Title 70 — Title 70 PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
98 chapters · 1,450 sections in this title.
RCW 70.155.005 Legislative findings.
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(1) The legislature finds that chapter 15, Laws of 2019 furthers the public health, safety, and welfare by reducing youth access to addictive and harmful products.(2) While present state law prohibits the sale and distribution of tobacco and vapor products to youth under the age …
RCW 70.155.010 Definitions.
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*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 6113-S.SL) ***The definitions set forth in RCW 82.24.010 apply to this chapter. In addition, for the purposes of this chapter, unless otherwise required by the context:(1) "Board" means the Washington state liquor and cannabis board.(2) "Internet" mean…
RCW 70.155.020 Cigarette wholesaler or retailer licensee duties—Prohibition sign to be posted.
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A person who holds a license issued under RCW 82.24.520 or 82.24.530 shall:(1) Display the license or a copy in a prominent location at the outlet for which the license is issued; and(2) Display a sign concerning the prohibition of tobacco sales to persons under the age of twenty…
RCW 70.155.030 Cigarette machine location.
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(1) No person shall sell or permit to be sold any tobacco product through any device that mechanically dispenses tobacco products unless the device is located fully within premises from which persons under the age of twenty-one are prohibited or in industrial worksites where pers…
RCW 70.155.040 Cigarettes must be sold in original package—Exception.
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No person shall sell or permit to be sold cigarettes not in the original unopened package or container to which the stamps required by RCW 82.24.060 have been affixed.This section does not apply to the sale of loose leaf tobacco by a retail business that generates a minimum of si…
RCW 70.155.050 Sampling prohibited—Penalty.
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(1) No person may engage in the business of sampling tobacco products.(2) A violation of this section is a misdemeanor.[ 2006 c 14 s 3; 1993 c 507 s 6.]Notes:Reviser's note: In an order on motion for reconsideration and request for stay pending appeal dated September 25, 2006, th…
RCW 70.155.070 Coupons.
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No person shall give or distribute cigarettes or other tobacco products to a person by a coupon if such coupon is redeemed in any manner that does not require an in-person transaction in a retail store.[ 1993 c 507 s 8.]
RCW 70.155.080 Purchasing, possessing by persons under 18—Civil infraction—Jurisdiction.
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(1) A person under the age of eighteen who purchases or attempts to purchase, possesses, or obtains or attempts to obtain cigarettes or tobacco products commits a class 3 civil infraction under chapter 7.80 RCW and is subject to participation in up to four hours of community serv…
RCW 70.155.090 Age identification requirement.
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(1) Where there may be a question of a person's right to purchase or obtain tobacco products by reason of age, the retailer or agent thereof , shall require the purchaser to present any one of the following officially issued identification that shows the purchaser's age and bears…
RCW 70.155.100 Penalties, sanctions, and actions against licensees.
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(1) The liquor and cannabis board may suspend or revoke a retailer's license issued under RCW 82.24.510(1)(b) or 82.26.150(1)(b) held by a business at any location, or may impose a monetary penalty as set forth in subsection (3) of this section, if the liquor and cannabis board f…
RCW 70.155.110 Liquor and cannabis board authority.
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(1) The board shall, in addition to the board's other powers and authorities, have the authority to enforce the provisions of this chapter and RCW 26.28.080 and 82.24.500. The board shall have full power to revoke or suspend the license of any retailer or wholesaler in accordance…
RCW 70.155.120 Youth tobacco and vapor products prevention account—Source and use of funds.
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(1) The youth tobacco and vapor products prevention account is created in the state treasury. All fees collected pursuant to RCW 70.155.100(3)(b), 82.24.520, 82.24.530, 82.26.160, and 82.26.170 and funds collected by the board from the imposition of monetary penalties shall be de…
RCW 70.155.130 Preemption of political subdivisions.
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This chapter preempts political subdivisions from adopting or enforcing requirements for the licensure and regulation of tobacco product promotions and sales within retail stores, except that political subdivisions that have adopted ordinances prohibiting sampling by January 1, 1…
RCW 70.155.140 Shipping or transporting tobacco products ordered or purchased by mail or through the internet prohibited—Penalty.
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(1) A person may not:(a) Ship or transport, or cause to be shipped or transported, any tobacco product ordered or purchased by mail or through the internet to anyone in this state other than a licensed wholesaler or retailer; or(b) With knowledge or reason to know of the violatio…
RCW 70.155.150 Licensee compliance with certain other laws.
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(1) A person who holds a license issued under chapter 82.24 or 82.26 RCW or RCW 70.345.020 must conduct the business and maintain the premises in compliance with Titles 9 and 9A RCW and chapter 69.50 RCW.(2) The board may revoke or suspend a license issued under chapter 82.24 or …