A retail liquor licensee must receive prior written approval from the liquor and cannabis board's enforcement and education division before conducting an in-house controlled purchase program.

1. (1) The board's approval will be based on the licensee submitting a written plan that meets the requirements outlined in RCW 66.44.290 and chapter 314-21 WAC.
2. (2) It will take up to 20 days for the licensee to receive written approval from the liquor and cannabis board's enforcement and education division once the licensee submits a properly completed written request, therefore the licensee must submit his/her request in writing to the board's enforcement and education division at least 20 working days prior to the first controlled purchase program.

3. (3) The written request must contain:

   1. (a) The location(s) at which the licensee would like to conduct controlled purchase programs.
   2. (b) The name and contact telephone number(s) of the person who will be on the premises supervising the control purchased program, who must be at least 21 years of age.
   3. (c) The licensee's written procedures for their in-house controlled purchase program, which must address all of the guidelines in WAC 314-21-025.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030 and 2015 c 70. WSR 24-16-064, § 314-21-015, filed 7/31/24, effective 8/31/24. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030 and 66.44.290. WSR 02-11-030, § 314-21-015, filed 5/7/02, effective 6/7/02.]