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2018 Revised Code of Washington
Title 70 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
70.155 Tobacco—Access to minors.
70.155.110 Liquor control board authority.

Universal Citation: WA Rev Code § 70.155.110 (2018)
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RCW 70.155.110 Liquor control board authority.

(1) The *liquor control board shall, in addition to the board's other powers and authorities, have the authority to enforce the provisions of this chapter and RCW ** 26.28.080(4) and 82.24.500. The *liquor control board shall have full power to revoke or suspend the license of any retailer or wholesaler in accordance with the provisions of RCW 70.155.100.

(2) The *liquor control board and the board's authorized agents or employees shall have full power and authority to enter any place of business where tobacco products are sold for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this chapter.

(3) For the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this chapter and RCW ** 26.28.080(4) and 82.24.500, a peace officer or enforcement officer of the *liquor control board who has reasonable grounds to believe a person observed by the officer purchasing, attempting to purchase, or in possession of tobacco products is under the age of eighteen years of age, may detain such person for a reasonable period of time and in such a reasonable manner as is necessary to determine the person's true identity and date of birth. Further, tobacco products possessed by persons under the age of eighteen years of age are considered contraband and may be seized by a peace officer or enforcement officer of the *liquor control board.

(4) The *liquor control board may work with local county health departments or districts and local law enforcement agencies to conduct random, unannounced, inspections to assure compliance.

[ 1993 c 507 § 12.]

NOTES:

Reviser's note: *(1) The "state liquor control board" was renamed the "state liquor and cannabis board" by 2015 c 70 § 3.

**(2) RCW 26.28.080 was amended by 1994 sp.s. c 7 § 437, removing the numbered subsections. RCW 26.28.080 was subsequently amended by 2013 c 47 § 1, adding numbered subsections (1) through (3). RCW 26.28.080 was subsequently amended by 2016 sp.s. c 38 § 1. There is no subsection (4).

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