Washington § 82.38.090 - Penalty for acting without license — Separate licenses for separate activities — Interstate commerce — Exception.

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§ 82.38.090. Penalty for acting without license — Separate licenses for separate activities — Interstate commerce — Exception.

(1) It is unlawful for any person to engage in business in this state as any of the following unless the person is the holder of a license issued by the department authorizing the person to engage in that business:
(a) Fuel supplier;
(b) Fuel distributor;
(c) Fuel blender;
(d) Terminal operator;
(e) Dyed special fuel user; or
(f) International fuel tax agreement licensee.
(2) A person engaged in more than one activity for which a license is required must have a separate license classification for each activity; however, a fuel supplier is not required to obtain a separate license classification for fuel distributor or fuel blender.
(3) Fuel users operating motor vehicles in interstate commerce having two axles and a gross vehicle weight or registered gross vehicle weight not exceeding twenty-six thousand pounds are not required to be licensed. Fuel users operating motor vehicles in interstate commerce having two axles and a gross vehicle weight or registered gross vehicle weight exceeding twenty-six thousand pounds, or having three or more axles regardless of weight, or a combination of vehicles, when the combination exceeds twenty-six thousand pounds gross vehicle weight, must comply with the licensing and reporting requirements of this chapter. A copy of the license must be carried in each motor vehicle entering this state from another state or province.
[ 2013 c 225 s 112; 1998 c 176 s 61; 1995 c 20 s 13; 1994 c 262 s 23; 1993 c 54 s 6; 1991 c 339 s 6; 1990 c 250 s 84; 1986 c 29 s 2; 1979 c 40 s 5; 1971 ex.s. c 175 s 10.]

Notes

Effective date—2013 c 225: See note following RCW 82.38.010.

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

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