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*Oct. 9, 2025*




*LCB Board Actions: Alcohol *


* *Acceptable Forms of ID Rules Finalized (alcohol and cannabis)*
* *Seasonal Hours for Beer and Wine Restaurant Licensees Rules Finalized*
* *Updated Draft Rules for Expanded Alcohol Service Areas (Implementation of 2SHB 1515)*

 

*Acceptable Identification – Final Rules Adopted – Effective Nov. 8, 2025*

On Oct. 8, 2025, during its regularly scheduled meeting, the Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB) took the following action:

The Board adopted final rules (CR 103) to amend WAC 314-11-025 [ [link removed] ] and WAC 314-55-150 [ [link removed] ]. The changes include the additions of the federal Global Entry card and federal Permanent Resident card (or “Green Card”) as acceptable forms of identification for cannabis and alcohol customers.


* CR 103 filed as WSR 25-21-035 on October 8, 2025 [ [link removed] ]__

 

*Hours of Operations – Final Rules Adopted – Effective Oct. 11, 2025 *

At the Sept. 10, 2025 Board meeting, the Board adopted final rules (CR 103) to amend WAC 314-02-045 [ [link removed] ] to reduce the days per week that beer and wine restaurant licensees must be open to the public to maintain their alcohol licenses. The change reduced the requirement from three days to two days per week.


* CR 103 filed as WSR 25-19-050 on September 10, 2025 [ [link removed] ]

 

*Updated Draft Rules - Expanded Alcohol Service Areas*

The LCB updated the draft rules for Expanded Alcohol Service Areas (Implementation of 2SHB 1515). The updated draft rule language is available here [ [link removed] ]. More information about this rulemaking is on the LCB Current Rulemaking Activity webpage [ [link removed] ].

 

More information is available on the LCB Current Rulemaking Activity [ [link removed] ] webpage. If you have questions about this announcement, please contact [email protected]. 

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