Current through Register Vol. 24-24, December 15, 2024
(1) Jointly operated off-site tasting rooms
are allowed as authorized in
RCW
66.24.1472. Consistent with
RCW
66.24.1472:
(a) Any licensed distillery, craft
distillery, or domestic winery, or any combination of these licensees, may
jointly occupy and co-operate up to two off-site tasting room locations
described in WAC 314-28-300. The limit of four winery additional locations in
WAC
314-24-161
and
RCW
66.24.170 does not apply to the two jointly
operated off-site tasting room locations allowed under this section.
(b)
(i) At
a jointly operated off-site tasting room, distillery and craft distillery
licensees may sample, serve, and sell products subject to the requirements in
WAC 314-28-065, and domestic winery licensees may sample, serve, and sell
products subject to the requirements in chapter 314-24 WAC.
(ii) Consistent with
RCW
66.24.140 and
66.24.145,
a licensee may not allow an individual person to receive more than a cumulative
total of two ounces of unadulterated spirits for on-premises consumption at a
jointly operated off-site tasting room, regardless of the number of licensees
operating at a jointly operated off-site tasting room.
(c) At a jointly operated off-site tasting
room, licensees must:
(i) Maintain separate
storage of products and separate financial records. If licensees share any
point of sale system, the licensees must keep complete documentation and
records for the shared point of sale system showing clear separation as to what
sales items and categories belong to each respective licensee;
(ii) Comply with the applicable laws and
rules relating to retailers; and
(iii) Share staffing resources under a
written plan. The written plan should demonstrate in general how responsibility
for staffing the premises is shared among the licensees. Licensees are not
required to submit the written plan to the board at the time of application or
alteration but must keep documentation of an up-to-date written plan available
for inspection on premises.
(2) In addition to the requirements in this
section, jointly operated off-site tasting rooms must comply with all
applicable requirements in
RCW
66.24.1472 and any other applicable laws and
rules including, but not limited to, the tasting room age restrictions in WAC
314-28-066 and the food offerings requirements in WAC 314-28-067. For
information on local city or county requirements, licensees need to contact
their local government offices.
(3)
Responsibility for violations or enforcement issues will be determined
consistent with
RCW
66.24.1472(5).
