State of Washington

Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB) Local Authority Letters

Notifications from the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board to local authorities regarding proposed business license applications. Each record details the applicant's business name, street address, city, state, zip code, phone number, and full applicant name.

Example records
NamebrandAlternate Namelegal entityCityaddressStateaddressZIP CodeaddressStreet AddressaddressFull NamepersonFull AddressaddressPhonephone numberLicense#registrationUbiregistrationApplicationdatetemporal
PIT STOP MART & SMOKE STOPABERDEENPITMART LLCABERDEENWA985208203221 S BOONE STMAYOR OF ABERDEEN221 S BOONE ST ABERDEEN, WA 985208203 (46.96741, -3605337427446744606006669001000120260105
ELEVEN WINERYELEVEN WINERY, INC.BREMERTONWA9831048262204 E 11TH STTAX AND LICENSE DIVISION2204 E 11TH ST BREMERTON, WA 983104826 (47.5703, -2067800905446383603133954001000420260107
LAKE LIMERICK COUNTRY CLUBLAKE LIMERICK COUNTRY CLUB, INC.SHELTONWA985848545790 E ST ANDREWS DRMASON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS790 E ST ANDREWS DR SHELTON, WA 985848545 (47.28413604263581356868232003002001000120251016
Use cases

Beneficial Ownership Verification for a New Business Account

A bank's KYB team opening a business checking account for a liquor or tobacco retailer cross-references the applicant names and legal entity name against the state licensing record to confirm that the individuals claiming ownership match those on file with the regulator.

ApplicantsAlternate NameUbiLicense#Applicationdate

Merchant Category Screening for Payment Processing Onboarding

A payments company evaluating whether to onboard a new merchant uses the privilege description fields to determine whether the business sells alcohol, cannabis, tobacco, or vapor products, all of which trigger elevated underwriting scrutiny or outright exclusion under card network rules.

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Geographic Market Sizing for Alcohol Distributor Sales Planning

A wholesale alcohol distributor's sales team monitors newly posted local authority letters to identify net-new retail license applicants in target counties, letting them prioritize outreach to businesses that have not yet established supplier relationships.

CountynameCitynameNameStreet AddressLa Posted Date