent effective date — 2012 c 2 (Initiative Measure No. 1183): See notes following RCW 66.24.620 .