WAC 314-02-075. What is a motel license?

(1) Per RCW 66.24.540 , a motel license allows a motel to: (a) Sell liquor in locked honor bars in no more than one-half of its guest rooms, provided that: (i) Rooms are rented to guests, at a minimum, on a daily rental basis; and (ii) Each honor bar also contains snack food; and (b) Provide beer and wine by the individual serving to overnight guests of the motel, without additional charge, for on-premises consumption at a specified regular date, time, and place (such as a hospitality room). Patrons may not self-serve during these functions. (2) The motel must be licensed as a "transient accommodation" per chapter 70.62 RCW. (3) The annual fee for this license is $750.