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Director's office recommends denying petition to count prepackaged food as a 'complete meal'

Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board · April 21, 2026
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Daniel, speaking for the director's office, told the board he will recommend denying a March 3 petition from Barbara Jones of White Horse Saloon to amend WAC 314-02-010 to allow prepackaged or preprepared meals to qualify as a complete meal for liquor-license purposes, arguing the current statutory and historical rule framework supports the existing exclusion.

Daniel, a representative of the director's office, told the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board on April 21 he will recommend denying a petition from Barbara Jones (on behalf of White Horse Saloon) that sought to amend WAC 314-02-010 to expand the board's definition of a "complete meal" to include prepackaged foods.

"On behalf of the director's office, I'm recommending denying the petition for rulemaking for reasons I will briefly preview today," Daniel said. He explained that while RCW (statute) defines a restaurant in part as an establishment for preparing, cooking and serving complete meals, the statute does not define what constitutes a "complete meal," and the board has long…

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