Washington Administrative Code › Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board › Chapter 314-28 - Distillers › Section 314-28-320 - Jointly operated conjoined consumption areas

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Jointly operated conjoined consumption
			 areas are allowed as authorized in
			 RCW
			 66.24.1472. Consistent with
			 RCW
			 66.24.1472:
(a) Any domestic brewery, microbrewery,
			 domestic winery, distillery, or craft distillery, or any combination of these
			 licensees, whose property parcels or buildings are located in direct physical
			 proximity to one another may share a jointly operated conjoined consumption
			 area. "Direct physical proximity" means that the property parcels or buildings
			 are physically connected or touching each other along a boundary or at a
			 point.
(b) The jointly operated
			 conjoined consumption area may be a standing or seated tasting area for patrons
			 to use, which may be indoors, outdoors, or a combined indoor and outdoor area.
			 For requirements related to outside alcohol service, see WAC
			 314-03-200.
(c)
(i)
			 Each licensee may sample, serve, and sell products as authorized under the
			 terms of their respective licenses for on-premises consumption in the jointly
			 operated conjoined consumption area. For the requirements applicable to:
(A) Distillery and craft distillery
			 licensees, see WAC 314-28-065.
(B)
			 Domestic winery licensees, see chapter 314-24 WAC.
(C) Domestic brewery and microbrewery
			 licensees, see chapter 314-20 WAC.
(ii) Consistent with
			 RCW
			 66.24.140 and
			 66.24.145,
			 a licensee may not allow an individual person to receive more than a cumulative
			 total of two ounces of unadulterated spirits for on-premises consumption at a
			 jointly operated conjoined consumption area, regardless of the number of
			 licensees operating at a jointly operated conjoined consumption area.
(iii) Consistent with WAC
			 314-11-065,
			 a licensee may not permit the removal of liquor in an open container from the
			 jointly operated conjoined consumption area, except to reenter the licensed
			 premises where the liquor was purchased. Signage prohibiting the removal of
			 liquor in an open container must be visible to patrons in the jointly operated
			 conjoined consumption area.
(d) In a jointly operated conjoined
			 consumption area, licensees must:
(i)
			 Maintain separate storage of products and separate financial records. If
			 licensees share any point of sale system, the licensees must keep complete
			 documentation and records for the shared point of sale system showing clear
			 separation as to what sales items and categories belong to each respective
			 licensee;
(ii) Use distinctly
			 marked glassware or serving containers to identify the source of any product
			 being consumed. The distinctive markings may be either permanent or temporary.
			 Any temporary markings must remain on the glassware or serving containers
			 through the duration of use by the customer;
(iii) Comply with the applicable laws and
			 rules relating to retailers; and
(iv) Share staffing resources under a written
			 plan. The written plan should demonstrate in general how responsibility for
			 staffing the premises is shared among the licensees. Licensees are not required
			 to submit the written plan to the board at the time of application or
			 alteration but must keep documentation of an up-to-date written plan available
			 for inspection on premises.