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                                                   HOUSE BILL NO. 1292

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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 but not limited to 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:  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.