Title 66 — Title 66 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL
11 chapters · 286 sections in this title.
RCW 66.24.530 Duty free exporter's license—Class S—Fee.
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(1) There shall be a license to be designated as a class S license to qualified duty free exporters authorizing such exporters to sell beer and wine to vessels for consumption outside the state of Washington.(2) To qualify for a license under subsection (1) of this section, the e…
RCW 66.24.540 Motel license—Fee.
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(1) There is a retailer's license to be designated as a motel license. The motel license may be issued to a motel regardless of whether it holds any other class of license under this title. No license may be issued to a motel offering rooms to its guests on an hourly basis. The l…
RCW 66.24.550 Beer and wine gift delivery license—Fee—Limitations.
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There shall be a beer and wine retailer's license to be designated as a beer and wine gift delivery license to solicit, take orders for, sell, and deliver beer and/or wine in bottles and original packages to persons other than the person placing the order. A beer and wine gift de…
RCW 66.24.570 Sports entertainment facility license—Fee—Caterer's endorsement—Financial arrangements—Reporting.
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(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 …
RCW 66.24.580 Public house license—Fees—Limitations.
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Notes:Reviser's note: RCW 66.24.580 was amended by 2025 c 343 s 43 without reference to its repeal by 2025 c 167 s 5. It has been decodified for publication purposes under RCW 1.12.025.
RCW 66.24.590 Hotel license—Fee—Limitations.
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(1) There is a retailer's license to be designated as a hotel license. No license may be issued to a hotel offering rooms to its guests on an hourly basis. Food service provided for room service, banquets or conferences, or restaurant operation under this license must meet the re…
RCW 66.24.600 Nightclub license.
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(1) There shall be a spirits, beer, and wine nightclub license to sell spirituous liquor by the drink, beer, and wine at retail, for consumption on the licensed premises.(2) The license may be issued only to a person whose business includes the sale and service of alcohol to the …
RCW 66.24.610 VIP airport lounge operator.
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There shall be a license to allow a VIP airport lounge operator to sell or otherwise provide spirits, wine, and beer solely for consumption on the premises of a VIP airport lounge. The license described in this section allows the VIP airport lounge operator to purchase spirits fr…
RCW 66.24.620 Sale of spirits by a holder of a spirits distributor or spirits retail license—State liquor store closure.
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(1) The holder of a spirits distributor license or spirits retail license issued under this title may commence sale of spirits upon issuance thereof, but in no event earlier than March 1, 2012, for distributors, or June 1, 2012, for retailers. The board must complete application …
RCW 66.24.630 Spirits retail license.
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(1) There is a spirits retail license to: Sell spirits in original containers to consumers for consumption off the licensed premises and to permit holders; sell spirits in original containers to retailers licensed to sell spirits for consumption on the premises, for resale at the…
RCW 66.24.632 Spirits retail licensee—Combination spirits, beer, and wine licensee—License issuance fee exemption.
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(1) Beginning June 30, 2013, the license issuance fee under RCW 66.24.630(4) does not apply to a spirits retail licensee or combination spirits, beer, and wine licensee that was a contract liquor store manager with respect to sales of spirits in original containers from the locat…
RCW 66.24.640 Licensed distillers operating as spirits retailers/distributors.
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Any distiller licensed under this title may act as a retailer and/or distributor to retailers selling for consumption on or off the licensed premises of spirits of its own production, and any manufacturer, importer, or bottler of spirits holding a certificate of approval may act …
RCW 66.24.650 Theater license—Beer, strong beer, and wine.
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(1) There is a theater license to sell beer, including strong beer, or wine, or both, at retail, for consumption on theater premises. The annual fee is $600 for a beer and wine theater license.(2) If the theater premises is to be frequented by minors, an alcohol control plan must…
RCW 66.24.655 Theater license—Spirits, beer, strong beer, and wine.
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*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 2476-S.SL) ***(1) There is a theater license to sell spirits, beer, including strong beer, or wine, or all, at retail, for consumption on theater premises. A spirits, beer, and wine theater license may be issued only to theaters that have no more than …
RCW 66.24.660 Liquor sales at self-checkout registers.
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Retailers may sell liquor as defined in RCW 66.04.010 through self-checkout registers if that register is programmed to halt that transaction during the purchase of liquor until an employee of the retailer intervenes and verifies the age of the purchaser by reviewing established …
RCW 66.24.670 Liquor sampling activities.
