Association of Washington Spirits & Wine Distributors v. Washington State Liquor Control Board

¶1 We granted direct review of this challenge to the Washington State Liquor Control Board’s (Board) spirits distribution licensing fee structure brought by the Association of Washington Spirits and Wine Dis*346tributors (Association). The Association, a trade group composed of distributors licensed under RCW 66.24.055, challenges the Board’s decision to exempt distillers who distribute their own manufactured spirits and others acting as distributors pursuant to certificates of approval from contributing to a shortfall of $104.7 million in licensing fees imposed on persons holding spirits…