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Chapter 314-02 WAC:
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Chapter 314-02 WAC
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REQUIREMENTS FOR RETAIL LIQUOR LICENSEES
HTMLPDF 314-02-005 What is the purpose of chapter 314-02 WAC?
HTMLPDF 314-02-010 Definitions.
HTMLPDF 314-02-014 What is a food counter, a liquor bar, and a service bar and are minors allowed in these areas?
HTMLPDF 314-02-015 What is a spirits, beer, and wine restaurant license?
HTMLPDF 314-02-020 What are the fee categories for a spirits, beer, and wine restaurant license?
HTMLPDF 314-02-025 What are the floor space requirements to obtain and maintain a spirits, beer, and wine restaurant license or a beer and wine restaurant license?
HTMLPDF 314-02-027 What are the requirements/restrictions for a spirits, beer, and wine restaurant license at a cinema with a dinner theater venue?
HTMLPDF 314-02-030 Can a spirits, beer, and wine restaurant exclude persons under twenty-one years of age from the premises?
HTMLPDF 314-02-033 Do spirits, beer, and wine restaurants that exclude minors from the premises have to put demarcations around their dedicated dining area(s)?
HTMLPDF 314-02-035 What are the food service requirements for a spirits, beer, and wine restaurant license?
HTMLPDF 314-02-036 What is a spirits, beer, and wine nightclub license?
HTMLPDF 314-02-037 What are the floor space requirements for a spirits, beer, and wine nightclub license?
HTMLPDF 314-02-038 Can a spirits, beer, and wine nightclub license exclude persons under twenty-one years of age from the premises?
HTMLPDF 314-02-039 What type of restrictions may be placed on a spirits, beer, and wine nightclub license?
HTMLPDF 314-02-041 What is a hotel license?
HTMLPDF 314-02-0411 What are the food service requirements for a hotel license?
HTMLPDF 314-02-0412 Are minors restricted from any areas of the hotel premises?
HTMLPDF 314-02-0413 What are the requirements if the hotel licensee does not operate the business serving alcohol or food within the hotel premises?
HTMLPDF 314-02-0414 Can a hotel licensee use its alcohol inventory for sales and service at events outside of the hotel premises?
HTMLPDF 314-02-0415 What are the requirements for instructing employees on spirits, beer, or wine?
HTMLPDF 314-02-042 Spirits, beer and wine restaurant restricted—Qualifications.
HTMLPDF 314-02-043 What is a VIP airport lounge license?
HTMLPDF 314-02-044 Application process and guidelines for a VIP airport lounge liquor license.
HTMLPDF 314-02-045 What is a beer and/or wine restaurant license?
HTMLPDF 314-02-051 What are the requirements/restrictions for a beer and wine restaurant license at a cinema with a dinner theater venue?
HTMLPDF 314-02-055 Can a beer and/or wine restaurant exclude minors from the dining area?
HTMLPDF 314-02-056 Sports/entertainment facility license—Purpose.
HTMLPDF 314-02-057 Definitions.
HTMLPDF 314-02-058 Sports/entertainment facility licenses—Operating plans.
HTMLPDF 314-02-059 How will the operating plans be enforced?
HTMLPDF 314-02-060 What is a caterer's endorsement?
HTMLPDF 314-02-061 What is required for off-site storage of liquor under a caterer's endorsement?
HTMLPDF 314-02-065 What is a snack bar license?
HTMLPDF 314-02-070 What is a tavern license?
HTMLPDF 314-02-075 What is a motel license?
HTMLPDF 314-02-080 What are the requirements for a motel licensee or a hotel licensee to sell liquor in honor bars?
HTMLPDF 314-02-082 What is a beer and wine theater license?
HTMLPDF 314-02-087 What is a spirits, beer, and wine theater license?
HTMLPDF 314-02-090 What is a nonprofit arts organization license?
HTMLPDF 314-02-092 What is a combination spirits, beer, and wine license?
HTMLPDF 314-02-100 What is a grocery store license?
HTMLPDF 314-02-102 What are the requirements for a grocery store licensee to conduct beer and wine tastings?
HTMLPDF 314-02-103 What is a wine retailer reseller endorsement?
HTMLPDF 314-02-104 Central warehousing.
HTMLPDF 314-02-105 What is a beer and/or wine specialty store license?
HTMLPDF 314-02-106 What is a spirits retailer license?
HTMLPDF 314-02-107 What are the requirements for a spirits retail license?
HTMLPDF 314-02-1071 What is "trade area"?
HTMLPDF 314-02-108 Responsible vendor program.
HTMLPDF 314-02-1081 What is the responsible vendor program for beer and wine retail licensees selling beer and wine for off-premises consumption?
HTMLPDF 314-02-109 What are the quarterly reporting and payment requirements for a spirits retailer license?
HTMLPDF 314-02-110 What is a beer and/or wine gift delivery license?
HTMLPDF 314-02-112 What is a caterer's license?
HTMLPDF 314-02-114 What is a senior center license?
HTMLPDF 314-02-115 What are the requirements for licensees that sell keg beer?
HTMLPDF 314-02-120 How do licensees get keg registration forms?
314-02-040 Can a hotel with a spirits, beer, and wine restaurant license sell liquor by the bottle to guests? [Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030, 66.24.010, 66.24.120. WSR 00-07-091, § 314-02-040, filed 3/15/00, effective 4/15/00.] Repealed by WSR 08-17-067, filed 8/19/08, effective 9/19/08. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030 and 66.24.590.
314-02-050 What are the floor space requirements to obtain and maintain a beer and/or wine restaurant license? [Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030, 66.24.010, 66.24.120. WSR 00-07-091, § 314-02-050, filed 3/15/00, effective 4/15/00.] Repealed by WSR 05-22-022, filed 10/24/05, effective 11/24/05. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.04.010, 66.08.030, 66.24.410, 66.44.310, and 66.44.420.
314-02-085 What is a bed and breakfast permit? [Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030, 66.24.010, 66.24.120. WSR 00-07-091, § 314-02-085, filed 3/15/00, effective 4/15/00.] Repealed by WSR 11-01-133, filed 12/21/10, effective 1/21/11. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030 and 66.24.363.
314-02-095 What is a public house license? [Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030 and 66.24.600. WSR 10-01-091, § 314-02-095, filed 12/16/09, effective 1/16/10. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.04.010, 66.08.030, 66.24.410, 66.44.310, and 66.44.420. WSR 05-22-022, § 314-02-095, filed 10/24/05, effective 11/24/05. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030, 66.24.010, 66.24.120. WSR 00-07-091, § 314-02-095, filed 3/15/00, effective 4/15/00.] Repealed by WSR 11-01-133, filed 12/21/10, effective 1/21/11. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030 and 66.24.363.
314-02-125 What types of activities on a licensed premises require notice to the board? [Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030 and 66.24.363. WSR 11-01-133, § 314-02-125, filed 12/21/10, effective 1/21/11. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030 and 66.24.600. WSR 10-01-091, § 314-02-125, filed 12/16/09, effective 1/16/10. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030, 66.24.010, 66.24.120. WSR 00-07-091, § 314-02-125, filed 3/15/00, effective 4/15/00.] Repealed by WSR 17-12-030, filed 5/31/17, effective 7/1/17. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030.
314-02-130 What types of changes to a licensed premises require board approval? [Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030. WSR 16-19-104, § 314-02-130, filed 9/21/16, effective 10/22/16; WSR 15-07-035, § 314-02-130, filed 3/11/15, effective 4/11/15. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030 and 66.24.363. WSR 11-01-133, § 314-02-130, filed 12/21/10, effective 1/21/11. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030 and 66.24.600. WSR 10-01-091, § 314-02-130, filed 12/16/09, effective 1/16/10. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030, 66.24.010, 66.24.120. WSR 00-07-091, § 314-02-130, filed 3/15/00, effective 4/15/00.] Repealed by WSR 17-12-030, filed 5/31/17, effective 7/1/17. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030.
PDF314-02-005
What is the purpose of chapter 314-02 WAC?
Chapter 314-02 WAC outlines the qualifications for the following liquor licenses:
(5) Spirits, beer, and wine theater;
(6) Beer and wine theater;
(7) VIP airport lounge;
(8) Beer and/or wine restaurants;
(9) Sports/entertainment facilities;
(10) Snack bars;
(11) Taverns;
(12) Motels;
(13) Nonprofit arts organizations;
(14) Grocery stores;
(15) Beer/wine specialty shops;
(16) Beer/wine gift delivery businesses;
(17) Spirits retailer;
(18) Caterers; and
(19) Senior center.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030. WSR 17-12-030, § 314-02-005, filed 5/31/17, effective 7/1/17. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030 and 66.24.363. WSR 11-01-133, § 314-02-005, filed 12/21/10, effective 1/21/11. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030 and 66.24.600. WSR 10-01-091, § 314-02-005, filed 12/16/09, effective 1/16/10. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030 and 66.24.590. WSR 08-17-067, § 314-02-005, filed 8/19/08, effective 9/19/08. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030, 66.24.010, 66.24.120. WSR 00-07-091, § 314-02-005, filed 3/15/00, effective 4/15/00.]
PDF314-02-010
The following definitions are to clarify the purpose and intent of the rules and laws governing liquor licenses and permits. Additional definitions can be found in RCW 66.04.010.
(4) "Customer service area" means areas where food and/or liquor are normally sold and served to the public, i.e., lounges and dining areas. A banquet room is not considered a customer service area.
(5) "Dedicated dining area." In order for an area to qualify as a dedicated dining area, it must be a distinct portion inside of a restaurant that is used primarily for the sale, service, and consumption of food, and have accommodations for eating, e.g., tables, chairs, booths, etc. See WAC 314-02-025 for more information.
(6) "Designated area" means a space where alcohol may be sold, served, or consumed.
(7) "Entertainer" means someone who performs for an audience such as a disc jockey, singer, or comedian, or anyone providing entertainment services for the licensee. An entertainer is considered an employee of the liquor licensee per WAC 314-01-005. Patrons participating in entertainment are not considered employees.
(8) "Entertainment" means dancing, karaoke, singing, comedy shows, concerts, TV broadcasts, contests with patron participation and/or performing for an audience.
(9) "Food counter" means a table or counter set up for the primary purpose of food service to customers who sit or stand at the counter. Any alcohol served is incidental to food service.
