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HOUSE BILL NO. 1292
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AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
C 160 L 88
State of Washington 50th Legislature 1988 Regular Session
By Representatives Jones, Patrick and Wang; by request of Liquor Control Board
Prefiled with Chief Clerk 1/7/88. Read first time 1/11/88 and referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.
AN ACT Relating to employees of liquor-licensed premises who are eighteen to twenty-one years of age; and amending RCW 66.44.350.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. Section 1, chapter 204, Laws of 1975 1st ex. sess. and RCW 66.44.350 are each amended to read as follows:
Notwithstanding
provisions of RCW 66.44.310, employees of class A, C, D and/or H licensees
eighteen years of age and over may take orders for, serve and sell liquor in
any part of the licensed premises except cocktail lounges, bars, or other areas
classified by the Washington state liquor control board as off-limits to
persons under twenty-one years of age: PROVIDED, That such employees may enter
such restricted areas ((for the following purposes:)) to perform
work assignments including picking up liquor for service in other
parts of the licensed premises, ((to)) performing clean up work,
((to)) setting up and ((arrange)) arranging tables,
((and to)) delivering supplies, delivering messages, serving
food, and seating patrons: PROVIDED FURTHER, That such employees shall
remain in the areas off-limits to minors no longer than is necessary to carry
out their aforementioned duties: PROVIDED FURTHER, That such employees shall
not be permitted to perform activities or functions of a bartender.