FINAL BILL REPORT

                 SHB 2452

                          C 70 L 94

                     Synopsis as Enacted

Brief Description:  Modifying provisions regarding shipping wine.

By House Committee on Agriculture & Rural Development (originally sponsored by Representatives Rayburn, Lisk, Mastin, Chandler, Lemmon, Grant, Finkbeiner, Wineberry, Bray, Cothern and Dyer).

House Committee on Agriculture & Rural Development

Senate Committee on Labor & Commerce

Background:  State law authorizes the delivery of wine from an out-of-state winery directly to residents of this state if the laws of that state grant Washington wineries reciprocal authority.  

Such an out-of-state winery may ship, for personal use and not for resale, not more than two cases of wine of its own manufacture per year to any state resident 21 years of age or older.  However, the out-of-state winery must first obtain a license from this state's Liquor Control Board before shipping wine into Washington.  

Pickup, delivery, or acceptance of any container of wine that is shipped into this state in violation of this license requirement is a civil violation, punishable under the alcoholic beverage control laws. 

Summary:  It is no longer a civil violation to pick up or deliver wine that is shipped into this state from a person not licensed under the wine shipment reciprocity law.

Votes on Final Passage:

House  94 1

Senate 49 0

Effective:  June 9, 1994