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Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-20 - Beer - Brewers, holders, importers, etc › Section 314-20-170 - Holders of certificates of approval (Repealed)

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  66.08.030, 2004 c 160. 04-24-097, §
				  314-20-170, filed 12/1/04, effective 1/1/05. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  66.08.030,
				  66.24.210,
				  66.24.230,
				  66.24.290,
				  66.24.305,
				  66.24.270,
				  66.24.215,
				  66.24.580,
				  66.24.206. 00-17-065, §
				  314-20-170, filed 8/9/00, effective 9/9/00; Rule 56, filed
				  6/13/63.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-20 - Beer - Brewers, holders, importers, etc › Section 314-20-260 - Consumer orders, internet sales, and delivery for domestic brewery and microbrewery licensees

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(1) A domestic
			 brewery and microbrewery licensee may accept orders for beer from, and deliver
			 beer to, customers.
(a) Beer shall not be for
			 resale.
(b) Beer must come directly
			 from a licensed domestic brewery or microbrewery possession.
(c) Beer may be ordered in person at a
			 licensed location, by mail, telephone, or internet, or by other similar
			 methods.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-20 - Beer - Brewers, holders, importers, etc › Section 314-20-350 - Contract packaging services endorsement for domestic breweries and microbreweries

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Consistent with RCW  66.24.248:
(1) There is an endorsement available to
			 domestic breweries, mi-crobreweries, wineries, distilleries, and craft
			 distilleries to provide contract packaging services to other domestic
			 breweries, micro-breweries, wineries, distilleries, craft distilleries, and
			 nonliquor licensed businesses.
(2)
			 Contract packaging services allowed under the endorsement include:
(a) Canning, bottling, and bagging;
(b) Mixing products before
			 packaging;
(c) Repacking of
			 finished products into mixed consumer packs or multipacks; and
(d) Receiving and returning products to the
			 originating liquor licensed businesses as part of a contract in which the
			 contracting liquor licensed party for which the services are being provided
			 retains title and ownership of the products at all times.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-21 - Controlled purchase programs › Section 314-21-005 - What is an in-house controlled purchase program?

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(1) Per
			 RCW
			 66.44.290, an in-house controlled purchase
			 program is a program that allows retail liquor licensees to use eighteen,
			 nineteen, or twenty year old persons to attempt to purchase alcohol for the
			 purpose of evaluating the licensee's training program regarding the sale of
			 liquor to persons under twenty-one years of age.
(2) The licensee's controlled purchase
			 program must meet the requirements of
			 RCW
			 66.44.290, WAC
			 314-21-015, and
			 314-21-025.
(3) Per
			 RCW
			 66.44.290, violations occurring under an
			 in-house controlled purchase program may not be used for criminal prosecution
			 or administrative action by the liquor control board.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  66.08.030,
				  66.44.290. 02-11-030, §
				  314-21-005, filed 5/7/02, effective
				  6/7/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-21 - Controlled purchase programs › Section 314-21-015 - How can liquor licensees receive approval to conduct an in-house controlled purchase program?

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A retail liquor licensee must receive prior written approval
				from the liquor control board's enforcement and education division before
				conducting an in-house controlled purchase program.
(1) The board's approval will be based on the
			 licensee submitting a written plan that meets the requirements outlined in
			 RCW
			 66.44.290 and chapter 314-21 WAC.
(2) It will take up to twenty days for the
			 licensee to receive written approval from the liquor control board's
			 enforcement and education division once the licensee submits a properly
			 completed written request, therefore the licensee must submit his/her request
			 in writing to the board's enforcement and education division at least twenty
			 working days prior to the first controlled purchase program.
(3) The written request must contain:
(a) The location(s) at which the licensee
			 would like to conduct controlled purchase programs.
(b) The name and contact telephone number(s)
			 of the person who will be on the premises supervising the control purchased
			 program, who must be at least twenty-one years of age.
(c) The licensee's written procedures for
			 their in-house controlled purchase program, which must address all of the
			 guidelines in WAC
			 314-21-025.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-21 - Controlled purchase programs › Section 314-21-025 - What are the guidelines for controlled purchase programs?

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A retail liquor licensee may conduct an in-house controlled
				purchase program under the following conditions:
(1) The licensee must keep a statement on
			 file signed by the licensee and each employee indicating that the employee has
			 received training regarding the sale of liquor to persons under twenty-one
			 years of age. Restaurant, tavern, or sports/entertainment facility licensees
			 must keep on file either such a statement for each employee or a copy of the
			 employee's mandatory alcohol server training permit. These records must be
			 maintained on the licensed premises, available for inspection by the board,
			 unless otherwise approved in writing by the liquor control board's enforcement
			 and education division.
(2) During
			 an in-house controlled purchase program, the person supervising the program
			 must possess:
(a) The licensee's controlled
			 purchase program procedures,
(b)
			 The board's written approval of the in-house controlled purchase program,
			 and
(c) Valid identification (see
			 WAC 314-11-025 for a list of
			 acceptable identification).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-23 - Spirits distributors, spirits certificate of approval licenses, and spirits importers › Section 314-23-001 - What does a spirits distributor license allow?

