(1)(a) Except as provided in (b) of this subsection, no person
may canvass for, solicit, receive, or take orders for the
purchase or sale of liquor, nor contact any licensees of the
board in goodwill activities, unless the person is the
representative of a licensee or certificate holder authorized by
this title to sell liquor for resale in the state and has applied
for and received a representative's license.
(b) (a) of this subsection does not apply to: (i) Drivers
who deliver spirits, beer, or wine; or (ii) domestic wineries or
their employees.
(2) Every representative's license issued under this title
is subject to all conditions and restrictions imposed by this
title or by the rules and regulations of the board; the board,
for the purpose of maintaining an orderly market, may limit the
number of representative's licenses issued for representation of
specific classes of eligible employers.
(3) Every application for a representative's license must be
approved by a holder of a certificate of approval, a licensed
beer distributor, a licensed domestic brewer, a licensed beer
importer, a licensed microbrewer, a licensed domestic winery, a
licensed wine importer, a licensed wine distributor, or by a
distiller, manufacturer, importer, or distributor of spirits, or
of foreign-produced beer or wine, as required by the rules and
regulations of the board.
(4) The fee for a representative's license is twenty-five
dollars per year.
[2012 c 2 § 111 (Initiative Measure No. 1183, approved November 8, 2011); 2011 c 119 § 301; 1997 c 321 § 17; 1981 1st ex.s. c 5 § 36; 1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 74 § 1; 1971 ex.s. c 138 § 1; 1969 ex.s. c 21 § 5; 1939 c 172 § 2; 1937 c 217 § 1 (23I) (adding new section 23-I to 1933 ex.s. c 62); RRS § 7306-23I.]
NOTES:
Finding -- Application -- Rules -- Effective date -- Contingent effective date -- 2012 c 2 (Initiative Measure No. 1183): See notes following RCW 66.24.620.
Effective date -- 1997 c 321: See note following RCW 66.24.010.
Severability -- Effective date -- 1981 1st ex.s. c 5: See RCW 66.98.090 and 66.98.100.
Effective date -- 1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 74: "The effective date of this 1976 amendatory act shall be July 1, 1976." [1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 74 § 4.]
Effective date -- 1969 ex.s. c 21: See note following RCW 66.04.010.