(10) "Game room" means an area of a business set up for the primary purpose of patrons using games or gaming devices.
(11) "Limited food service" means items such as appetizers, sandwiches, salads, soups, pizza, hamburgers, or fry orders.
(13) "Lounge" means the portion of a restaurant used primarily for the preparation, sale, and service of beer, wine, or spirits. Minors are not allowed in a lounge (see RCW 66.44.316 for information on employees and professional musicians under twenty-one years of age).
(14) "Minimum food service" means items such as sandwiches, salad, soup, pizza, hamburgers, and fry orders.
(15) "Minor" means a person under twenty-one years of age.
(16) "On-premises liquor licensed premises" means a building in which a business is located inside that is allowed to sell alcohol for consumption on the licensed premises.
(18) "Snack food" means items such as peanuts, popcorn, and chips.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030. WSR 17-12-030, § 314-02-010, filed 5/31/17, effective 7/1/17. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030 and 66.24.363. WSR 11-01-133, § 314-02-010, filed 12/21/10, effective 1/21/11. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030 and 66.24.600. WSR 10-01-091, § 314-02-010, filed 12/16/09, effective 1/16/10. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030 and 66.24.590. WSR 08-17-067, § 314-02-010, filed 8/19/08, effective 9/19/08. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.04.010, 66.08.030, 66.24.410, 66.44.310, and 66.44.420. WSR 05-22-022, § 314-02-010, filed 10/24/05, effective 11/24/05. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030, 66.24.010, 66.24.120. WSR 00-07-091, § 314-02-010, filed 3/15/00, effective 4/15/00.]
PDF314-02-014
PDF314-02-015
What is a spirits, beer, and wine restaurant license?
(1) Per RCW 66.24.400, this license allows a restaurant to:
(a) Serve spirits by the individual glass or soju by the bottle for on-premises consumption.
(i) Soju served by the bottle may only be served in restaurants holding a soju endorsement and must be served under the provisions outlined in RCW 66.24.400(5);
(ii) Soju endorsement holders must ensure servers providing soju to patrons are trained every five years in the soju curriculum developed by the board.
(c) Serve wine and sake for on-premises consumption;
(d) Allow patrons to remove recorked or recapped wine, sake, or soju from the licensed premises;
(f) Sell kegs of malt liquor with the appropriate endorsement. This endorsement also allows the sale of beer or cider as defined in RCW 66.24.210(6) in a sanitary container brought to the premises by the purchaser or furnished by the licensee and filled at the tap by the retailer at the time of sale.
(2) To obtain and maintain a spirits, beer, and wine restaurant license, the restaurant must be open to the public at least five hours a day during the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m., three days a week.
(3) All applicants for a spirits, beer, and wine license must establish, to the satisfaction of the board, that the premises will operate as a bona fide restaurant. The term "bona fide restaurant" means a business where the board can clearly determine that the primary purpose of the business is the service of complete meals. "Complete meals" is defined in WAC 314-02-035.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030. WSR 20-05-008, § 314-02-015, filed 2/5/20, effective 3/7/20; WSR 17-12-030, § 314-02-015, filed 5/31/17, effective 7/1/17. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030, 66.24.371, and 66.24.590. WSR 15-01-001, § 314-02-015, filed 12/3/14, effective 1/3/15. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030. WSR 13-06-024, § 314-02-015, filed 2/27/13, effective 3/30/13. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030 and chapter 66.24 RCW. WSR 11-23-045, § 314-02-015, filed 11/9/11, effective 12/10/11. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030 and 66.24.363. WSR 11-01-133, § 314-02-015, filed 12/21/10, effective 1/21/11. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030. WSR 09-02-012, § 314-02-015, filed 12/29/08, effective 1/29/09. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.04.010, 66.08.030, 66.24.410, 66.44.310, and 66.44.420. WSR 05-22-022, § 314-02-015, filed 10/24/05, effective 11/24/05. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030, 66.24.010, 66.24.120. WSR 00-07-091, § 314-02-015, filed 3/15/00, effective 4/15/00.]
PDF314-02-020
What are the fee categories for a spirits, beer, and wine restaurant license?
(1) Per RCW 66.24.420, the annual fee for a spirits, beer, and wine restaurant license is graduated, as follows:
Amount of customer service area dedicated to dining
(2) In order for an area to qualify as a dedicated dining area it must be a separate and distinct portion inside of a restaurant that is used primarily for the sale, service, and consumption of food, and have accommodations for eating, e.g., tables, chairs, booths, etc. Areas dedicated to live music or entertainment, such as dance floors or stages are not considered dedicated dining areas. Dedicated dining areas may not contain:
Annual fee per duplicate license
25% of annual license fee
Civic center (such as a convention center)
Privately owned facility open to the public
[Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030. WSR 17-12-030, § 314-02-020, filed 5/31/17, effective 7/1/17. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030 and chapter 66.24 RCW. WSR 11-23-045, § 314-02-020, filed 11/9/11, effective 12/10/11. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030 and 66.24.600. WSR 10-01-091, § 314-02-020, filed 12/16/09, effective 1/16/10. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.04.010, 66.08.030, 66.24.410, 66.44.310, and 66.44.420. WSR 05-22-022, § 314-02-020, filed 10/24/05, effective 11/24/05. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030, 66.24.010, 66.24.120. WSR 00-07-091, § 314-02-020, filed 3/15/00, effective 4/15/00.]
PDF314-02-025
PDF314-02-027
What are the requirements/restrictions for a spirits, beer, and wine restaurant license at a cinema with a dinner theater venue?
(1) A spirits, beer, and wine restaurant licensee at a cinema with a dinner theater venue must meet the following requirements:
(a) Food service requirements under WAC 314-02-035; and
(b) Lighting requirements under WAC 314-11-055.
(2) Alcohol sales and service may not be provided from the concession area in the cinema lobby.
(3) Alcohol may be consumed only in the theater rooms approved by the board.
(4) Minor patrons and employees are prohibited in the individual theater rooms that allow alcohol service and consumption.
(5) A spirits, beer, and wine restaurant licensee at a cinema with a dinner theater venue must provide a floor plan of the cinema and indicate which theater rooms within the cinema will be operated as dinner theaters. Those theater rooms not operated as dinner theaters with alcohol sales and service may be open to minors and minor employees.
Example: A cinema has eight theater rooms. The licensee wants to operate theater rooms five and six as dinner theaters with meals and alcohol sales and service. Minor patrons and employees are prohibited in theater rooms five and six, but would be allowed in the lobby area and in theater rooms one, two, three, four, seven, and eight.
Example: A cinema has eight theater rooms. The licensee wants to operate all eight theater rooms as dinner theaters with meals and alcohol sales and service. Minor patrons and employees are prohibited in the lobby area and all eight theater rooms in the cinema. No minors would be allowed on the entire premises at all times.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030. WSR 10-10-127, § 314-02-027, filed 5/5/10, effective 6/5/10.]
PDF314-02-030
Can a spirits, beer, and wine restaurant exclude persons under twenty-one years of age from the premises?
A spirits, beer, and wine restaurant licensee may exclude minors from the entire premises at all times as approved by the board.
(1) To exclude minors from the entire licensed premises at all times the applicant or licensee must:
(b) If already licensed as a spirits, beer, and wine restaurant that allows minors, the applicant may request permission from the board's licensing and regulation division to exclude minors at all times or for a specific event. See WAC 314-02-130 for instructions on requesting this approval.
(d) During the times that a spirits, beer, and wine restaurant licensee excludes minors from the entire premises, the licensee may not employ minors. (See RCW 66.44.316 for more information on employing minors.)
(2) Restaurants that have less than fifteen percent of their total customer service area dedicated to dining must exclude minors from the entire premises. The licensee:
(a) Must pay the largest annual license fee ( less than fifty percent dedicated dining;
(b) Must meet all other requirements of this license, including the food service requirements outlined in WAC 314-02-035; and
[Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030 and 66.24.363. WSR 11-01-133, § 314-02-030, filed 12/21/10, effective 1/21/11. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.04.010, 66.08.030, 66.24.410, 66.44.310, and 66.44.420. WSR 05-22-022, § 314-02-030, filed 10/24/05, effective 11/24/05. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030, 66.24.010, 66.24.120. WSR 00-07-091, § 314-02-030, filed 3/15/00, effective 4/15/00.]
PDF314-02-033
Do spirits, beer, and wine restaurants that exclude minors from the premises have to put demarcations around their dedicated dining area(s)?
Spirits, beer, and wine restaurant licensees who exclude minors from the entire premises at all times are only required to place demarcations described in WAC 314-02-025 around dedicated dining areas for the purpose of paying the lower annual license fee (fifty percent to ninety-nine percent dedicated dining area). Restaurants that do not allow minors at any time and do not wish to have demarcations around their dining area(s) must pay the higher annual license fee (less than fifty percent dedicated dining area). (See WAC 314-02-020 for an explanation of fees.)
[Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030 and 66.44.310. WSR 20-03-180, § 314-02-033, filed 1/22/20, effective 2/22/20. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030 and 66.24.363. WSR 11-01-133, § 314-02-033, filed 12/21/10, effective 1/21/11. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.04.010, 66.08.030, 66.24.410, 66.44.310, and 66.44.420. WSR 05-22-022, § 314-02-033, filed 10/24/05, effective 11/24/05.]
PDF314-02-035
What are the food service requirements for a spirits, beer, and wine restaurant license?
(1) A spirits, beer, and wine restaurant licensee must serve at least eight complete meals. The board may make an exception to the eight complete meal requirement on a case-by-case basis. Establishments shall be maintained in a substantial manner as a place for preparing, cooking and serving of complete meals. For purposes of this title:
(a) "Complete meal" means an entree and at least one side dish. Side dishes are not required to be included with the entrée, however must be offered.
(b) "Entree" means the main course of a meal. Some examples of entrees are fish, steak, chicken, pork, pasta, pizza, burgers, pho, sushi, street tacos, tikka masala, quiche, seafood salad, Cobb salad, chef's salad, sandwiches, and breakfast items (as long as they include a side dish). Entrees do not include snack items, or menu items which consist solely of precooked frozen food that is reheated, or consist solely of carry-out items obtained from another business.
