Washington § 49.85.050 Food desert exemption.

Washington Statutes

§ 49.85.050 — Food desert exemption.

Washington § 49.85.050

Title 49LABOR REGULATIONS

Ch. 49.85GROCERY RETAILERS

This text of Washington § 49.85.050 (Food desert exemption.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Washington primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Wash. Rev. Code § 49.85.050 (2026).

Text

This chapter does not apply to grocery establishments that will be located in geographic areas designated by the United States department of agriculture as food deserts, based on the original food desert measure contained in the Food Access Research Atlas, provided that both of the following apply:

(1)More than six years have elapsed since the most recent grocery establishment was located in the area designated as a food desert; and

(2)The grocery establishment stocks and, during normal business hours, sells fresh fruit and vegetables in amounts and of a quality that is comparable to what the establishment sells in its three geographically closest stores, which are located outside of the food desert.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

This chapter does not apply to grocery establishments that will be located in geographic areas designated by the United States department of agriculture as food deserts, based on the original food desert measure contained in the Food Access Research Atlas, provided that both of the following apply:

(1) More than six years have elapsed since the most recent grocery establishment was located in the area designated as a food desert; and

(2) The grocery establishment stocks and, during normal business hours, sells fresh fruit and vegetables in amounts and of a quality that is comparable to what the establishment sells in its three geographically closest stores, which are located outside of the food desert.