READ FIRST TIME 02/19/13.   

     AN ACT Relating to the creation of a permit to allow day spas to offer or supply without charge wine or beer by the individual glass to a customer for consumption on the premises; and adding a new section to chapter 66.20 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   A new section is added to chapter 66.20 RCW to read as follows:
     (1) There shall be a permit known as a day spa permit to allow the holder to offer or supply without charge, wine or beer by the individual glass to a customer for consumption on the premises. The customer must be at least twenty-one years of age and may only be offered wine or beer if the services he or she will be receiving will last more than one hour. Wine or beer served or consumed shall be purchased from a Washington state licensed retailer. A customer may consume no more than one six ounce glass of wine or one twelve ounce glass of beer per day under this permit. Day spas with a day spa permit may not advertise the service of complimentary wine or beer and may not sell wine or beer in any manner. Any employee involved in the service of wine or beer must complete a board-approved limited alcohol server training program.
     (2) For the purposes of this section, "day spa" means a business that offers at least three of the following four service categories:
     (a) Hair care;
     (b) Skin care;
     (c) Nail care; and
     (d) Body care, such as massages, wraps, and waxing.
     Day spas must provide separate service areas of the day spa for at least three of the service categories offered.
     (3) The annual fee for this permit is one hundred twenty-five dollars.