(c) Examples of side dishes are soups, vegetables, salads, potatoes, rice, fruit, and bread. Garnishes such as, but not limited to, pickles, salsa, and dips do not qualify as a side dish.
(2) The restaurant must maintain the kitchen equipment necessary to prepare the complete meals required under this section.
(5) A menu must be available to customers.
(8) Restaurants with less than one hundred percent dedicated dining area must maintain complete meal service for a minimum of five hours a day during the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m., three days a week.
Limited food service, such as appetizers, sandwiches, salads, soups, pizza, burgers, or fry orders, must be available outside of these hours. Snacks such as peanuts, popcorn, and chips do not qualify as limited food service.
(9) The hours of complete meal service must be conspicuously posted on the premises or listed on the menu. A statement that limited food service is available outside of those hours must also be posted or listed on the menu.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 66.24.410. WSR 18-13-063, § 314-02-035, filed 6/14/18, effective 7/15/18. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030. WSR 17-12-030, § 314-02-035, filed 5/31/17, effective 7/1/17. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030 and 66.24.363. WSR 11-01-133, § 314-02-035, filed 12/21/10, effective 1/21/11. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030 and 66.24.600. WSR 10-01-091, § 314-02-035, filed 12/16/09, effective 1/16/10. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.04.010, 66.08.030, 66.24.410, 66.44.310, and 66.44.420. WSR 05-22-022, § 314-02-035, filed 10/24/05, effective 11/24/05. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030, 66.24.010, 66.24.120. WSR 00-07-091, § 314-02-035, filed 3/15/00, effective 4/15/00.]
PDF314-02-036
What is a spirits, beer, and wine nightclub license?
(1) This license allows a nightclub as defined in RCW 66.04.010(28) to:
(a) Sell and serve spirituous liquor by the individual drink for on-premises consumption;
(b) Sell and serve beer by the open bottle, can, or by tap for on-premises consumption; and
(c) Sell and serve wine for on-premises consumption.
(2) To obtain and maintain a spirits, beer, and wine nightclub license the nightclub must have primary business hours between 9:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m.
(3) There are no food requirements for a spirits, beer, and wine nightclub license. Food sales and service are incidental to the sale and service of alcohol.
(4) The annual fee for a spirits, beer, and wine nightclub license is two thousand dollars.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030 and 66.24.600. WSR 10-01-091, § 314-02-036, filed 12/16/09, effective 1/16/10.]
PDF314-02-037
What are the floor space requirements for a spirits, beer, and wine nightclub license?
(1) The liquor and cannabis board has the responsibility to classify what licensed premises or what portions of a licensed premises are off limits to minors.
(a) Any areas in the licensed premises where alcohol is sold, served, or consumed is classified as off-limits to minors (RCW 66.44.310(2)).
(b) Minors may be allowed on the licensed premises but only in areas where alcohol is not served or consumed.
(2) Barriers - Licensees must place barriers separating restricted areas from areas where minors will be allowed.
(a) The barriers must clearly separate restricted areas and must be at least forty-two inches high.
(b) The barriers may be moveable.
(c) Entrances to restricted areas may not be wider than ten feet. If a licensee has more than one entrance along one wall, the total entrance areas may not exceed ten feet.
(d) "Minor prohibited" signs, as required under WAC 314-11-060(1), must be posted at each entrance to a restricted area.
(3) If the business allows minors, the primary entrance must open directly into a nonrestricted area. Minors must be able to access restrooms without passing through a restricted area.
(4) Floor plans - When applying for a spirits, beer, and wine nightclub license, the applicant must provide to the board's licensing and regulation division two copies of a detailed drawing of the entire premises. If there will be different floor plans for different types of events that change the location and/or dimensions of the restricted area(s), the applicant must provide two copies of a detailed drawing for each floor plan. All restricted areas must be designated on the floor plan(s) and be approved by the board. The drawing must be labeled with the type of event. The drawing must:
(a) Have all rooms labeled according to their use; e.g., lounge, dance floor, stage area, foyer, restrooms, etc.; and
(b) Have all barriers labeled in a descriptive way; e.g., "full wall," "half wall," etc.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030. WSR 17-12-030, § 314-02-037, filed 5/31/17, effective 7/1/17. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030 and 66.24.600. WSR 10-01-091, § 314-02-037, filed 12/16/09, effective 1/16/10.]
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Can a spirits, beer, and wine nightclub license exclude persons under twenty-one years of age from the premises?
A spirits, beer, and wine nightclub licensee may exclude minors from the premises at all times.
(2) Spirits, beer, and wine nightclub licensees who exclude minors from the premises may not employ minors. (See RCW 66.44.310 for more information on employing minors.)
[Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030 and 66.24.363. WSR 11-01-133, § 314-02-038, filed 12/21/10, effective 1/21/11. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030 and 66.24.600. WSR 10-01-091, § 314-02-038, filed 12/16/09, effective 1/16/10.]
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What type of restrictions may be placed on a spirits, beer, and wine nightclub license?
(1) Local government may petition the board to request further restrictions be imposed on a spirits, beer, and wine nightclub license in the interest of public safety. Public safety does not include items such as noise ordinances and trash pickup.
(a) The local authority must request any additional restrictions within twenty days from the date of the local authority notice sent by the board.
A request for additional restrictions must be accompanied by a written explanation for the restriction and how the restriction relates to public safety.
(b) If the local authority requests further restrictions on the license, the board will notify the applicant of the local authorities' request.
(c) Any restrictions requested by the local authority and approved by the board may be enforced by the board.
(d) The board may impose the restriction of a "good neighbor agreement" requested by the local authority, but will not enforce agreements between a local authority and liquor licensee or applicant.
(2) The local authority, the applicant, or the licensee may request an administrative hearing per chapter 34.05 RCW if they disagree with the decision the board makes on additional restrictions to the license, based on the interest of public safety.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030 and 66.24.600. WSR 10-01-091, § 314-02-039, filed 12/16/09, effective 1/16/10.]
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What is a hotel license?
(1) Per RCW 66.24.590, this license allows a hotel to:
(f) Sell beer, including strong beer, and wine, in the manufacturer's sealed container at retail sales locations within the hotel premises;
(h) Sell beer and cider as defined in RCW 66.24.210(6) to a purchaser in a sanitary container brought to the premises by the purchaser or furnished by the licensee and filled at the tap in the restaurant area by the licensee at the time of sale.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030, 66.24.371, and 66.24.590. WSR 15-01-001, § 314-02-041, filed 12/3/14, effective 1/3/15. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030 and chapter 66.24 RCW. WSR 11-23-045, § 314-02-041, filed 11/9/11, effective 12/10/11. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030 and 66.24.363. WSR 11-01-133, § 314-02-041, filed 12/21/10, effective 1/21/11. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030 and 66.24.590. WSR 08-17-067, § 314-02-041, filed 8/19/08, effective 9/19/08.]
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What are the food service requirements for a hotel license?
(1) A hotel licensee must have the ability to serve at least eight complete meals to hotel guests or any other patron of the hotel who is offered alcohol service for on-premise consumption at a food outlet on the hotel premises. Food outlets include room service, banquets, bars/lounges, restaurants, or coffee shops. "Complete meal" is defined in WAC 314-02-035.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030 and chapter 66.24 RCW. WSR 11-23-045, § 314-02-0411, filed 11/9/11, effective 12/10/11. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030 and 66.24.363. WSR 11-01-133, § 314-02-0411, filed 12/21/10, effective 1/21/11. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030 and 66.24.590. WSR 08-17-067, § 314-02-0411, filed 8/19/08, effective 9/19/08.]
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Are minors restricted from any areas of the hotel premises?
(1) If an area of the hotel premises is used primarily for alcohol service on a continuing basis, the area must be designated by the licensee as restricted to access by minors.
(2) The board may restrict alcohol service in areas of the hotel premises where:
(a) The designated area is designed as an attraction for minors; or
(b) Consumption of alcohol in a designated area presents an increased risk to public safety.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030 and 66.24.590. WSR 08-17-067, § 314-02-0412, filed 8/19/08, effective 9/19/08.]
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What are the requirements if the hotel licensee does not operate the business serving alcohol or food within the hotel premises?
(1)(a) If any facilities within the hotel premises used for alcoholic beverage service and the preparation, cooking, and serving of food are operated under contract or joint venture agreement with a business separate from the hotel business, the operator may hold a license separate from the license held by the operator of the hotel.
(b) Food and beverage inventory used in separately licensed operations on the hotel premises may not be shared and shall be separately owned and stored by the separate licensees.
(c) The board may require a hotel licensee to submit a copy of the contract or joint venture agreement when a party other than the hotel operator provides food and alcoholic beverage service. Such contract or agreement must require the provider of food and alcoholic beverage services to meet the food service requirements of WAC 314-02-0411.
(d) The hotel licensee is responsible for the conduct of alcohol sales and service by a separately licensed business and violation incurred by the separately licensed business may result in an administrative violation for the hotel licensee.
(2)(a) If alcohol is consumed in an area of the hotel premises operated by a business separate from the hotel business but under a contract or joint venture agreement with the hotel licensee to conduct activities other than food service, the hotel licensee is responsible for violations of alcohol laws and regulations resulting from conduct of the separate business.
(b) The board may require a hotel licensee to submit a copy of the contract or joint venture agreement between the licensee and the separate business.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030 and 66.24.590. WSR 08-17-067, § 314-02-0413, filed 8/19/08, effective 9/19/08.]
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Can a hotel licensee use its alcohol inventory for sales and service at events outside of the hotel premises?
Per RCW 66.24.590, a licensee may:
(1) Remove from the hotel licensee's liquor stocks at the licensed premises, liquor to be sold and served at an event on a specified date at a specified location not currently licensed by the board. If the event is open to the public, it must be sponsored by a society or organization defined under RCW 66.24.375.
(2) If requested by the board, the licensee must notify the board or its designee of the date, time, and location of these events.
(3) Licensees may sell and serve liquor under this section on the premises of a domestic winery.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030 and 66.24.590. WSR 08-17-067, § 314-02-0414, filed 8/19/08, effective 9/19/08.]
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What are the requirements for instructing employees on spirits, beer, or wine?
