Current through Register Vol. 24-06, March 15, 2024
(1) A beer and wine theater is a place of
business where motion pictures or other primarily nonparticipatory
entertainment or events are shown. The holder of a beer and wine theater
license is allowed to sell beer, strong beer, and wine, at retail, for
consumption on the licensed premises.
(2) The requirements for the beer and wine
theater license are as follows:
(a) The
theater has no more than four screens.
(b) All servers of beer and wine are required
to attend a mandatory alcohol server training (MAST) program.
(c) The serving size for wine is five ounces.
The serving size for beer is twelve ounces.
(d) If the theater premises will be
frequented by minors, an alcohol control plan agreement must be signed and
submitted to the board during the application process.
(3) The alcohol control plan agreement will
be provided on a form by the board and includes the following requirements:
(a) To ensure that alcoholic beverages are
not sold to persons under the age of twenty-one, staff will request
identification from any patron who appears to be age thirty or under and who is
attempting to purchase an alcoholic beverage.
(b) Alcoholic beverages must be served in
containers that differ significantly from containers utilized for nonalcoholic
beverages.
(c) All alcoholic
beverages sold under this license must be sold by the individual
drink.
(d) If staff observes a
patron who is in the possession of or who is consuming an alcoholic beverage
who appears to be of questionable age, staff will request identification from
that patron. If the patron is unable to produce an acceptable form of
identification verifying their age the alcohol will be confiscated.
(e) Staff will accept only those forms of
identification that are acceptable per WAC
314-11-025 to verify a person's
age for the purpose of selling, serving, or allowing a person to possess or
consume alcohol.
(f) All employees
involved in the sale, service and/or supervision of alcoholic beverages will be
required to attend MAST to obtain the appropriate permit for their level of
service.
(g) Sufficient lighting
must be maintained at the point of sale so that identification can be confirmed
and patrons observed for signs of intoxication.
(h) To ensure alcoholic beverages are served
in a safe, responsible, and controlled manner, sales and service of alcoholic
beverages will be limited to one serving per person per transaction.
(i) If a patron is accompanied by another
patron who wants to pay for both people's drinks, they may do so, provided that
both patrons are of legal age to purchase, and have proper identification, if
requested, and are not displaying signs of intoxication.
(j) Alcohol may only be sold, served, and
consumed in areas designated in the alcohol control plan agreement and approved
by the board.
(k) Staff will refuse
to sell an alcoholic beverage to any person who appears to be intoxicated.
Alcoholic beverages will be removed from any person who appears to be
intoxicated.
(l) This alcohol
control plan agreement will be prominently posted on the licensed premises.
(4) Penalties are
doubled for a violation involving minors or the failure to follow the signed
alcohol control plan agreement.
(5)
If a theater premises has a restaurant located outside of the actual theater
screening areas, beer and wine may be served and consumed in the restaurant
area.
(a) Beer may be sold by the pitcher as
well as by individual serving for consumption in the restaurant area.
(b) Wine may be sold by the bottle as well as
by the individual serving for consumption in the restaurant area.