AN
ACT Relating to the sale of wine for off-premises consumption; and amending RCW
66.24.450, 66.24.452, 66.24.425, 66.24.400, and 66.24.570.
BE IT
ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec.
1. RCW
66.24.450 and 1999 c 281 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:
(1)
No club shall be entitled to a spirits, beer, and wine private club license:
(a)
Unless such private club has been in continuous operation for at least one year
immediately prior to the date of its application for such license;
(b)
Unless the private club premises be constructed and equipped, conducted,
managed, and operated to the satisfaction of the board and in accordance with
this title and the regulations made thereunder;
(c)
Unless the board shall have determined pursuant to any regulations made by it
with respect to private clubs, that such private club is a bona fide private
club; it being the intent of this section that license shall not be granted to
a club which is, or has been, primarily formed or activated to obtain a license
to sell liquor, but solely to a bona fide private club, where the sale of
liquor is incidental to the main purposes of the spirits, beer, and wine
private club, as defined in RCW 66.04.010(7).
(2)
The annual fee for a spirits, beer, and wine private club license, whether
inside or outside of an incorporated city or town, is seven hundred twenty
dollars per year.
(3)
The board may issue an endorsement to the spirits, beer, and wine private club
license that allows up to forty nonclub, member-sponsored events using club
liquor. Visitors and guests may attend these events only by invitation of the
sponsoring member or members. These events may not be open to the general
public. The fee for the endorsement shall be an annual fee of nine hundred
dollars. Upon the board's request, the holder of the endorsement must provide
the board or the board's designee with the following information at least
seventy-two hours prior to the event: The date, time, and location of the
event; the name of the sponsor of the event; and a brief description of the
purpose of the event.
(4)
The board may issue an endorsement to the spirits, beer, and wine private club
license that allows the holder of a spirits, beer, and wine private club
license to sell for off-premises consumption wine vinted and bottled in the
state of Washington and carrying a label exclusive to the license holder
selling the wine. Spirits and beer may not be sold for off-premises
consumption under this section. The annual fee for the endorsement under this
chapter is one hundred twenty dollars.
Sec.
2. RCW
66.24.452 and 1997 c 321 s 31 are each amended to read as follows:
(1)
There shall be a beer and wine license to be issued to a private club for sale
of beer and wine for on-premises consumption.
(2)
Beer and wine sold by the licensee may be on tap or by open bottles or cans.
(3)
The fee for the private club beer and wine license is one hundred eighty
dollars per year.
(4) The board may issue an endorsement to the private club beer
and wine license that allows the holder of a private club beer and wine license
to sell for off-premises consumption wine vinted and bottled in the state of
Washington and carrying a label exclusive to the license holder selling the
wine. Spirits and beer may not be sold for off-premises consumption under this
section. The annual fee for the endorsement under this chapter is one hundred
twenty dollars.
Sec.
3. RCW
66.24.425 and 1998 c 126 s 7 are each amended to read as follows:
(1)
The board may, in its discretion, issue a spirits, beer, and wine restaurant
license to a business which qualifies as a "restaurant" as that term
is defined in RCW 66.24.410 in all respects except that the business does not
serve the general public but, through membership qualification, selectively
restricts admission to the business. For purposes of RCW 66.24.400 and
66.24.420, all licenses issued under this section shall be considered spirits,
beer, and wine restaurant licenses and shall be subject to all requirements,
fees, and qualifications in this title, or in rules adopted by the board, as
are applicable to spirits, beer, and wine restaurant licenses generally except
that no service to the general public may be required.
(2)
No license shall be issued under this section to a business:
(a)
Which shall not have been in continuous operation for at least one year
immediately prior to the date of its application; or
(b)
Which denies membership or admission to any person because of race, creed,
color, national origin, sex, or the presence of any sensory, mental, or
physical handicap.
(3)
The board may issue an endorsement to the spirits, beer, and wine restaurant
license that allows the holder of a spirits, beer, and wine restaurant license
to sell for off-premises consumption wine vinted and bottled in the state of
Washington and carrying a label exclusive to the license holder selling the
wine. Spirits and beer may not be sold for off-premises consumption under this
section. The annual fee for the endorsement under this chapter is one hundred
twenty dollars.