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(1) A spirits distributor licensee is allowed
			 to:
(a) Sell spirits purchased from
			 manufacturers, distillers, importers, or spirits certificate of approval
			 holders;
(b) Sell spirits to any
			 liquor licensee allowed to sell spirits;
(c) Sell spirits to other spirits
			 distributors;
(d) Sell spirits to
			 bona fide full-time employees per
			 RCW
			 66.28.185 under the following conditions:
(i) No spirits may be sold unless they are in
			 such condition that they cannot reasonably be sold in the normal course of
			 business, such as damage to the label on an individual bottle;
(ii) No spirits may be sold for less than the
			 spirits distributor licensee's cost of acquisition; and
(iii) No spirits may be sold to a person who
			 has been employed by the spirits distributor licensee for less than ninety days
			 at the time of the sale or who is under the age of twenty-one.
(e) Export spirits from the state
			 of Washington.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-23 - Spirits distributors, spirits certificate of approval licenses, and spirits importers › Section 314-23-005 - What are the fees for a spirits distributor license?

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(1) The holder of a spirits distributor
			 license must pay to the board a monthly license fee . The license fee is:
(a) Ten percent of the total revenue from all
			 sales of spirits to employees and retail licensees made during the month for
			 which the fee is due for the first twenty-seven months of licensure;
			 or
(b) Five percent of the total
			 revenue from all sales of spirits to employees and retail licensees made during
			 the month for which the fee is due for the twenty-eighth month of licensure and
			 each month thereafter; and
(c)
			 Required on sales of spirits which the licensee was the first spirits
			 distributor in the state to have received:
(i)
			 Spirits manufactured in the state, from the distiller; or
(ii) Spirits manufactured outside of the
			 state, from an authorized out-of-state supplier.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-23 - Spirits distributors, spirits certificate of approval licenses, and spirits importers › Section 314-23-020 - What are the requirements for a spirits distributor license?

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(1) In addition to
			 any application requirements in chapter 314-07 WAC, applicants applying for a
			 spirits distributor license must submit:
(a) A
			 copy of all permits required by the federal government;
(b) Documentation showing the applicant has
			 the right to the property;
(c) An
			 acknowledgment form certifying the applicant has a security plan which
			 addresses:
(i) Inventory management;
			 and
(ii) Physical security of
			 spirits product with respect to preventing theft.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-23 - Spirits distributors, spirits certificate of approval licenses, and spirits importers › Section 314-23-021 - What are the monthly reporting and payment requirements for a spirits distributor license?

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(1) A spirits
			 distributor must submit monthly sales reports and payments to the
			 board.
(2) The required monthly
			 sales reports must be:
(a) Filed
			 electronically or on a form furnished by the board;
(b) Filed every month, including months with
			 no activity or payment due;
(c)
			 Submitted, with any payment due to the board on or before the twentieth day of
			 each month for the previous month (for example, a report listing transactions
			 for the month of January is due by February 20th). When the twentieth 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; and
(d) Filed separately for
			 each liquor license held.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-23 - Spirits distributors, spirits certificate of approval licenses, and spirits importers › Section 314-23-022 - What if a distributor licensee fails to report or pay, or reports or pays late?

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(1) Failure of a
			 spirits distributor licensee to submit monthly reports and payment to the board
			 as required in WAC
			 314-23-021(1)
			 will be sufficient grounds for the board to suspend or revoke the liquor
			 license.
(2) A penalty of two
			 percent per month will be assessed on any payments postmarked or posted in the
			 WSLCB receiving account if paying electronically after the twentieth day of the
			 month following the month of sale. When the twentieth day of the month falls on
			 a Saturday, Sunday, or a legal holiday, the report and payment must be
			 postmarked or posted in the WSLCB receiving account if paying electronically no
			 later than the next postal business day.
Absent a postmark, and if not paying electronically, the date
				received at the WSLCB will be used to determine if penalties are to be
				assessed.
(3) Electronic
			 payments will be considered received on the date they post in the WSLCB
			 receiving account.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  66.08.030,
				  66.24.055,
				  66.24.160,
				  66.24.630, and
				  66.24.640. 12-12-065, §
				  314-23-022, filed 6/5/12, effective
				  7/6/12.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-23 - Spirits distributors, spirits certificate of approval licenses, and spirits importers › Section 314-23-025 - Collection of shortfall of spirits distributor license fees from spirits distributor license holders

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  66.24.055 and
				  66.08.030. 12-21-057, §
				  314-23-025, filed 10/15/12, effective
				  11/15/12.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-23 - Spirits distributors, spirits certificate of approval licenses, and spirits importers › Section 314-23-030 - What does a spirits certificate of approval license allow?