(1) Per RCW 66.24.590, a licensee or its manager may furnish spirits, beer, or wine to the licensee's employees who are twenty-one years of age or older, free of charge, as a necessary part of instruction and training on spirits, beer, and wine.
(2) The licensee must use spirits, beer, and wine he or she obtains under the license for purposes of instruction.
(3) The instruction must be given at the hotel premises.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030 and 66.24.590. WSR 08-17-067, § 314-02-0415, filed 8/19/08, effective 9/19/08.]
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Spirits, beer and wine restaurant restricted—Qualifications.
(1) Spirits, beer and wine restaurant restricted licensees shall govern their operations in selling liquor in accordance with the regulations set forth in Title 66 RCW. Such licensees may sell liquor in accordance with these regulations, only to members, invited guests, and holders of cards as authorized by chapter 314-40 WAC.
(3) Under RCW 66.24.450, the board may issue an endorsement allowing the club to hold nonclub, member-sponsored events using club liquor.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030 and chapter 66.24 RCW. WSR 11-23-045, § 314-02-042, filed 11/9/11, effective 12/10/11. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030 and 66.24.363. WSR 11-01-133, § 314-02-042, filed 12/21/10, effective 1/21/11.]
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What is a VIP airport lounge license?
(1) Per RCW 66.24.610, a VIP airport lounge liquor license allows a VIP airport lounge licensee to sell or provide spirits, wine, and beer for on-premises consumption as a retail licensed premises.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030. WSR 17-12-030, § 314-02-043, filed 5/31/17, effective 7/1/17. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030 and chapter 66.24 RCW. WSR 11-23-045, § 314-02-043, filed 11/9/11, effective 12/10/11.]
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Application process and guidelines for a VIP airport lounge liquor license.
(1) RCW 66.24.010 states the board will only issue licenses and permits to applicants and locations that meet certain qualifications. Please see chapter 314-07 WAC for liquor license qualifications and application process.
(4) Access to a VIP airport lounge is generally limited to:
(5) Between the hours of 2 a.m. and 6 a.m., licensees or employees may not:
(6) A local government subdivision may fix later opening hours or earlier closing hours than those specified in this rule, so long as the hours apply to all licensed premises in the local government subdivision's jurisdiction. See WAC 314-12-215(3) for exceptions when a premises is in a board recognized alcohol impact area.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030. WSR 17-12-030, § 314-02-044, filed 5/31/17, effective 7/1/17. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030 and chapter 66.24 RCW. WSR 11-23-045, § 314-02-044, filed 11/9/11, effective 12/10/11.]
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What is a beer and/or wine restaurant license?
(1) Per RCW 66.24.320 and 66.24.354, this license allows a restaurant to:
(b) Serve wine or sake for on-premises consumption (see RCW 66.24.320 regarding patrons removing recorked or recapped wine or sake from the premises).
(d) Sell tap beer for off-premises consumption in a sanitary container holding less than four gallons of beer, and brought to the premises by the purchaser.
(e) Sell cider as defined in RCW 66.24.210(6) for off-premises consumption to a purchaser in a sanitary container brought to the premises by the purchaser or provided by the licensee and filled at the tap in the restaurant at the time of purchase. The licensee must comply with federal regulations.
(f) Sell beer in kegs or other containers holding at least four gallons of beer (see WAC 314-02-115 regarding the requirements for registering kegs).
(2) All applicants for a beer and/or wine restaurant license must establish, to the satisfaction of the board, that the premises will operate as a bona fide restaurant, as defined in RCW 66.04.010.
(a) Minimum food service is required, as defined in WAC 314-02-010.
(b) To obtain and maintain a beer and/or wine restaurant license, the restaurant must be open to the public at least five hours a day, three days a week.
(3) If a beer and/or wine restaurant's dedicated dining area comprises less than fifteen percent of the total customer service area, the premises must maintain a tavern license as described in WAC 314-02-070.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030. WSR 20-05-008, § 314-02-045, filed 2/5/20, effective 3/7/20. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030, 66.24.371, and 66.24.590. WSR 15-01-001, § 314-02-045, filed 12/3/14, effective 1/3/15. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030. WSR 13-06-024, § 314-02-045, filed 2/27/13, effective 3/30/13. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030 and chapter 66.24 RCW. WSR 11-23-045, § 314-02-045, filed 11/9/11, effective 12/10/11. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030 and 66.24.363. WSR 11-01-133, § 314-02-045, filed 12/21/10, effective 1/21/11. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030 and 66.24.600. WSR 10-01-091, § 314-02-045, filed 12/16/09, effective 1/16/10. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.04.010, 66.08.030, 66.24.410, 66.44.310, and 66.44.420. WSR 05-22-022, § 314-02-045, filed 10/24/05, effective 11/24/05. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030, 66.24.010, 66.24.120. WSR 00-07-091, § 314-02-045, filed 3/15/00, effective 4/15/00.]
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What are the requirements/restrictions for a beer and wine restaurant license at a cinema with a dinner theater venue?
(1) A beer and wine restaurant licensee at a cinema with a dinner theater venue must meet the following requirements:
(a) Food service requirements under WAC 314-02-045; and
(b) Lighting requirements under WAC 314-11-055;
(5) A beer and wine restaurant licensee at a cinema with a dinner theater venue must provide a floor plan of the cinema and indicate which theater rooms within the cinema will be operated as dinner theaters. Those theater rooms not operated as dinner theaters with alcohol sales and service may be open to minors and minor employees.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030. WSR 10-10-127, § 314-02-051, filed 5/5/10, effective 6/5/10.]
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Can a beer and/or wine restaurant exclude minors from the dining area?
(1) To exclude minors from the dining area during a portion of the day or week or on a one-time-only basis, the applicant or licensee must request permission from the board (see WAC 314-02-130(1)).
(2) See WAC 314-11-060(1) regarding requirements for "minors prohibited" signage.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 66.04.010, 66.08.030, 66.24.410, 66.44.310, and 66.44.420. WSR 05-22-022, § 314-02-055, filed 10/24/05, effective 11/24/05. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030, 66.24.010, 66.24.120. WSR 00-07-091, § 314-02-055, filed 3/15/00, effective 4/15/00.]
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Sports/entertainment facility license—Purpose.
(1) What is the purpose of the rules governing the use of alcohol in sports/entertainment facilities?
(2) Will the liquor and cannabis board recognize the differences between types of sports/entertainment facilities; professional sports/entertainment facilities, amateur sporting facilities, and racetracks? Yes. A sports/entertainment facility must submit an operating plan, which must be approved by the board prior to the issuance of a license. All plans are required to meet the minimum standards outlined in WAC 314-02-058. The board will take into consideration the unique features of each facility when approving an operating plan, including the seating accommodations, eating facilities, and circulation patterns. The board will allow proration of the sports/entertainment license fees under certain conditions:
(a) The licensee is an amateur sports organization; or
(b) The licensee is a racetrack that meets specific criteria.
(3) Amateur sports organizations must meet the following criteria:
(a) Season length must not be more than three months, with an additional month allowed for playoffs if applicable (requests/approval for any additional months must be made on a case-by-case basis). The venue must remain closed for the remainder of the year.
(b) Must comply with all elements contained in WAC 314-02-056 through 314-02-059.
(c) Must provide proof of amateur status.
(d) Must provide a statement regarding removal/disposal of alcohol inventory at the end of the season.
(e) Seating capacity of the venue may not exceed five thousand.
(4) Racetracks must meet the following criteria:
(a) Must be a seasonal operation of two quarters or less (requests/approval for any additional quarters must be made on a case-by-case basis).
(b) Seating capacity of the venue may not exceed five thousand.
(c) Maximum number of race days allowed per week is two.
(d) Per RCW 66.24.010(9) a motor sports facility is required to enforce a program reasonably calculated to prevent alcohol or alcoholic beverages not purchased within the facility from entering the facility and such program must be approved by the local law enforcement agency. A copy of this program showing the local law enforcement approval must be submitted to the board's licensing division.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030. WSR 17-12-030, § 314-02-056, filed 5/31/17, effective 7/1/17. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030 and 66.24.363. WSR 11-01-133, § 314-02-056, filed 12/21/10, effective 1/21/11.]
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(1) Premises - Buildings, parking lots, and any open areas that are adjacent to and owned, leased, or managed by the licensee and under the licensee's control.
(c) Entertainment event - A concert involving a live musician, a live comedy act, or similar event intended for the entertainment of the audience. Broadcast television or background videos or music does not qualify as live entertainment.
(d) Special event - A convention, trade show, or other like public event with prior approval.
(3) Hawking - The practice of selling alcohol in seating areas by roving servers who carry the beverages with them, as outlined in WAC 314-02-058(4). Because of row seating arrangements, servers normally do not have direct access to customers. Therefore, service usually requires that drinks, money, and identification be passed down rows, involving other spectators. Hawking is only allowed at professional sporting events.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030. WSR 17-12-030, § 314-02-057, filed 5/31/17, effective 7/1/17. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.24.570 and 66.08.030. WSR 15-18-040, § 314-02-057, filed 8/26/15, effective 9/26/15. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030 and 66.24.363. WSR 11-01-133, § 314-02-057, filed 12/21/10, effective 1/21/11.]
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How will the operating plans be enforced?
(1) The board will inspect sports/entertainment facilities and issue violation notices for:
[Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030 and 66.24.363. WSR 11-01-133, § 314-02-059, filed 12/21/10, effective 1/21/11.]
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What is a caterer's endorsement?
(1) A spirits, beer, and wine restaurant, a beer and/or wine restaurant, and a tavern applicant or licensee may apply for a caterer's endorsement, in order to extend the on-premises license privilege to allow the sale and service of liquor at locations other than liquor licensed premises. See RCW 66.24.420(6), 66.24.320(2), and 66.24.330 for more information about this endorsement.
(2) The annual fee for this endorsement is three hundred fifty dollars.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 66.24.010, 66.24.035, and 66.24.330. WSR 18-04-116, § 314-02-060, filed 2/7/18, effective 3/10/18. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030. WSR 17-12-030, § 314-02-060, filed 5/31/17, effective 7/1/17. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030 and chapter 66.24 RCW. WSR 11-23-045, § 314-02-060, filed 11/9/11, effective 12/10/11. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030 and 66.24.600. WSR 10-01-091, § 314-02-060, filed 12/16/09, effective 1/16/10. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030, 66.24.010, 66.24.120. WSR 00-07-091, § 314-02-060, filed 3/15/00, effective 4/15/00.]