Sec.
4. RCW
66.24.400 and 1998 c 126 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:
(1)
There shall be a retailer's license, to be known and designated as a spirits,
beer, and wine restaurant license, to sell spirituous liquor by the individual
glass, beer, and wine, at retail, for consumption on the premises, including
mixed drinks and cocktails compounded or mixed on the premises only: PROVIDED,
That a hotel, or club licensed under chapter 70.62 RCW with overnight sleeping
accommodations, that is licensed under this section may sell liquor by the
bottle to registered guests of the hotel or club for consumption in guest
rooms, hospitality rooms, or at banquets in the hotel or club: PROVIDED
FURTHER, That a patron of a bona fide hotel, restaurant, or club licensed under
this section may remove from the premises recorked or recapped in its original
container any portion of wine which was purchased for consumption with a meal,
and registered guests who have purchased liquor from the hotel or club by the
bottle may remove from the premises any unused portion of such liquor in its
original container. Such license may be issued only to bona fide restaurants,
hotels and clubs, and to dining, club and buffet cars on passenger trains, and
to dining places on passenger boats and airplanes, and to dining places at
civic centers with facilities for sports, entertainment, and conventions, and
to such other establishments operated and maintained primarily for the benefit
of tourists, vacationers and travelers as the board shall determine are
qualified to have, and in the discretion of the board should have, a spirits,
beer, and wine restaurant license under the provisions and limitations of this
title.
(2)
The board may issue an endorsement to the spirits, beer, and wine restaurant
license that allows the holder of a spirits, beer, and wine restaurant license
to sell for off-premises consumption wine vinted and bottled in the state of
Washington and carrying a label exclusive to the license holder selling the
wine. Spirits and beer may not be sold for off-premises consumption under this
section. The annual fee for the endorsement under this chapter is one hundred
twenty dollars.
Sec.
5. RCW
66.24.570 and 1997 c 321 s 36 are each amended to read as follows:
(1)
There is a license for sports entertainment facilities to be designated as a
sports/entertainment facility license to sell beer, wine, and spirits at
retail, for consumption upon the premises only, the license to be issued to the
entity providing food and beverage service at a sports entertainment facility
as defined in this section. The cost of the license is two thousand five
hundred dollars per annum.
(2)
For purposes of this section, a sports entertainment facility includes a
publicly or privately owned arena, coliseum, stadium, or facility where
sporting events are presented for a price of admission. The facility does not
have to be exclusively used for sporting events.
(3)
The board may impose reasonable requirements upon a licensee under this
section, such as requirements for the availability of food and victuals
including but not limited to hamburgers, sandwiches, salads, or other snack
food. The board may also restrict the type of events at a sports entertainment
facility at which beer, wine, and spirits may be served. When imposing
conditions for a licensee, the board must consider the seating accommodations,
eating facilities, and circulation patterns in such a facility, and other
amenities available at a sports entertainment facility.
(4)
The board may issue a caterer's endorsement to the license under this section
to allow the licensee to remove from the liquor stocks at the licensed
premises, for use as liquor for sale and service at special occasion locations
at a specified date and place not currently licensed by the board. The
privilege of selling and serving liquor under the endorsement is limited to
members and guests of a society or organization as defined in RCW 66.24.375.
Cost of the endorsement is three hundred fifty dollars.
(a)
The holder of this license with catering endorsement shall, if requested by the
board, notify the board or its designee of the date, time, place, and location
of any catered event. Upon request, the licensee shall provide to the board
all necessary or requested information concerning the society or organization
that will be holding the function at which the endorsed license will be
utilized.
(b)
If attendance at the function will be limited to members and invited guests of
the sponsoring society or organization, the requirement that the society or
organization be within the definition of RCW 66.24.375 is waived.
(5)
The board may issue an endorsement to the beer, wine, and spirits
sports/entertainment facility license that allows the holder of a beer, wine,
and spirits sports/entertainment facility license to sell for off-premises
consumption wine vinted and bottled in the state of Washington and carrying a
label exclusive to the license holder selling the wine. Spirits and beer may
not be sold for off-premises consumption under this section. The annual fee
for the endorsement under this chapter is one hundred twenty dollars.