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(1) A spirits
			 certificate of approval license may be issued to spirits manufacturers located
			 outside of the state of Washington but within the United States.
(2) There are three separate spirits
			 certificate of approval licenses as follows:
(a) A holder of a spirits certificate of
			 approval may act as a distributor of spirits they are entitled to import into
			 the state by selling directly to spirits distributors or spirits importers
			 licensed in Washington state. The fee for a certificate of approval is two
			 hundred dollars per year.
(b) A
			 holder of an authorized representative out-of-state spirits importer or brand
			 owner for spirits produced in the United States but outside of Washington state
			 may obtain a spirits authorized representative domestic certificate of approval
			 license which entitles the holder to import spirits into the state by selling
			 directly to spirits distributors, or spirits importers licensed in Washington
			 state. The fee for an authorized representative certificate of approval for
			 spirits is two hundred dollars per year.
(c) A holder of an authorized representative
			 out-of-state spirits importer or brand owner for spirits produced outside of
			 the United States obtains a spirits authorized representative foreign
			 certificate of approval which entitles the holder to import spirits into the
			 state by selling directly to spirits distributors, or spirits importers
			 licensed in Washington state. The fee for an authorized representative
			 certificate of approval for foreign spirits is two hundred dollars per
			 year.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-23 - Spirits distributors, spirits certificate of approval licenses, and spirits importers › Section 314-23-040 - What are the requirements for a certificate of approval license?

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The following documents are required to obtain a certificate of
				approval license:
(1) Copies of all
			 permits required by the federal government;
(2) Copies of all state licenses and permits
			 required by the state in which your operation is located; and
(3) Licensing documents as determined by the
			 board.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  66.08.030,
				  66.24.055,
				  66.24.160,
				  66.24.630, and
				  66.24.640. 12-12-065, §
				  314-23-040, filed 6/5/12, effective
				  7/6/12.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-23 - Spirits distributors, spirits certificate of approval licenses, and spirits importers › Section 314-23-041 - What are the monthly reporting requirements for a spirits certificate of approval licensee?

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(1) A spirits
			 certificate of approval licensee must submit monthly reports to the
			 board.
(2) The required monthly
			 reports must be:
(a) Filed electronically or
			 on a form furnished by the board;
(b) Filed every month, including months with
			 no activity ;
(c) Submitted on or
			 before the twentieth day of each month, for the previous month (for example, a
			 report listing transactions for the month of January is due by February 20th).
			 When the twentieth 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; and
(d) Filed separately for each liquor license
			 held.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-23 - Spirits distributors, spirits certificate of approval licenses, and spirits importers › Section 314-23-042 - What if a spirits certificate of approval licensee fails to report or reports late?

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The board may revoke or suspend a certificate of approval
				license for failure to submit monthly reports or for submitting reports after
				the monthly due date.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  66.08.030,
				  66.24.055,
				  66.24.160,
				  66.24.630, and
				  66.24.640. 12-12-065, §
				  314-23-042, filed 6/5/12, effective
				  7/6/12.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-23 - Spirits distributors, spirits certificate of approval licenses, and spirits importers › Section 314-23-050 - What does a spirits importer license allow?

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(1) A spirits importer license is issued to
			 an in-state spirits importer. A spirits importer is allowed to:
(a) Import spirits into the state of
			 Washington;
(b) Store spirits in
			 the state of Washington;
(c) Sell
			 spirits to spirits distributors; and
(d) Export spirits in original
			 containers.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-23 - Spirits distributors, spirits certificate of approval licenses, and spirits importers › Section 314-23-060 - What are "volume discounts"?

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Volume discounts are discounts that are based solely on the
				volume of the spirits and/or wine that is purchased by a retailer from a
				distributor or supplier. However, the limitations on interactions between the
				levels of licenses remain including, but not limited to, the prohibition on
				undue influence and sales below cost.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-23 - Spirits distributors, spirits certificate of approval licenses, and spirits importers › Section 314-23-065 - What are "unfair trade practices"?

