WSLCB - Biometric Identification - Rulemaking Petition
(May 17, 2023)

On May 17, 2023, Claire Mitchell of Stoel Rives LLP, submitted a petition for adoption, amendment, or repeal of a state administrative rule to the Washington State Liquor & Cannabis Board (Board). The petition requests that the agency amend five (5) different WAC sections, two of which to amend references to a phrase that is currently defined with a repealed statute, two of which to remove references to the same repealed statute and replace it with a valid provision of Title 314 WAC, and the last to make substantive changes to add a “biometric age verification system” (BAVS) as an additional valid form of identification for purposes of eligibility for alcohol purchase and consumption.

from the petition response (July 5, 2023)