Washington Statutes
§ 35A.82.020 — Licenses and permits—Excises for regulation.
Washington § 35A.82.020
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Bluebook
Wash. Rev. Code § 35A.82.020 (2026).
Text
A code city may exercise the authority authorized by general law for any class of city to license and revoke the same for cause, to regulate, make inspections and to impose excises for regulation or revenue in regard to all places and kinds of business, production, commerce, entertainment, exhibition, and upon all occupations, trades and professions and any other lawful activity: PROVIDED, That no license or permit to engage in any such activity or place shall be granted to any who shall not first comply with the general laws of the state.
No such license shall be granted to continue for longer than a period of one year from the date thereof and no license or excise shall be required where the same shall have been preempted by the state, nor where exempted by the state, including, but not
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Legislative History
[1967 ex.s. c 119 s 35A.82.020.]
Nearby Sections
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§ 35A.01.010
Purpose and policy of this title—Interpretation.§ 35A.01.020
Noncharter code city.§ 35A.01.030
Charter code city.§ 35A.01.035
Code city.§ 35A.01.040
Sufficiency of petitions.§ 35A.01.050
The general law.§ 35A.01.060
Optional municipal code—This title.§ 35A.02.020
Petition method—Direct.§ 35A.02.025
Referendum.§ 35A.02.030
Resolution method.§ 35A.02.035
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