Washington Revised Code Title 19. Business Regulations--Miscellaneous § 19.02.020. Definitions

(1) “Business license” means the single document designed for public display issued by the business licensing service, which certifies state agency or local government license approval and which incorporates the endorsements for individual licenses included in the business licensing system, which the state or local government requires for any person subject to this chapter.

(2) “Business license application” means a document incorporating pertinent data from existing applications for licenses covered under this chapter.

(3) “Business licensing service” means the business registration and licensing service established by this chapter and located in and under the administrative control of the department of revenue.

(4) “Department” means the department of revenue.

(5) “Director” means the director of the department.

(6) “License” means the whole or part of any agency or local government permit, license, certificate, approval, registration, charter, or any form or permission required by law, including agency rule, to engage in any activity.

(7) “License information packet” means a collection of information about licensing requirements and application procedures custom-assembled for each request.

(8) “Participating local government” means a municipal corporation or political subdivision that participates in the business licensing system established by this chapter.

(9) “Person” means any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, association, cooperative, corporation, nonprofit organization, state or local government agency, and any other organization required to register with the state or a participating local government to do business in the state or the participating local government and to obtain one or more licenses from the state or any of its agencies or the participating local government.

(10) “Regulatory” means all licensing and other governmental or statutory requirements pertaining to business or professional activities.

(11) “Regulatory agency” means any state agency, board, commission, division, or local government that regulates one or more professions, occupations, industries, businesses, or activities.

(12) “Renewal application” means a document used to collect pertinent data for renewal of licenses covered under this chapter.

(13) “System” or “business licensing system” means the procedure by which business licenses are issued and renewed, license and regulatory information is collected and disseminated with due regard to privacy statutes, and account data is exchanged by the agencies and participating local governments.