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What is required for off-site storage of liquor under a caterer's endorsement?
A spirits, beer, and wine restaurant licensee with a caterer's endorsement, a beer and/or wine restaurant licensee with a caterer's endorsement, or a tavern licensee with a caterer's endorsement, may store its alcohol at locations described in RCW 66.24.320, 66.24.330, and 66.24.420 that are not on the licensed premises if the following conditions are met:
(1) The licensee must display the approval letter for storing liquor at each location;
(2) Liquor storage must be within the event location where catering services for events are provided;
(3) If the location is one for which the licensee has an on-going contract or agreement to provide liquor service at catered events, the contract or agreement must include the following:
(b) Location and address where on-going liquor catering services are provided;
(c) A sketch and description of the facility that includes where the liquor will be stored, how the liquor will be secured to ensure public safety, and the provisions that restrict access to the liquor storage area to the licensee and the licensee's employees; and
(d) Signatures of the parties.
(4) For locations owned or leased by the licensee and for which the licensee provides liquor service at catered events, the licensee must submit copies of documents that evidence the ownership or leasehold interest.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 66.24.010, 66.24.035, and 66.24.330. WSR 18-04-116, § 314-02-061, filed 2/7/18, effective 3/10/18. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030. WSR 09-02-012, § 314-02-061, filed 12/29/08, effective 1/29/09.]
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What is a snack bar license?
(1) Per RCW 66.24.350, a snack bar license allows a licensee to serve beer by the opened bottle or can for on-premises consumption only.
(4) The annual fee for this license is one hundred twenty-five dollars.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030 and chapter 66.24 RCW. WSR 11-23-045, § 314-02-065, filed 11/9/11, effective 12/10/11. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030 and 66.24.600. WSR 10-01-091, § 314-02-065, filed 12/16/09, effective 1/16/10. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030, 66.24.010, 66.24.120. WSR 00-07-091, § 314-02-065, filed 3/15/00, effective 4/15/00.]
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What is a motel license?
(1) Per RCW 66.24.540, a motel license allows a motel to:
(a) Sell liquor in locked honor bars in no more than one-half of its guest rooms, provided that:
(i) Rooms are rented to guests, at a minimum, on a daily rental basis; and
(ii) Each honor bar also contains snack food; and
(b) Provide beer and wine by the individual serving to overnight guests of the motel, without additional charge, for on-premises consumption at a specified regular date, time, and place (such as a hospitality room). Patrons may not self-serve during these functions.
(2) The motel must be licensed as a "transient accommodation" per chapter 70.62 RCW.
(3) The annual fee for this license is five hundred dollars.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030, 66.24.010, 66.24.120. WSR 00-07-091, § 314-02-075, filed 3/15/00, effective 4/15/00.]
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What are the requirements for a motel licensee or a hotel licensee to sell liquor in honor bars?
For the purposes of this chapter, an "honor bar" is a cabinet, box, cooler, or refrigerator in a guest room that can be opened only with a key, combination, magnetic card, or similar device. The following requirements apply to the use of an honor bar:
(1) The licensee must require proof of age before providing a guest access to an honor bar. The guest must sign a declaration, under penalty of perjury, verifying that:
(a) The guest is twenty-one years of age or older; and
(b) No one under twenty-one years of age will have access to the liquor in the honor bar.
(2) The honor bars must remain locked whenever the room is rented to a guest under twenty-one years of age.
(3) All liquor stored on the licensed premises must be either locked in an honor bar or locked in a secured liquor storage room.
(4) No person under twenty-one years of age may have access to the honor bars, liquor storage rooms, or keys, combinations, etc., to the locked honor bars or storage rooms.
(5) A honor bar or storage room may only be replenished during those hours when liquor may legally be sold (not between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.), and only by employees who are twenty-one years of age or older. Beer and wine wholesalers may deliver, price, and stock product only in storage rooms.
(6) Liquor in honor bars may only be sold in individual containers in the following sizes:
(a) Spirits - not to exceed fifty milliliters;
(b) Beer - not to exceed twelve ounces; and
(c) Wine - not to exceed one hundred eighty-seven milliliters.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030 and 66.24.590. WSR 08-17-067, § 314-02-080, filed 8/19/08, effective 9/19/08. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030, 66.24.010, 66.24.120. WSR 00-07-091, § 314-02-080, filed 3/15/00, effective 4/15/00.]
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What is a beer and wine theater license?
(1) A beer and wine theater is a place of business where motion pictures or other primarily nonparticipatory entertainment or events are shown. The holder of a beer and wine theater license is allowed to sell beer, strong beer, and wine, at retail, for consumption on the licensed premises.
(2) The requirements for the beer and wine theater license are as follows:
(a) The theater has no more than four screens.
(b) All servers of beer and wine are required to attend a mandatory alcohol server training (MAST) program.
(c) The serving size for wine is five ounces. The serving size for beer is twelve ounces.
(d) If the theater premises will be frequented by minors, an alcohol control plan agreement must be signed and submitted to the board during the application process.
(3) The alcohol control plan agreement will be provided on a form by the board and includes the following requirements:
(a) To ensure that alcoholic beverages are not sold to persons under the age of twenty-one, staff will request identification from any patron who appears to be age thirty or under and who is attempting to purchase an alcoholic beverage.
(b) Alcoholic beverages must be served in containers that differ significantly from containers utilized for nonalcoholic beverages.
(c) All alcoholic beverages sold under this license must be sold by the individual drink.
(d) If staff observes a patron who is in the possession of or who is consuming an alcoholic beverage who appears to be of questionable age, staff will request identification from that patron. If the patron is unable to produce an acceptable form of identification verifying their age the alcohol will be confiscated.
(e) Staff will accept only those forms of identification that are acceptable per WAC 314-11-025 to verify a person's age for the purpose of selling, serving, or allowing a person to possess or consume alcohol.
(f) All employees involved in the sale, service and/or supervision of alcoholic beverages will be required to attend MAST to obtain the appropriate permit for their level of service.
(g) Sufficient lighting must be maintained at the point of sale so that identification can be confirmed and patrons observed for signs of intoxication.
(h) To ensure alcoholic beverages are served in a safe, responsible, and controlled manner, sales and service of alcoholic beverages will be limited to one serving per person per transaction.
(i) If a patron is accompanied by another patron who wants to pay for both people's drinks, they may do so, provided that both patrons are of legal age to purchase, and have proper identification, if requested, and are not displaying signs of intoxication.
(j) Alcohol may only be sold, served, and consumed in areas designated in the alcohol control plan agreement and approved by the board.
(k) Staff will refuse to sell an alcoholic beverage to any person who appears to be intoxicated. Alcoholic beverages will be removed from any person who appears to be intoxicated.
(l) This alcohol control plan agreement will be prominently posted on the licensed premises.
(4) Penalties are doubled for a violation involving minors or the failure to follow the signed alcohol control plan agreement.
(5) If a theater premises has a restaurant located outside of the actual theater screening areas, beer and wine may be served and consumed in the restaurant area.
(a) Beer may be sold by the pitcher as well as by individual serving for consumption in the restaurant area.
(b) Wine may be sold by the bottle as well as by the individual serving for consumption in the restaurant area.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 66.24.650 and 66.24.655. WSR 14-03-077, § 314-02-082, filed 1/15/14, effective 2/15/14.]
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What is a spirits, beer, and wine theater license?
(1) A spirits, beer, and wine theater is a place of business where motion pictures or other primarily nonparticipatory entertainment or events are shown. The holder of a beer and wine theater license is allowed to sell spirits, beer, strong beer, and wine, at retail, for consumption on the licensed premises.
(2) The requirements for the spirits, beer, and wine theater license are as follows:
(a) The theater has no more than one hundred twenty seats per theater room.
(c) The serving size for spirits is one and one quarter ounce. The serving size for wine is five ounces. The serving size for beer is twelve ounces.
(d) There must be tabletop accommodations for in theater dining.
(e) If the theater premises will be frequented by minors an alcohol control plan agreement must be signed and submitted to the board during the application process.
(3) A spirits, beer, and wine theater licensee must serve at least eight complete meals. Establishments shall be maintained in a substantial manner as a place for preparing, cooking, and serving of complete meals.
(a) "Complete meal" means an entree and at least one side dish.
(b) "Entree" means the main course of a meal. Some examples of entrees are fish, steak, chicken, pork, pasta, pizza, hamburgers, seafood salad, Cobb salad, chef's salad, sandwiches, and breakfast items (as long as they include a side dish). Entrees do not include snack items, or menu items which consist solely of precooked frozen food that is reheated, or consist solely of carry-out items obtained from another business.
(c) Examples of side dishes are soups, vegetables, salads, potatoes, french fries, rice, fruit, and bread. Garnishes such as, but not limited to, pickles, salsa, and dips do not qualify as a side dish.
(d) The restaurant must maintain the kitchen equipment necessary to prepare the complete meals required under this section.
(e) The complete meals must be prepared on the restaurant premises.
(f) A chef or cook must be on duty while complete meals are offered.
(g) A menu must be available to customers.
(h) The food items required to maintain the menu must be on the restaurant premises. These items must be edible.
(4) The alcohol control plan agreement will be provided on a form by the board and includes the following requirements:
(a) Ensure that alcoholic beverages are not sold to persons under the age of twenty-one, staff will request identification from any patron who appears to be age thirty or under and who is attempting to purchase an alcoholic beverage.
(d) If staff observes a patron who is in the possession of or who is consuming an alcoholic beverage, who appears to be of questionable age, staff will request identification from that patron. If the patron is unable to produce an acceptable form of identification verifying their age, the alcohol will be confiscated.
(f) All employees involved in the sale, service, and/or supervision of alcoholic beverages will be required to attend MAST to obtain the appropriate permit for their level of service.
(5) Penalties are doubled for a violation involving minors or the failure to follow the signed alcohol control plan agreement.
(6) If the theater premises has a restaurant located outside of the actual theater screening areas, spirits, beer, and wine may be served and consumed in the restaurant area.
(a) Spirits may be sold by the individual drink.
(b) Beer may be sold by the pitcher as well as by individual serving for consumption in the restaurant area.