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(1) "Unfair trade practice" means one
			 retailer or industry member directly or indirectly influencing the purchasing,
			 marketing, or sales decisions of another retailer or industry member by any
			 agreement written or unwritten or any other business practices or arrangements
			 such as, but not limited to, the following:
(a)Any form of coercion between industry
			 members and retailers or between retailers and industry members through acts or
			 threats of physical or economic harm, including threat of loss of supply or
			 threat of curtailment of purchase;
(b) A retailer on an involuntary basis
			 purchasing less than it would have of another industry member's
			 product;
(c)Purchases made by a
			 retailer or industry member as a prerequisite for purchase of other
			 items;
(d)A retailer purchasing a
			 specific or minimum quantity or type of a product or products from an industry
			 member;
(e)An industry member
			 requiring a retailer to take and dispose of a certain product type or quota of
			 the industry member's products;
(f)A retailer having a continuing obligation
			 to purchase or otherwise promote or display an industry member's
			 product;
(g)An industry member
			 having a continuing obligation to sell a product to a retailer;
(h) A retailer having a commitment not to
			 terminate its relationship with an industry member with respect to purchase of
			 the industry member's products or an industry member having a commitment not to
			 terminate its relationship with a retailer with respect to the sale of a
			 particular product or products;
(i)
			 An industry member being involved in the day-to-day operations of a retailer or
			 a retailer being involved in the day-to-day operations of an industry member in
			 a manner that violates the provisions of this subsection;
(j) Discriminatory pricing practices as
			 prohibited by law or other practices that are discriminatory in that the
			 product is not offered to all retailers in the local market at the same
			 price.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-23 - Spirits distributors, spirits certificate of approval licenses, and spirits importers › Section 314-23-070 - What is "local market"?

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Local market is limited to businesses in geographic recognized
				market areas such as town, city, county or other recognized geographic area in
				which distribution services are provided. For the purposes of differential
				pricing, sales to on-premises retailers and off-premises retailers constitute
				separate markets.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-23 - Spirits distributors, spirits certificate of approval licenses, and spirits importers › Section 314-23-075 - Are licensed distributors or other suppliers of spirits and wine allowed to provide discounts to on-premises or off-premises retail licensees based on a commitment from the retailer to purchase a particular percentage of the spirits back-bar, well-drinks, wine by the glass, or any combination of these?

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(1) It is unlawful
			 for a distributor or other supplier of spirits or wine to offer a lower price
			 to an on-premises or off-premises retailer if the retailer is required to
			 purchase a specific portion of some or all of its wine or spirits from that
			 distributor or supplier in order to qualify for the lower price. Such
			 requirements include, but are not necessarily limited to, agreeing to devote
			 certain percentage of the spirits back-bar, well-drinks, wine by the glass, or
			 any combination of these or other types of purchases to products sold by that
			 distributor or supplier.
(2) Such
			 exclusive discounts are prohibited under
			 RCW
			 66.28.170 and federal law
			 27 C.F.R.
			 6.72.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-23 - Spirits distributors, spirits certificate of approval licenses, and spirits importers › Section 314-23-080 - Are licensed distributors or other licensed suppliers of spirits and wine allowed to provide volume discounts to on-premises or off-premises retail licensees?

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(1) Yes,
			 distributors or other licensed suppliers are allowed to provide volume
			 discounts to licensed on-premises and off-premises retailers. The discounts
			 must be based solely on the volume of the spirits and/or wine that is purchased
			 by a retailer from a distributor or other licensed suppliers. However, the
			 limitations on interactions between the levels of licenses remain, including
			 the prohibition on undue influence and sales below cost of
			 acquisition.
(2) Differential
			 pricing between on-premises licensed retailers and off-premises licensed
			 retailers is allowed under the following exceptions:
(a)For spirits: A new product to the market
			 may be sold to on-premises retailers at an "introductory price" for a maximum
			 of six months. After the six-month introductory period the price for
			 on-premises and off-premises retailers must be the same price for the same
			 volume purchased.
(i) "New product" means the
			 product has not previously been offered for sale to retailers.
(ii) "Introductory price" means the price of
			 the spirits product when it first becomes available for purchase.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-23 - Spirits distributors, spirits certificate of approval licenses, and spirits importers › Section 314-23-085 - What type of discounts are not allowed?

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The following types of discounts are not allowed. Please note
				that this list is representative and not inclusive of all practices that are
				not allowed:
(1)
Volume
			 discounts that violate local, state, or federal laws.
(2)
Discounts on purchases over
			 time.
Prices must be based on the spirits or wine delivered in a single
			 shipment.
(3)
Discounts on a
			 combined order that is delivered to multiple licensed sites.
Volume
			 discounts may only be provided based on combined orders by one or more
			 licensees to the "central warehouse" or a single location to which the order is
			 delivered.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-24 - Domestic wineries and domestic wine distributors › Section 314-24-001 - Definitions

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(1) The following
			 terms are defined in
			 RCW
			 66.04.010:
(a) Authorized representative;
(b) Domestic winery;
(c) Manufacturer;
(d) Package;
(e) Sale and sell;
(f) Wine;
(g) Wine distributor;
(h) Wine importer; and
(i) Winery.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-24 - Domestic wineries and domestic wine distributors › Section 314-24-003 - Standards of identity for wine

