Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-11 - General requirements for licensees › Section 314-11-040 - Permissible duties of an employee under 21 years of age on a licensed premises

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
A person must be 21 years of age or older to be employed in the
				sale, handling, or service of liquor, except as provided in this
				chapter.
(1) Per RCW  66.44.340 and RCW
			  66.44.350, persons between 18 and 21 years of age may perform the following
			 duties:
Duties 18, 19, and 20 year old employees may
						  perform, as long as there is a person 21 years of age or older on duty
						  supervising the sale of liquor
Duties 18, 19, and 20 years old employees may not
						  perform
(a) In a grocery store or beer/wine specialty
						  shop:
* Sell, stock, and handle beer and wine; and
* Deliver beer and/or wine to a customer's car with the
						  customer (for the purposes of this rule, there is no minimum age requirement
						  for an employee of a grocery store or a beer/wine specialty shop to deliver
						  beer and/ora customer's car with the customer).
Supervise employees who sell, stock, or handle beer
						  and/or wine.
(b) In a spirits retail business:
* As long as there are at least two supervisors at
						  least 21 years of age on duty, persons 18, 1 and 20 years old may sell, stock,
						  and handle spirits.
* Deliver spirits to a customer's car with the customer
						  (for purposes of this rule, there is no minimum age requirement for an employee
						  of a spirits retailer to deliver spirits to a customer's car with the
						  customer).
Supervise employees who sell, stock, or handle
						  spirits.
(c) In an establishment that sells liquor for
						  on-premises consumption:
* Take orders for, serve, and sell liquor in areas
						  classified as open to persons under 21 years of age; and
Functions of a bartender, including:
* Enter areas designated as off-limits to persons under
						  21 years of age to perform duties suchpicking up liquor for service in other
						  parts of the establishment; cleaning up, setting up, and arranging tables;
						  delivering messages; serving food; and seating patrons; provided the employee
						  does not remain in the area any longer than is necessary to perform the
						  duties.
* Pouring spirits or mixing cocktails;
* Drawing beer or wine from a tap or spigot;
* Opening or pouring beer or wine in an area classified
						  by the board as off limits to any person under the age of 21; and
* Providing an employee spirits or beer by the pitcher
						  or glass, or win by the carafe or glass for delivery to a customer.
(d) In a spirits retail business:
Supervise employees who sell, stock, or handle
						  spirits.
(2) Per
			 RCW  66.44.316 and 66.44.318, the following persons that are 18, 19, or 20 years
			 of age may remain on licensed premises or portions of premises that are
			 restricted from persons under 21 years of age, but only during the course of
			 his or her employment:
(a) Persons performing
			 janitorial services during the hours when there is no sale, service, or
			 consumption of liquor on the premises;
(b) Employees of amusement device companies
			 for the purpose of installing, maintaining, repairing, or removing any
			 amusement device;
(c) Security or
			 law enforcement officers and firefighters during the course of their official
			 duties and if they are not the direct employees of the licensee; and
(d) Professional musicians, per WAC
			 314-11-045.