(c) Wine may be sold by the bottle as well as by the individual serving for consumption in the restaurant area.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030. WSR 17-12-030, § 314-02-087, filed 5/31/17, effective 7/1/17. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.24.650 and 66.24.655. WSR 14-03-077, § 314-02-087, filed 1/15/14, effective 2/15/14.]
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What is a nonprofit arts organization license?
(1) Per RCW 66.24.495, this license allows a bona fide nonprofit organization to sell beer, wine, and spirits by the individual serving in conjunction with artistic or cultural exhibitions or performances.
(2) The nonprofit organization must be organized and operated for the purpose of providing artistic or cultural exhibitions, presentations, or performances or cultural or art education programs for viewing by the general public. See RCW 66.24.495(2) for specific organizational requirements.
(3) Alcohol sales and consumption may occur in the seating areas during performances and in the lobby area and/or restricted bar area of the premises prior to the commencement of an exhibition or performance and during intermission.
(4) The annual fee for this license is two hundred fifty dollars.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030. WSR 16-01-101, § 314-02-090, filed 12/16/15, effective 1/16/16. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030 and 66.24.600. WSR 10-01-091, § 314-02-090, filed 12/16/09, effective 1/16/10. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030, 66.24.010, 66.24.120. WSR 00-07-091, § 314-02-090, filed 3/15/00, effective 4/15/00.]
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What is a combination spirits, beer, and wine license?
(1) Per RCW 66.24.632, a combination spirits, beer, and wine license is a retail license that allows a licensee to sell beer and wine, including strong beer, at retail in bottles, cans, and original containers for off-premises consumption, and to:
(a) Sell spirits in original containers to consumers for off-premises consumption and to permit holders;
(b) Sell spirits in original containers to retailers licensed to sell spirits for consumption on the premises, for resale at their licensed premises according to the terms of their licenses. No single sale may exceed twenty-four liters; and
(c) Export spirits.
(2) A combination spirits, beer, and wine licensee that intends to sell to an on-premises retailer must possess a basic permit under the Federal Alcohol Administration Act. This permit must provide for purchasing distilled spirits for resale at wholesale. A copy of the federal basic permit must be submitted to the board. A federal basic permit is required for each location from which the combination spirits, beer, and wine licensee plans to sell to an on-premises retailer.
(3) A sale by a combination spirits, beer, and wine licensee is a retail sale only if not for resale to an on-premises spirits retailer. On-premises retail licensees that purchase spirits from a combination spirits, beer, and wine licensee must abide by RCW 66.24.630.
(4) A combination spirits, beer, and wine licensee must pay to the board seventeen percent of all spirits sales. (see WAC 314-02-109 for quarterly reporting requirements).
Reporting of spirits sales and payment of fees must be submitted on forms provided by the board.
(5) The board may issue a combination spirits, beer, and wine license:
(a)(i) For premises comprising at least ten thousand square feet of fully enclosed retail space within a single structure, including store rooms and other interior areas. This does not include any area encumbered by a lease or rental agreement; and
(ii) To applicants that the board determines will maintain appropriate systems for inventory management, employee training, employee supervision, and physical security of the product.
(b) For premises of a former contract liquor store; or
(c) To a holder of former state liquor store operating rights sold at auction.
(6) A spirits retail licensee may apply for a sampling endorsement to conduct spirits, beer, and wine sampling if they meet the following criteria:
(a) Be a participant in the responsible vendor program;
(b) Advertising:
(i) For combination spirits, beer, and wine retail licensees that are grocery stores, advertising samplings may not be placed in the windows or outside of the premises that can be viewed from the public right of way;
(ii) For combination spirits, beer, and wine retail licensees that are specialty stores, advertising of sampling may be advertised but not state that sampling is free of charge.
(c) Samplings are to be conducted in the following manner:
(i) Samplings service area and facilities must be located within the licensee's fully enclosed retail area and must be of a size and design that the licensee can observe and control persons in the area;
(ii) The licensee must provide a sketch of the sampling area. For combination spirits, beer, and wine licensees that are grocery stores, fixed or movable barriers are required around the sampling area to ensure that persons under twenty-one years of age and apparently intoxicated persons cannot possess or consume alcohol. For combination spirits, beer, and wine licensees that are specialty stores, barriers are not required. The sketch is to be included with the application for the spirits sampling endorsement;
(iii) Each sample may be no more than one-half ounce of spirits, and no more than a total of one and one-half ounces of spirits samples per person during any one visit to the premises. Spirits samples may be altered with mixers, water, and/or ice. For combination spirits, beer, and wine licensees that are grocery stores, beer and wine samples must be two ounces or less, up to a total of four ounces per person during any one visit to the premises. For combination spirits, beer, and wine licensees that are specialty stores, each beer and wine sample must be two ounces or less and no more than ten ounces of beer and/or wine may be provided to a customer during any one visit to the premises;
(iv) For combination spirits, beer, and wine licensees that are grocery stores, the licensee must have food available for the sampling participants;
(v) Customers must remain in the service area while consuming samples;
(vi) All employees serving spirits, beer, or wine during sampling events must hold a class 12 server permit;
(vii) For combination spirits, beer, and wine licensees that are grocery stores, there must be at least two employees on duty when conducting sampling events;
(viii) Sampling activities are subject to RCW 66.28.305 and 66.28.040.
(d) Licensees are required to send a list of scheduled sampling events to their regional enforcement office at the beginning of each month. The date and time for each sampling must be included;
(e) The cost for a beer and wine sampling endorsement is two hundred dollars. There is no charge for a spirits sampling endorsement.
(7) A combination spirits, beer, and wine licensee may sell beer in kegs or other containers holding at least four gallons and less than five and one-half gallons of beer. See WAC 314-02-115 regarding keg registration requirements.
(8) A combination spirits, beer, and wine licensee may sell spirits, beer, and wine over the internet. See WAC 314-03-020 and 314-03-030 regarding internet sales and delivery.
(9) A combination spirits, beer, and wine applicant or licensee that is a grocery store may apply for an international exporter endorsement for five hundred dollars a year, which allows the sale of beer and wine for export to locations outside the United States.
(10) A combination spirits, beer, and wine licensee may apply for an endorsement to sell beer and cider growlers.
(a) Beer and cider must be sold in sanitary containers provided by the purchaser, licensee or the manufacturer and filled by the employee at the time of purchase.
(b) The taps must be located behind a counter where only employees have access or the taps must have locks preventing use unless unlocked and operated by an employee.
(c) Only employees of the licensee are permitted to operate the taps.
(d) All employees operating a tap must hold a class 12 alcohol server permit.
(e) The cost for the endorsement is one hundred twenty dollars.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 66.24.010, 66.24.035, and 66.24.330. WSR 18-04-116, § 314-02-092, filed 2/7/18, effective 3/10/18.]
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What is a grocery store license?
(1) Per RCW 66.24.360, a grocery store license allows a licensee to sell beer and/or wine for off-premises consumption.
(2) The annual fee for this license is one hundred fifty dollars.
(8) A grocery store licensee may apply for an endorsement to sell beer and cider growlers.
(a) The licensee must have sales from beer and wine exceeding fifty percent of their total revenues or maintain an alcohol inventory of not less than fifteen thousand dollars.
(b) Beer and cider must be sold in sanitary containers provided by the purchaser, licensee or the manufacturer and filled by the employee at the time of purchase.
(c) The taps must be located behind a counter where only employees have access or the taps must have locks preventing use unless unlocked and operated by an employee.
(d) Only employees of the licensee are permitted to operate the taps.
(e) All employees operating a tap must hold a class 12 alcohol server permit.
(f) The cost for the endorsement is one hundred twenty dollars.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030. WSR 16-01-102, § 314-02-100, filed 12/16/15, effective 1/16/16. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030 and chapter 66.24 RCW. WSR 11-23-045, § 314-02-100, filed 11/9/11, effective 12/10/11. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030 and 66.24.363. WSR 11-01-133, § 314-02-100, filed 12/21/10, effective 1/21/11. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030 and 66.24.600. WSR 10-01-091, § 314-02-100, filed 12/16/09, effective 1/16/10. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030, 66.24.010, 66.24.120. WSR 00-07-091, § 314-02-100, filed 3/15/00, effective 4/15/00.]
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What are the requirements for a grocery store licensee to conduct beer and wine tastings?
(1) To be issued a beer and wine tasting endorsement, the licensee must meet the following criteria:
(a) The licensee operates a fully enclosed retail area encompassing at least ten thousand square feet. The board may issue the endorsement to a licensee with a retail area with less than ten thousand square feet if there is no licensee in the community that meets the ten thousand square foot requirement under the following conditions: There must be at least two employees on duty any time the licensee is conducting beer and wine tasting events. One employee must be dedicated to beer and wine tastings during these events;
(b) The licensee has not had more than one public safety administrative violation within the last two years. The two-year window is counted from two years prior to the date of the application for the beer and wine tasting endorsement. (See WAC 314-29-020 for a list of public safety violations.)
[Statutory Authority: RCW 66.24.363, 66.24.660 and 66.08.030. WSR 14-02-001, § 314-02-102, filed 12/18/13, effective 1/18/14. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030 and 66.24.363. WSR 11-01-133, § 314-02-102, filed 12/21/10, effective 1/21/11.]
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What is a wine retailer reseller endorsement?
(1) A wine retailer reseller endorsement is issued to the holder of a grocery store liquor license, the holder of a beer and/or wine specialty shop license, or the holder of a combination spirits, beer, and wine license to allow the sale of wine at retail to on-premises liquor licensees.
(2) For holders of a grocery store license: No single sale to an on-premises liquor licensee may exceed twenty-four liters.
(3) For holders of a beer and/or wine specialty shop license:
(a) No single sale may exceed twenty-four liters, unless the sale is made by a licensee that was formerly a state liquor store or contract liquor store.
(b) May sell a maximum of five thousand liters of wine per day for resale to retailers licensed to sell wine for consumption on the premises.
(4) A grocery store licensee or a beer and/or wine specialty shop licensee with a wine retailer reseller endorsement may accept delivery at its licensed premises or at one or more warehouse facilities registered with the board.
