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                          HOUSE BILL 1866

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State of Washington      57th Legislature     2001 Regular Session

By Representatives B. Chandler, Wood, Conway and Clements

Read first time 02/07/2001.  Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.

Allowing certain employees to handle beer or wine.

    AN ACT Relating to the merchandising of beer and wine by employees between the ages of eighteen and twenty-one on or about a licensee's premises; and amending RCW 66.44.318.

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

    Sec. 1.  RCW 66.44.318 and 1995 c 100 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

    Licensees holding nonretail class liquor licenses are permitted to allow their employees between (([the])) the ages of eighteen and twenty-one to stock, merchandise, and handle beer or wine on or about the nonretail premises if there is an adult twenty-one years of age or older on duty supervising such activities on the premises, and licensees holding grocery store or beer and/or wine specialty shop licenses exclusively are permitted to allow employees of the nonretail class liquor licensee between the ages of eighteen and twenty-one to stock merchandise or handle beer or wine on or about the retail licensee's premises as long as there is an adult twenty-one years of age or older, employed by the retail licensee, on duty supervising the activities on the licensee's premises, however, nothing shall be construed to permit a nonretail licensee's employee, between the ages of eighteen and twenty-one, to handle, transport, or otherwise possess beer or wine beyond the premises of the retail licensee.

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