Washington Administrative Code
Title 314 - Liquor and Cannabis Board
Chapter 314-24 - Domestic wineries and domestic wine distributors
Section 314-24-175 - Farmer's market beer and wine sampling
Universal Citation: WA Admin Code 314-24-175
Current through Register Vol. 24-06, March 15, 2024
(1) To conduct beer and wine tasting at a farmer's market, the following criteria must be met:
(a) The farmer's market must be
authorized to allow breweries, microbreweries, and wineries to sell bottled
wine and/or beer at retail.
(b) The
farmer's market must hold an endorsement to allow sampling of beer and wine or
both.
(c) A brewery, microbrewery,
or winery offering samples at a farmer's market must have an endorsement from
the board to sell beer or wine of its own production at a farmer's market (see
RCW 66.24.170, 66.24.240, and 66.24.244).
(d) No more than three breweries,
microbreweries, or wineries combined may offer samples at a qualifying farmer's
market per day.
(e) A brewery,
microbrewery, or winery may advertise that it offers samples only at its
designated booth, stall, or anywhere within the farmer's market.
(2) Samples of beer or wine may be offered only under the following conditions:
(a) Each sample must be two ounces or less,
up to a total of two ounces per customer per day.
(b) Beer and wine samples are to be conducted
at the booth or stall of the brewery, microbrewery, or winery with a barrier at
least 42 inches in height, where licensees are able to observe and control
customers participating in the samples. The barriers may be moveable (an
example would be ropes and stanchions).
(c) A brewery, microbrewery, or winery must
have food available for customers to consume while sampling beer or wine, or
must be adjacent to a vendor offering prepared food.
(d) Customers must remain in the designated
sampling area while sampling beer or wine.
(e) Brewery, microbrewery, or winery
employees serving beer or wine during sampling events must hold a valid MAST
permit.
(f) The brewery,
microbrewery, or winery is required to send a list of scheduled beer and wine
samplings to the liquor control board at MIWenforce@lcb.wa.gov at the beginning
of each month. The date for each beer and wine sampling must be
included.
(g) The farmer's market
is also required to send a list of scheduled beer and wine samplings to the
liquor control board at MIWenforce@lcb.wa.gov at the beginning of each month.
The date for each beer and wine sampling, and the names of the brewery,
microbrewery, and winery providing the samples must be included.
(h) The farmer's market is required to
provide a sketch to the licensing division of the area where beer and wine
samples will be conducted and to any adjacent food booths.
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