(5) The holder of a wine retailer reseller endorsement may also deliver wine to its own licensed premises from the registered warehouse; may deliver wine to on-premises licensees, or to other warehouse facilities registered with the board. A grocery store licensee or a beer and/or wine specialty shop licensee wishing to obtain a wine retailer reseller endorsement that permits sales to another retailer must possess and submit a copy of their federal basic permit to purchase wine at wholesale for resale under the Federal Alcohol Administration Act. A federal basic permit is required for each location from which the grocery store licensee or beer and/or wine specialty shop licensee holding a wine retailer reseller endorsement plans to sell wine to another retailer.
(6) The annual fee for the wine retailer reseller endorsement for a grocery store licensee is one hundred sixty-six dollars.
(7) The annual fee for the wine retailer reseller endorsement for a beer and/or wine specialty shop licensee is one hundred ten dollars.
(8) Sales made under the reseller endorsement are not classified as retail sales for taxation purposes.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 66.24.010, 66.24.035, and 66.24.330. WSR 18-04-116, § 314-02-103, filed 2/7/18, effective 3/10/18. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030 and 66.20.010. WSR 17-08-099, § 314-02-103, filed 4/5/17, effective 5/6/17. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030, 66.24.055, 66.24.160, 66.24.630, and 66.24.640. WSR 12-12-065, § 314-02-103, filed 6/5/12, effective 7/6/12.]
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Central warehousing.
(1) Each retail liquor licensee having a warehouse facility where they intend to receive wine and/or spirits must register their warehouse facility with the board and include the following information:
(a) Documentation that shows the licensee has a right to the warehouse property;
(b) If a warehouse facility is to be shared by more than one licensee, each licensee must demonstrate to the board that a recordkeeping system is utilized that will account for all wine and/or spirits entering and leaving the warehouse for each license holder. The system must also account for product loss;
(c) Licensees in a shared warehouse may consolidate their commitment for the amount of product they plan to order, but their orders must be placed separately and paid for by each licensee; and
(d) Alternatively, if the warehouse does not have a recordkeeping system that provides the required information, wine and/or spirits for each licensee in a shared warehouse must be separated by a physical barrier. Where physical separation is utilized, a sketch of the interior of the warehouse facility must be submitted indicating the designated area the licensee will be storing product. (Example: If ABC Grocery and My Grocery, each licensed to a different ownership entity, both lease space in a warehouse facility, the wine and/or spirits must be in separate areas separated by a physical barrier.)
(2) Spirits retail licensees may have spirits product delivered to their individual licensed premises, at any other spirits retail licensed premises, or at a warehouse facility registered with the board.
(a) Spirits retail licensees may negotiate a volume discount price with a spirits distributor to order spirits product as a group and have all product delivered to one spirits retail licensed premises.
(b) Spirits distributors may accept a group order for spirits and deliver to one spirits retail licensed premises and collect individual checks for payment from each spirits retail licensee that participated in the group order.
(c) Each spirits retail licensee will pick up their spirits product from the spirits retail licensed premises where the spirits product was delivered.
(3) Upon the request of the board, the licensee must provide any of the required records for review. Retail liquor licensees must keep the following records for three years:
(a) Purchase invoices and supporting documents for wine and/or spirits purchased;
(b) Invoices showing incoming and outgoing wine and/or spirits (product transfers);
(c) Documentation of the recordkeeping system in a shared warehouse as referenced in subsection (1)(b) of this section; and
(d) A copy of records for liquor stored in the shared warehouse.
(4) Each licensee must allow the board access to the warehouse for audit and review of records.
(5) If the wine and/or spirits for each licensee in a shared warehouse is not kept separate, and a violation is found, each licensee that has registered the warehouse with the board may be held accountable for the violation.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030. WSR 16-01-102, § 314-02-104, filed 12/16/15, effective 1/16/16. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030, 66.24.055, 66.24.160, 66.24.630, and 66.24.640. WSR 12-12-065, § 314-02-104, filed 6/5/12, effective 7/6/12.]
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What is a spirits retailer license?
(1) The holder of a spirits retailer license is allowed to:
(a) Sell spirits in original containers to consumers for off-premises consumption;
(b) Sell spirits in original containers to permit holders (see chapter 66.20 RCW);
(c) Sell spirits in original containers to on-premises liquor retailers, for resale at their licensed premises, although no single sale may exceed twenty-four liters; and
(d) Export spirits in original containers.
(3) A sale by a spirits retailer licensee is a retail sale only if not for resale to an on-premises spirits retailer. On-premises retail licensees that purchase spirits from a spirits retail licensee must abide by RCW 66.24.630.
(4) A spirits retail licensee must pay to the board seventeen percent of all spirits sales.
(5) Per RCW 66.24.055, a spirits retail licensee selling for resale must pay to the board a ten percent distributor license fee for the first twenty-seven months of licensure, and a five percent distributor license fee for month twenty-eight and each month thereafter. The fee is required on sales of spirits which the licensee selling to another licensee for resale is the first to have received:
(a) Spirits manufactured in the state, from the distiller; or
(b) Spirits manufactured outside of the state from an authorized out-of-state supplier; and
(c) No other distributor license fee has been paid.
(6) Reporting of spirits sales and payment of fees must be submitted electronically or on forms provided by the board. Reporting requirements are outlined in WAC 314-02-109.
(7) A spirits retail licensee may apply for a spirits sampling endorsement to conduct spirits sampling if they meet the following criteria:
(i) For spirits retail licensees that also hold a grocery store license, signs advertising spirits samplings may not be placed in the windows or outside of the premises that can be viewed from the public right of way;
(ii) For spirits retail licensees that also hold a beer/wine specialty store license, advertising of spirits sampling may be advertised but not state that sampling is free of charge.
(c) Spirits samplings are to be conducted in the following manner:
(i) Spirits samplings service area and facilities must be located within the licensees' fully enclosed retail area and must be of a size and design that the licensee can observe and control persons in the area.
(ii) The licensee must provide a sketch of the sampling area. Fixed or movable barriers are required around the sampling area to ensure that persons under twenty-one years of age and apparently intoxicated persons cannot possess or consume alcohol. The sketch is to be included with the application for the spirits sampling endorsement.
(iii) Each sample may be no more than one-half ounce of spirits, and no more than a total of one and one-half ounces of spirits samples per person during any one visit to the premises. Spirits samples may be altered with mixers, water, and/or ice.
(iv) The licensee must have food available for the sampling participants.
(v) Customers must remain in the service area while consuming samples.
(vi) All employees serving spirits during sampling events must hold a class 12 server permit.
(vii) There must be at least two employees on duty when conducting spirits sampling events.
(viii) Spirits sampling activities are subject to RCW 66.28.305 and 66.28.040.
(d) Licensees are required to send a list of scheduled spirits samplings to their regional enforcement office at the beginning of each month. The date and time for each sampling must be included.
(8) The annual fee for a spirits retail license is one hundred sixty-six dollars.
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 66.24 RCW, RCW 66.08.030 and Court of Appeals Decision: Washington Restaurant Association, et al., v. WSLCB, 200 Wn.App. 119, 401 P.3d 428 (2017). WSR 19-21-002, § 314-02-106, filed 10/2/19, effective 1/1/20. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030. WSR 17-12-030, § 314-02-106, filed 5/31/17, effective 7/1/17. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.24.670 and 66.08.030. WSR 15-07-036, § 314-02-106, filed 3/11/15, effective 4/11/15. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.24.363, 66.24.660 and 66.08.030. WSR 14-02-001, § 314-02-106, filed 12/18/13, effective 1/18/14. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030, 66.24.055, 66.24.160, 66.24.630, and 66.24.640. WSR 12-12-065, § 314-02-106, filed 6/5/12, effective 7/6/12.]
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What are the requirements for a spirits retail license?
(1) The requirements for a spirits retail license are as follows:
(a) Submit a signed acknowledgment form indicating the square footage of the premises. The premises must be at least ten thousand square feet of fully enclosed retail space within a single structure, including store rooms and other interior areas. This does not include any area encumbered by a lease or rental agreement (floor plans one-eighth inch to one foot scale may be required by the board); and
(b) Submit a signed acknowledgment form indicating the licensee has a security plan which addresses:
(ii) Employee training and supervision; and
(iii) Physical security of spirits product with respect to preventing sales to underage or apparently intoxicated persons and theft of product.
(2) A grocery store licensee or a specialty shop licensee may add a spirits retail liquor license to their current license if they meet the requirements for the spirits retail license.
(3) The board may not deny a spirits retail license to qualified applicants where the premises is less than ten thousand square feet if:
(a) The application is for a former contract liquor store location;
(b) The application is for the holder of a former state liquor store operating rights sold at auction; or
(c) There is no spirits retail license holder in the trade area that the applicant proposes to serve; and
(i) The applicant meets the operational requirements in WAC 314-02-107 (1)(b); and
(ii) If a current liquor licensee, has not committed more than one public safety violation within the last three years.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030, 66.24.055, 66.24.160, 66.24.630, and 66.24.640. WSR 12-12-065, § 314-02-107, filed 6/5/12, effective 7/6/12.]
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What is "trade area"?
(1) "Trade area" as used in RCW 66.24.630 means an area where there is no spirits retail license within a twenty mile travel distance at the time of license application.
(2) The board will use the following criteria when determining to accept a spirits retail license application where the proposed premises location is less than ten thousand square feet of fully enclosed retail space:
(a) There is no spirits retail license holder or auction title holder within twenty travel miles at the time of license application; and
(b) The board will determine travel distance by a publicly available mapping tool which may be accessed on the board's website. The web address of this site at the time of rule adoption is http://wslcb.maps.arcgis.com/home/.
(3) Former contract liquor stores and title holders by those who purchased a state store at auction are exempt from the ten thousand square foot minimum required by law. Should either choose to locate within an established trade area and they are in compliance with board relocation criteria, they may be issued a license.
(4) The board may make an exception to the twenty mile travel distance for the following: A spirits retail license application is for a location where the significant mode of travel is other than by automobile.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030. WSR 13-20-148, § 314-02-1071, filed 10/2/13, effective 11/2/13.]
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Responsible vendor program.