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Application of standards. The standards of identity for all
				classes and types of wine shall meet the standards set forth by TTB and is
				applicable to all wines produced, imported, bottled, offered for sale, or sold
				within this state for beverage use or any other purpose, except as hereinafter
				prescribed. The standards herein established are minimum standards for all wine
				classes and types defined.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  66.08.030. 85-19-030 (Order 164, Resolution
				  No. 173), § 314-24-003, filed 9/12/85. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  66.08.030 and
				  66.98.070. 81-22-026 (Order 85,
				  Resolution No. 94), § 314-24-003, filed 10/28/81; Order 14, §
				  314-24-003, filed 12/1/70, effective 1/1/71; Order 5, § 314-24-003, filed
				  8/7/69, effective 9/8/69.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-24 - Domestic wineries and domestic wine distributors › Section 314-24-006 - Substandard wines prohibited

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Application of this regulation. The production, importation or
				sale of, wine, which fails to conform to the standards prescribed by TTB, or of
				any wine fermented from raisins, dried fruits, or dried berries, or of any
				imitation or substandard wine as hereinafter defined, is hereby
				prohibited.
(1) Imitation wine shall
			 include:
(a) Any wine containing synthetic
			 materials;
(b) Any wine made from a
			 mixture of water with residues remaining after thorough pressing of grapes,
			 fruit or other agricultural products;
(c) Any class or type of wine, the taste,
			 aroma, color or other characteristics of which have been acquired in whole or
			 in part by treatment with methods or materials of any kind, if the taste,
			 aroma, color or other characteristics of normal wines of such class or type are
			 acquired without such treatment; or
(d) Any wine made from "must" concentrated at
			 any time to more than 80 degrees (Balling).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-24 - Domestic wineries and domestic wine distributors › Section 314-24-008 - Application procedure for domestic wineries

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(1) There shall be a license for domestic
			 wineries pursuant to
			 RCW
			 66.24.170. Applications for a domestic winery
			 shall be accompanied by information the board may request including, but not
			 limited to:
(a) A floor plan showing the
			 complete winery premises, including the production, storage, public tasting
			 areas, office, and other spaces.
(b) A written description of the proposed
			 method of production with appropriate documentation indicating the winery will
			 be producing wine on the licensed premises.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-24 - Domestic wineries and domestic wine distributors › Section 314-24-020 - Sanitation

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Domestic winery premises shall be constructed, kept and
				maintained in a clean and sanitary condition, and in accordance with such rules
				and regulations as shall be prescribed by the state department of agriculture
				through the dairy and food division, for the sanitation thereof and applicable
				to the sanitation of such winery premises.
Order 5, § 314-24-020, filed 8/7/69, effective 9/8/69;
				  Rule 60, filed 6/13/63.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-24 - Domestic wineries and domestic wine distributors › Section 314-24-040 - Wine labels - Federal certificate of label approval required - Labels to be submitted

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(1) No wine shall
			 be imported or sold within the state of Washington until the certificate of
			 approval holder, or domestic winery, or United States importer of foreign wine,
			 shall have submitted to the board:
(a) The
			 federal certificate of label approval for such wine which has been issued by
			 the TTB; and/or
(b) One label of
			 the brand and type for which tracking is requested for wines under seven
			 percent alcohol by volume.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-24 - Domestic wineries and domestic wine distributors › Section 314-24-050 - Alcoholic content

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No wine shall exceed twenty-four percent of alcohol by volume
				at 60 degrees Fahrenheit, calculated from the distillate.
Label tolerance:
(1)
			 The alcoholic content of wines containing in excess of fourteen percent of
			 alcohol by volume shall be within one percent plus or minus of the label claim,
			 but not to exceed the prescribed 24% limitation. In the event a maximum range
			 of two percent is stated on the label, the alcoholic content must be within the
			 stated range.
(2) The alcoholic
			 content of wines containing less than fourteen percent of alcohol by volume
			 shall be within one and one-half percent plus or minus of the label claim. In
			 the event a maximum range of three percent is stated on the label, the
			 alcoholic content must be within the stated range.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  66.08.030 and
				  66.98.070. 81-22-026 (Order 85,
				  Resolution No. 94), § 314-24-050, filed 10/28/81; Order 5, §
				  314-24-050, filed 8/7/69, effective 9/8/69; Rule 63, filed
				  6/13/63.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-24 - Domestic wineries and domestic wine distributors › Section 314-24-060 - Quality standards

