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LCB denies petition to allow prepackaged meals to qualify as a "complete meal"
Summary
The board denied a petition from Barbara Jones (White Horse Saloon) requesting WAC changes to allow prepackaged foods to count as a complete meal; the director's office recommended denial and board members debated resource constraints and whether the legislature should act first.
The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board on April 22 voted to deny a petition seeking to amend WAC language so that prepackaged foods could qualify as a "complete meal" for licensing purposes.
Daniel Jacobs, the director’s office policy and rules coordinator, presented the recommendation to deny on behalf of the director's office. Jacobs summarized the rule and statutory history and said the agency has long excluded solely prepackaged frozen meals, carryout items from other businesses and snack food from the definition of a complete meal. "Allowing prepackaged food to constitute complete meals undermines the statutory definition of a restaurant," Jacobs…
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