(3) How does a spirits retail licensee become a responsible vendor? Any spirits retail licensee who meets the program standards may participate. To apply for a responsible vendor certificate, the licensee must have no public safety violations within the last two years and must complete and submit a board-provided application form. Board staff will review the application for completeness, and will:
[Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030. WSR 14-15-075, § 314-02-108, filed 7/16/14, effective 8/16/14. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030, 66.24.630. WSR 12-11-008, § 314-02-108, filed 5/3/12, effective 6/3/12.]
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What is the responsible vendor program for beer and wine retail licensees selling beer and wine for off-premises consumption?
[Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030. WSR 14-15-075, § 314-02-1081, filed 7/16/14, effective 8/16/14.]
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What are the quarterly reporting and payment requirements for a spirits retailer license?
Failure of a spirits retailer licensee to submit its quarterly reports and payment to the board for two consecutive quarters will be sufficient grounds for the board to revoke the liquor license.
A penalty of one percent per month will be assessed on any payments postmarked after the twenty-fifth day quarterly report is due. When the twenty-fifth day of the month falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or a legal holiday, the filing must be postmarked by the U.S. Postal Service no later than the next postal business day.
Absent a postmark, the date received at the Washington state liquor and cannabis board, or designee, will be used to determine if penalties are to be assessed.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030. WSR 17-12-030, § 314-02-109, filed 5/31/17, effective 7/1/17; WSR 16-01-102, § 314-02-109, filed 12/16/15, effective 1/16/16; WSR 14-12-101, § 314-02-109, filed 6/4/14, effective 7/5/14. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.24.630, 66.24.055, 66.24.145 and 66.08.030. WSR 13-07-085, § 314-02-109, filed 3/20/13, effective 4/20/13. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030, 66.24.055, 66.24.160, 66.24.630, and 66.24.640. WSR 12-12-065, § 314-02-109, filed 6/5/12, effective 7/6/12.]
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What is a beer and/or wine gift delivery license?
(1) Per RCW 66.24.550, a beer and/or wine gift delivery license allows a business that is primarily engaged in the retail sale of gifts or flowers to deliver beer and/or wine in bottles or original packages. The beer or wine must be delivered in conjunction with the gifts or flowers.
(2) The annual fee for this license is seventy-five dollars.
(3) An applicant must meet the following requirements to obtain and maintain a beer and/or wine gift delivery license:
(a) The business must be primarily engaged in the retail sale of gifts or flowers. In order to determine that the business meets this qualification, the board may inspect an applicant's or licensee's inventory, sales figures, and business records.
(b) A beer and/or wine gift delivery licensee may not hold any other class of liquor license.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030, 66.24.010, 66.24.120. WSR 00-07-091, § 314-02-110, filed 3/15/00, effective 4/15/00.]
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What is a caterer's license?
(1) A caterer's license allows the licensee to sell spirits, beer, and wine by the individual serving for consumption on the premises at a catered event location.
(2) The catered event location must be owned, leased, or operated by:
(a) The holder of the caterer's license; or
(b) The sponsor of the event for which the catering services are being provided.
(3) The caterer licensee is responsible for all areas of a location where alcohol is sold, served, consumed, or stored.
(4) If the catered event is open and advertised to the public, the event must be sponsored by a nonprofit society or organization as defined in RCW 66.24.375.
(a) A registered nonprofit holding a public or civic event may invite a caterer to provide alcohol service at a location within the parameters of the event.
(b) If attendance at the catered event is limited to members or invited guests of the sponsoring individual, society, or organization, the requirement in subsection (2) of this section does not apply.
(5) A spirits, beer, and wine caterer licensee must have the ability to serve at least eight complete meals. A commissary kitchen, licensed by the city and/or county health department, shall be maintained in a substantial manner as a place for preparing and cooking complete meals. The caterer licensee must maintain the kitchen equipment necessary to prepare the complete meals required under this section. The complete meals must be prepared at the licensed commissary kitchen premises. For the purposes of this title:
(a) "Complete meal" means an entrée and at least one side dish.
(b) "Entrée" means the main course of a meal. Some examples of entrées are fish, steak, chicken, pork, pasta, pizza, hamburgers, seafood salad, Cobb salad, chef's salad, sandwiches, and breakfast items (as long as they include a side dish). Entrées do not include snack items, or menu items which consist solely of precooked frozen food that is reheated, or consist solely of carry-out items obtained from another business.
(6) A beer and wine caterer licensee must have the ability to provide minimum food service. A commissary kitchen shall be maintained in a substantial manner as a place for preparing and cooking minimum food service. The caterer licensee must maintain the kitchen equipment necessary to prepare minimum food service required under this section. The minimum food service must be prepared at the licensed commissary kitchen premises. For purposes of this title:
"Minimum food service" means items such as sandwiches, salad, soup, hamburgers, pizza, and fry orders.
Licensees holding a caterer's license may share a commissary kitchen under the following conditions:
(a) Each licensee has their own secure area for their own liquor stock. Liquor stock cannot be shared.
(b) If using a shared commissary kitchen, each applicant/licensee must provide a sketch of the commissary kitchen to licensing indicating the separate secured area for each licensee.
(7) The applicant must provide the liquor and cannabis board with a copy of their commissary kitchen license issued by the city or county health department.
(8) The licensee is required to send a list of scheduled catered events to their regional enforcement office on the first of each month. The licensee must provide the following information:
(a) Date of the catered events;
(b) Time of the catered events; and
(c) Place and location of catered events.
Any changes to the information provided to the board must be reported to the regional enforcement office seventy-two hours prior to the catered event.
(9) A caterer's license holder is not allowed to cater events at a liquor licensed premises.
(10) The holder of the caterer's license may store liquor on other premises operated by the licensee if the licensee owns or has a leasehold interest at the other premises. Documentation must be provided to the board showing the licensee owns or has a leasehold interest in the property.
(11) All employees that sell or serve alcohol must hold MAST permits.
(12) The annual fee for the caterer's license is as follows:
(a) The annual fee for beer is two hundred dollars;
(b) The annual fee for wine is two hundred dollars; and
(c) The annual fee for a combined spirits, beer, and wine is one thousand dollars.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030. WSR 17-12-030, § 314-02-112, filed 5/31/17, effective 7/1/17. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.24.690. WSR 14-24-128, § 314-02-112, filed 12/3/14, effective 1/3/15.]
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What is a senior center license?
(1) A senior center license can only be issued to a nonprofit organization whose primary service is providing recreational and social activities for seniors on the licensed premises.
(2) The senior center license permits the sale of spirits by the individual glass, including mixed drinks and cocktails mixed on the premises only, beer and wine, at retail for consumption on the licensed premises.
(3) To qualify for the senior center license, the applicant must:
(a) Be a nonprofit organization under RCW 24.03.005;
(i) "Corporation" or "domestic corporation" means a corporation not for profit subject to the provisions of this chapter, except a foreign corporation.
(ii) "Foreign corporation" means a corporation not for profit organized under laws other than the laws of this state.
(iii) "Not for profit corporation" or "nonprofit corporation" means a corporation no part of the income of which is distributable to its members, directors or officers.
(b) Only serve alcohol between the hours of 6 a.m. and 2 a.m.; and
(c) Provide limited food service anytime alcohol is sold. Limited food service means foods such as:
(i) Appetizers;
(ii) Sandwiches;
(iii) Salads and soups;
(iv) Pizza;
(v) Hamburgers; and
(vi) Fry orders.
(4) Alcohol may be sold and served at the following types of events:
(a) Events hosted by the senior center; and
(b) Private events where the facility is rented by a private party for an event such as a wedding reception, family reunion, etc.
(5) If minors are allowed on the premises, floor plans must meet the requirements in WAC 314-02-025.
(6) All alcohol servers must have a valid mandatory alcohol server training permit.
(7) The annual fee for this license is seven hundred twenty dollars.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 66.24.680. WSR 14-20-048, § 314-02-114, filed 9/24/14, effective 10/25/14.]
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What are the requirements for licensees that sell keg beer?
Per RCW 66.28.200 and 66.28.210, any licensee who sells beer for off-premises consumption in kegs or other containers holding four or more gallons of beer must:
(1) Require the purchaser to provide at least one piece of identification (see RCW 66.16.040 for acceptable forms of identification); and
(2) The licensee or employee and purchaser must fill out a keg registration form, provided by the board, which contains:
(b) The type and number of the identification presented by the purchaser;
(c) The address where the beer will be consumed and the date on which it will be consumed; and
(d) A sworn statement, signed by the purchaser under penalty of perjury, that the purchaser:
(ii) Will not allow persons under twenty-one years of age to consume the beer purchased;
(iii) Will not remove or obliterate the keg registration form affixed to the keg or allow it to be removed or obliterated; and
(iv) The address listed in (c) of this subsection is the true and correct address at which the beer will be consumed or physically located.
(3) It is the licensee's or employee's responsibility to distribute the properly completed keg registration form as follows:
(a) One copy to the purchaser;
(b) One copy affixed to the keg or container holding four gallons or more of beer, prior to it leaving the licensed premises; and
(c) One copy must be retained on the licensed premises for one year, available for inspection and copying by any law enforcement officer.
(4) Possession of a keg or other container which holds four gallons or more of beer without a properly completed keg registration form affixed to it, other than on the licensee's premises, will be a violation of this title.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030, 66.24.010, 66.24.120. WSR 00-07-091, § 314-02-115, filed 3/15/00, effective 4/15/00.]
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How do licensees get keg registration forms?
(1) The board will provide keg registration forms free of charge to licensees who hold (a) a beer and/or wine restaurant license in combination with an off-premises beer and/or wine endorsement; (b) a tavern license in combination with an off-premises beer and/or wine endorsement; or (c) a beer and/or wine specialty shop license with a keg endorsement.
(2) Licensees who hold a grocery store license with a keg endorsement, or a spirits, beer, and wine restaurant license with a keg endorsement, must purchase the keg registration forms. Keg registration books can be ordered online at the liquor and cannabis board website or from the enforcement customer service line for four dollars per book of twenty-five forms.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030. WSR 17-12-030, § 314-02-120, filed 5/31/17, effective 7/1/17. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030 and 66.24.363. WSR 11-01-133, § 314-02-120, filed 12/21/10, effective 1/21/11. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030. WSR 09-02-012, § 314-02-120, filed 12/29/08, effective 1/29/09. Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030, 66.24.010, 66.24.120. WSR 00-07-091, § 314-02-120, filed 3/15/00, effective 4/15/00.]