BILL REQ. #:  S-3989.1 

Read first time 01/19/12.   Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection.

     AN ACT Relating to theater licenses; and adding a new section to chapter 66.24 RCW.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   A new section is added to chapter 66.24 RCW to read as follows:
     (1) There shall be a theater license to sell beer, including strong beer, or wine, or both, at retail for consumption on theater premises. The annual fee for such license shall be two hundred dollars for the beer license, two hundred dollars for the wine license, or four hundred dollars for a combination beer and wine license.
     (2) If the theater premises are ever to be frequented by minors, a minor control plan must be submitted to the board at the time of application. The minor control plan must be approved by the board, and be prominently posted on the premises, prior to minors being allowed. The annual fee for review and approval of a minor control plan shall be fifty dollars.
     (3) For the purposes of this section, "minor control plan" means a written, dated, and signed plan submitted to the board by an applicant or licensee for the entire theater premises, or a room or area therein, that shows where and when minors are permitted and the control measures used to prevent minors from obtaining alcohol, prohibit minors when drinking alcohol predominates, and minimize minors' exposure to a drinking environment.
     (4) The board shall adopt rules regarding minor control plans and necessary control measures to prevent minors from obtaining alcohol, prohibit minors when drinking alcohol predominates, and minimize minors' exposure to a drinking environment.