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
All wines of the types and classes hereinafter set forth sold
				in the state of Washington shall meet the minimum requirements set by
				TTB.
(1) Preservatives: No wines shall
			 contain preservatives such as benzoic acid, salicylic acid or monochloracetic
			 acid, or their derivatives except that wines classified as specialty wine in
			 accordance with WAC
			 314-24-003 may use benzoic acid
			 or its derivatives if such use has been approved by the United States Food and
			 Drug Administration.
(2) Stability:
			 All wines shall be free from precipitates, colloidal matter, metallic casse,
			 haze due to yeast, bacteria, tartrates, or other causes as determined by usual
			 stability tests: Provided, however, That sediment may be allowed at the
			 discretion of the board when it occurs in accordance with commercial standards
			 commonly accepted by trade designations as normal and indicative of the wine's
			 composition.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  66.08.030. 88-11-009 (Order 250, Resolution
				  No. 259), § 314-24-060, filed 5/10/88; 86-24-030 (Order 205, Resolution
				  No. 214), § 314-24-060, filed 11/25/86; 85-24-041 (Order 169, Resolution
				  No. 178), § 314-24-060, filed 11/27/85; Order 14, § 314-24-060, filed
				  12/1/70, effective 1/1/71; Order 5, § 314-24-060, filed 8/7/69, effective
				  9/8/69; Rule 64, filed 6/13/63.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-24 - Domestic wineries and domestic wine distributors › Section 314-24-080 - Containers - Sizes and types permitted

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) All wine sold for consumption in the
			 state shall be sold in packages or container sizes approved by the TTB for
			 marketing within the United States. A copy of the federal certificate of label
			 approval must be submitted with each such request for authorization.
(2) No domestic winery or wine distributor,
			 or wine importer shall adopt or use any packages for wine differing in sizes
			 and case capacities from: Manufacturer's original full cases. The board may, in
			 its discretion, authorize other container and/or keg size packages it deems
			 appropriate.
(3) Wine referred to
			 in subsections (1) and (2) of this regulation may also be packaged and sold in
			 metric standards of fill and in case sizes as are established in 27 Code of
			 Federal Regulations. Wine may be bottled or packed in containers of four liters
			 or larger if the containers are filled and labeled in quantities of even
			 liters.
(4) Wine imported from
			 foreign countries may be packaged and container sizes approved by the TTB for
			 marketing within the United States. A copy of the federal certificate of label
			 approval must be submitted with each such request for authorization.
(5) For taxing purposes and in all reports to
			 the board, the approved enumerated designations of package sizes, and no
			 others, shall be used.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  66.08.030,
				  15.88.030,
				  19.126.020,
				  66.04.010,
				  66.08.180, 66.16.100,
				  66.20.010,
				  66.20.300,
				  66.20.310,
				  66.24.150,
				  66.24.170,
				  66.24.185,
				  66.24.200,
				  66.24.206,
				  66.24.210,
				  66.24.230,
				  66.24.240,
				  66.24.244,
				  66.24.250,
				  66.24.375,
				  66.24.380,
				  66.24.395,
				  66.24.400,
				  66.24.420,
				  66.24.425,
				  66.24.440,
				  66.24.450,
				  66.24.455,
				  66.24.495,
				  66.24.540, 66.28.010,
				  66.28.040,
				  66.28.050,
				  66.28.170,
				  66.28.180,
				  66.28.190,
				  66.28.200,
				  66.28.310, 66.44.190,
				  66.44.310,
				  66.98.060 and
				  82.08.150. 98-18-097, §
				  314-24-080, filed 9/2/98, effective 10/3/98. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  66.08.030. 86-07-022 (Order 172, Resolution
				  No. 181), § 314-24-080, filed 3/13/86. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  66.08.030,
				  66.08.050 and
				  66.98.070. 78-09-012 (Order 67,
				  Resolution No. 76), § 314-24-080, filed 8/8/78; Order 49, §
				  314-24-080, filed 8/26/76; Order 37, § 314-24-080, filed 7/17/75; Order
				  19, § 314-24-080, filed 8/10/72; Order 14, § 314-24-080, filed
				  12/1/70, effective 1/1/71; Order 5, § 314-24-080, filed 8/7/69, effective
				  9/8/69; Resolution No. 3, filed 9/8/64; Rule 66, filed
				  6/13/63.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-24 - Domestic wineries and domestic wine distributors › Section 314-24-090 - Wine labels

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Every package
			 or container of wine intended for sale within the state of Washington shall
			 bear a label in compliance with
			 RCW
			 66.28.110. Such label shall show:
(a) The brand name of the wine.
(b) Class, type or other
			 designation.
(c) The name, city,
			 and state of the bottler or packager, which shall be stated as follows "Bottled
			 by...... " Where a bottler or packager has made not less than 75% of the wine
			 in a particular package or container by crushing the grapes or other materials,
			 fermenting the must and clarifying the resulting wine, there may be stated in
			 lieu of the words "bottled by" the words "manufactured and bottled by" or
			 "produced and bottled by." In addition to the name and address of the bottler
			 or packager, but not in lieu thereof, there may be stated the name and address
			 of the manufacturer or producer.
(d) The alcoholic content of the wine by
			 volume, stated as provided in either (i) or (ii) of this subsection:
(i) "Alcohol...... % by volume."
(ii) "Alcohol...... % to...... % by
			 volume."
(e) The net
			 contents of the package or container: Provided, That the net contents need not
			 be stated on any label if the net contents are displayed by having the same
			 blown or branded in the package or container as the brand label, in letters or
			 figures in such manner as to be plainly legible under ordinary circumstances,
			 and such statement is not obscured in any manner in whole or in part.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-24 - Domestic wineries and domestic wine distributors › Section 314-24-100 - Domestic wineries - Responsibility for fruits used - Records

