Washington § 66.24.820 - Expanded outdoor alcohol service — Public engagement review — Report. (Expires December 31, 2027.)

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§ 66.24.820. Expanded outdoor alcohol service — Public engagement review — Report. (Expires December 31, 2027.)

(1) By September 1, 2026, a city, town, county, or port authority that has requested and been approved by the liquor and cannabis board for expanded alcohol service under RCW 66.24.800 (1), (2), or (4), and that uses the authorization, shall conduct a public engagement review by contacting local organizations, individual residents, businesses, and others in the local community where expanded alcohol sales and service occurred or is occurring, to gain a balanced understanding of how the activities were or are being experienced by people in the community. The public engagement review required by this section must include examining:
(a) Whether adequate local resources, including law enforcement patrols in the area, were or are provided during times that expanded alcohol service was or is offered, to ensure community safety;
(b) Whether services were or are provided to keep the area of the jurisdiction in which the activities occurred or are occurring clean and free of litter or other remnants of the use of public spaces for expanded alcohol service; and
(c) The costs and benefits to the community of expanded alcohol sales and service perceived by residents throughout the community.
(2) A city, town, county, or port authority conducting a review under this section shall submit the results in a report to the liquor and cannabis board by September 1, 2026.
[ 2025 c 361 s 9.]

Notes

Finding—Intent—Expiration date—2025 c 361: See notes following RCW 66.24.800.

Source: official Washington text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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