Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-02 - Requirements for retail liquor licensees › Section 314-02-058 - Sports/entertainment facility licenses-Operating plans

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1)
What requirements govern the
			 submission of operating plans?
(a) To
			 receive a license, a sports/entertainment facility must submit an operating
			 plan for board approval.
(b) Once
			 approved, the plan remains in effect until the licensee requests a change or
			 the board determines that a change is necessary due to demonstrated problems or
			 conditions not previously considered or adequately addressed in the original
			 plan. Changes to an operating plan must be submitted to the board's licensing
			 division for approval.
(c) The plan
			 must be submitted in a format designated by the board.
(d) The plan must contain all of the
			 following elements:
(i) How the
			 sports/entertainment facility will prevent the sale and service of alcohol to
			 persons under twenty-one years of age and those who appear to be
			 intoxicated.
(ii) The ratio of
			 alcohol service staff and security staff to the size of the audiences at events
			 where alcohol is being served. The minimum ratio allowed is one staff person to
			 fifty attendees at the event.
(iii)
			 Training provided to staff who serve, regulate, or supervise the service of
			 alcohol. Mandatory alcohol server training is required for all staff.
(iv) The facility's policy on the number of
			 alcoholic beverages that will be served to an individual patron during one
			 transaction. Two alcoholic beverages is the maximum number allowed to be sold
			 and served to an individual patron during one transaction.
(v) An explanation of the alcoholic beverage
			 containers that will be used to ensure they are significantly different from
			 containers utilized from nonalcoholic beverages.
(vi) A list of event categories (see WAC
			 314-02-057(2) )
			 to be held in the facility at which alcohol service is planned, along with a
			 request for the level of alcohol service at each event.
(vii) The date must be included in the
			 operating plan.
(viii) The pages
			 must be numbered in the operating plan.
(ix) A site plan designating all alcohol
			 service areas. Identify all beer garden areas to include dimensions of the
			 area, capacity, number of alcohol service/security employees staffing the area,
			 and what type/size of barrier will surround the alcohol service area.
(x) The operating plan must be signed by a
			 principal of the licensed entity.
(e) Prior to the first of each month, the
			 licensee must provide a schedule of events for the upcoming month to the
			 facility's local liquor enforcement office. This schedule must show the date
			 and time of each event during which alcohol service is planned. The licensee
			 must notify the local enforcement office at least seventy-two hours in advance
			 of any events where alcohol service is planned that were not included in the
			 monthly schedule. Notice of private events is not required when the event is
			 being held in conjunction with a professional or amateur sporting event, an
			 entertainment event, or a special event as outlined in WAC
			 314-02-057(2).