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Every domestic winery shall keep proper records as required by
				TTB, in a form approved by the board showing the place of origin and/or
				purchase of all fruits and fruit products used by such winery in the
				manufacture of wine, which records shall be kept at the office of such winery
				for a minimum of three years and available at all times for inspection by the
				board.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  66.08.030. 86-11-014 (Order 184, Resolution
				  No. 193), § 314-24-100, filed 5/13/86; Order 5, § 314-24-100, filed
				  8/7/69, effective 9/8/69; Rule 68, filed
				  6/13/63.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-24 - Domestic wineries and domestic wine distributors › Section 314-24-105 - Application procedure - Wine distributor's or importer's license

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Any person making application for a new wine distributor's or
				importer's license shall submit to the board, as a condition precedent to the
				board considering the application, such information as may be requested by the
				board to include a copy of an approved wholesaler permit issued by TTB, and
				shall additionally submit a written commitment from a manufacturer or importer
				that the product the applicant proposes to distribute is available to him
				should a license be issued.
The decision as to whether a license will or will not be issued
				in a particular case is, pursuant to
				RCW
				66.24.010, a matter of board discretion. The
				submission of the above information and written commitment shall not be
				construed as creating a vested right in the applicant to have a license
				issued.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  66.08.030,
				  15.88.030,
				  19.126.020,
				  66.04.010,
				  66.08.180, 66.16.100,
				  66.20.010,
				  66.20.300,
				  66.20.310,
				  66.24.150,
				  66.24.170,
				  66.24.185,
				  66.24.200,
				  66.24.206,
				  66.24.210,
				  66.24.230,
				  66.24.240,
				  66.24.244,
				  66.24.250,
				  66.24.375,
				  66.24.380,
				  66.24.395,
				  66.24.400,
				  66.24.420,
				  66.24.425,
				  66.24.440,
				  66.24.450,
				  66.24.455,
				  66.24.495,
				  66.24.540, 66.28.010,
				  66.28.040,
				  66.28.050,
				  66.28.170,
				  66.28.180,
				  66.28.190,
				  66.28.200,
				  66.28.310, 66.44.190,
				  66.44.310,
				  66.98.060 and
				  82.08.150. 98-18-097, §
				  314-24-105, filed 9/2/98, effective 10/3/98; Order 55, § 314-24-105, filed
				  5/31/77, effective 7/1/77.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-24 - Domestic wineries and domestic wine distributors › Section 314-24-107 - Winery warehouse license

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) A
			 licensee holding a domestic winery license under
			 RCW
			 66.24.170 and acting as a distributor of its
			 own products may apply for a winery warehouse license. There is no fee for this
			 license.
(2) A winery warehouse is
			 a premises located off the winery premises that is used for the storage of bulk
			 wine and the distribution of the winery's own products. Storage of bulk wine
			 may require a federal registry number.
(3) No part of the production process may
			 take place at the winery warehouse premises.
(4) There may be no retail sales from the
			 winery warehouse premises.
(5) The
			 winery warehouse must be approved by the board under
			 RCW
			 66.24.010 and the number of warehouses off
			 the winery premises may not exceed one.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  66.08.030 and
				  66.28.320. 10-01-090, §
				  314-24-107, filed 12/16/09, effective
				  1/16/10.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-24 - Domestic wineries and domestic wine distributors › Section 314-24-115 - Wine importers - Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1)
			 Principal office: Each wine importer shall keep the board informed at all times
			 of the location of the principal office required by the Washington State Liquor
			 Act and shall, not less than thirty days prior thereto notify the board in
			 writing of any change in the location of such office.
(2) Warehouses: Wine importers maintaining
			 warehouses at which wine imported by such importer is stored shall have the
			 location approved by the board.
(3)
			 Certain duties: No wine importer shall import or transport or cause to be
			 transported into the state of Washington any brand of wine manufactured within
			 the United States but outside the state of Washington, unless such importer
			 shall have first filed with the board a notice of his intention so to do, and
			 shall have ascertained from the board that the winery manufacturing such wine
			 has obtained from the Washington state liquor control board a certificate of
			 approval as provided in the Washington State Liquor Act (section 10, chapter
			 21, Laws of 1969 ex. sess.).
Order 26, § 314-24-115, filed 8/14/73; Order 5, §
				  314-24-115, filed 8/7/69, effective 9/8/69; Rule 69, filed
				  6/13/63.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-24 - Domestic wineries and domestic wine distributors › Section 314-24-117 - Wine certificate of approval

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1)
			 The certificate of approval holder must pay the fee for each privilege as
			 described below:
(a) Manufacturer of wine
			 produced in the United States but outside of Washington state, shipping wine to
			 licensed Washington wine distributors or importers.
(b) Authorized representative for wine
			 produced in the United States but outside of Washington state, shipping wine to
			 licensed Washington wine distributors or importers.
(c) Authorized representative for wine
			 produced outside of the United States, shipping wine to licensed Washington
			 wine distributors or importers.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-24 - Domestic wineries and domestic wine distributors › Section 314-24-120 - Importation of foreign wine - United States wineries - Reports - Records

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Foreign wine.
			 Wine manufactured outside of the United States may be imported by a wine
			 importer or distributor under the following conditions:
(a) The wine importer or distributor
			 importing such wine must obtain label approval in accordance with WAC
			 314-24-040. Such wine shall be
			 imported and delivered directly to either the warehouse of the importer or
			 distributor or to some other warehouse previously designated by the importer or
			 distributor and approved by the board.
(b) All matters pertaining to the
			 importation, transportation, storage, keeping of records, and all other matters
			 pertaining to the importation of wine manufactured outside the United States
			 shall be subject at all times to such orders, rules and regulations as the
			 board may from time to time prescribe, and the board reserves the right to make
			 orders applicable to individual and particular cases in addition to general
			 orders, rules and regulations applicable generally.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-24 - Domestic wineries and domestic wine distributors › Section 314-24-130 - Case lot sales

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
No domestic winery, wine distributor, wine importer, or
				certificate of approval holder shall sell or otherwise deliver wine to another
				domestic winery, wine distributor, and wine importer except in whole case lots,
				nor shall any such licensee receive from any other such licensee wine except in
				whole case lots.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  66.08.030,
				  15.88.030,
				  19.126.020,
				  66.04.010,
				  66.08.180, 66.16.100,
				  66.20.010,
				  66.20.300,
				  66.20.310,
				  66.24.150,
				  66.24.170,
				  66.24.185,
				  66.24.200,
				  66.24.206,
				  66.24.210,
				  66.24.230,
				  66.24.240,
				  66.24.244,
				  66.24.250,
				  66.24.375,
				  66.24.380,
				  66.24.395,
				  66.24.400,
				  66.24.420,
				  66.24.425,
				  66.24.440,
				  66.24.450,
				  66.24.455,
				  66.24.495,
				  66.24.540, 66.28.010,
				  66.28.040,
				  66.28.050,
				  66.28.170,
				  66.28.180,
				  66.28.190,
				  66.28.200,
				  66.28.310, 66.44.190,
				  66.44.310,
				  66.98.060 and
				  82.08.150. 98-18-097, §
				  314-24-130, filed 9/2/98, effective 10/3/98; Order 5, § 314-24-130, filed
				  8/7/69, effective 9/8/69; Rule 72, filed
				  6/13/63.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-24 - Domestic wineries and domestic wine distributors › Section 314-24-140 - Sales to vessels

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Tax paid wine may be sold direct by wine distributors
				to:
(1) Vessels engaged in foreign
			 commerce and operating on regular schedules.
(2) Vessels engaged in interstate commerce
			 and operating on regular schedules.
(3) Vessels commonly known as "tramps,"
			 engaged in interstate and/or foreign commerce but not operating on regular
			 schedules and taking cargo when and where it offers and to any port.
Wine may not be sold direct by wine distributors to any other
				class of boat or vessel unless the boat or vessel is in possession of a proper
				retail license.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  66.08.030,
				  15.88.030,
				  19.126.020,
				  66.04.010,
				  66.08.180, 66.16.100,
				  66.20.010,
				  66.20.300,
				  66.20.310,
				  66.24.150,
				  66.24.170,
				  66.24.185,
				  66.24.200,
				  66.24.206,
				  66.24.210,
				  66.24.230,
				  66.24.240,
				  66.24.244,
				  66.24.250,
				  66.24.375,
				  66.24.380,
				  66.24.395,
				  66.24.400,
				  66.24.420,
				  66.24.425,
				  66.24.440,
				  66.24.450,
				  66.24.455,
				  66.24.495,
				  66.24.540, 66.28.010,
				  66.28.040,
				  66.28.050,
				  66.28.170,
				  66.28.180,
				  66.28.190,
				  66.28.200,
				  66.28.310, 66.44.190,
				  66.44.310,
				  66.98.060 and
				  82.08.150. 98-18-097, §
				  314-24-140, filed 9/2/98, effective 10/3/98; Order 5, § 314-24-140, filed
				  8/7/69, effective 9/8/69; Rule 73, filed
				  6/13/63.