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(1) The holder of a spirits retail license that is also a participant in the responsible vendor program, created under RCW 66.24.630, may provide, free or for a charge, single-serving samples of one-half ounce or less of spirits, and no more than a total of one and one-half ounce…
RCW 66.24.675 Beer and wine sampling on licensee premises.
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(1) Except as provided in RCW 66.24.170, 66.24.175, 66.24.363, and 66.24.371 any licensee authorized under this chapter to serve beer on tap or wine for consumption on the premises may provide samples of beer and wine free of charge for consumption on the premises.(2) Each sample…
RCW 66.24.680 Senior center license.
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(1) There shall be a license to be designated as a senior center license. This shall be a license issued to a nonprofit organization whose primary service is providing recreational and social activities for seniors on the licensed premises. This license shall permit the licensee …
RCW 66.24.690 Caterer's license.
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(1) There shall be a caterer's license to sell spirits, beer, and wine, by the individual serving, at retail, for consumption on the premises at an event location that is either owned, leased, or operated either by the caterer or the sponsor of the event for which catering servic…
RCW 66.24.695 Bonded and nonbonded spirits warehouse license.
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(1) There shall be a bonded and nonbonded spirits warehouse license for spirits warehouses that authorizes the storage and handling of bonded bulk spirits and, to the extent allowed under federal law and under rules adopted by the board, bottled spirits and the storage of tax-pai…
RCW 66.24.700 Gift certificates.
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(1) Any licensee authorized to sell at retail under this chapter may sell gift certificates and gift cards intended to be exchanged for consumer goods or services, including liquor sold by the licensee. The licensee may also sell the gift certificates and gift cards to or through…
RCW 66.24.710 Takeout or delivery.
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(1)(a) Except as provided in (b) of this subsection, the following licensees may sell alcohol products at retail for takeout or delivery or both under liquor and cannabis board licenses and endorsements: Beer and wine restaurants; spirits, beer, and wine restaurants; taverns; dom…
RCW 66.24.720 Exposure of body parts and sexually oriented conduct.
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(1) The board may not adopt a rule or enforce any such rule restricting the exposure of body parts by any licensee under this title, its employees or patrons, or any other person under the control or direction of the licensee or an employee, or otherwise restricting sexually orie…
RCW 66.24.800 Expanded outdoor alcohol service—Requirements.
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(1)(a) Beginning on July 27, 2025, until December 31, 2027, and subject to (d) of this subsection (1) and subsection (5) of this section, a city, town, county, or port authority may request, and the board may approve, expanded outdoor alcohol service for liquor licensees within t…
RCW 66.24.810 Expanded outdoor alcohol service—Report.
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A publicly owned civic campus identified in RCW 66.24.800(2) in a city with a population of more than 220,000 that has requested and been approved for expanded alcohol service and that uses the authorization, must report to the legislature and the liquor and cannabis board by Jan…
RCW 66.24.820 Expanded outdoor alcohol service—Public engagement review—Report.
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(1) By September 1, 2026, a city, town, county, or port authority that has requested and been approved by the liquor and cannabis board for expanded alcohol service under RCW 66.24.800 (1), (2), or (4), and that uses the authorization, shall conduct a public engagement review by …
RCW 66.24.900 Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.
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For the purposes of this chapter, the terms spouse, marriage, marital, husband, wife, widow, widower, next of kin, and family shall be interpreted as applying equally to state registered domestic partnerships or individuals in state registered domestic partnerships as well as to …
RCW 66.28.030 Responsibility of breweries, microbreweries, wineries, certificate of approval holders, and importers for conduct of distributors—Penalties.
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Every domestic distillery, brewery, and microbrewery, domestic winery, certificate of approval holder, licensed spirits importer, licensed wine importer, and licensed beer importer is responsible for the conduct of any licensed spirits, beer, or wine distributor in selling, or co…
RCW 66.28.035 Spirits certificate of approval holders—Reporting—Spirits shipments.
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(1) By the 20th day of each month, all spirits certificate of approval holders must file with the board, in a form and manner required by the board, a report of all spirits delivered to purchasers in this state during the preceding month. Copies of the invoices for all such purch…
RCW 66.28.040 Giving away of liquor prohibited—Exceptions.
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(1) Except as permitted by the board under RCW 66.20.010, or as allowed under this title, no domestic brewery, microbrewery, distributor, distiller, domestic winery, importer, rectifier, certificate of approval holder, or other manufacturer of liquor may, within the state of Wash…
RCW 66.28.042 Providing food and beverages for business meetings permitted.
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A liquor manufacturer, importer, authorized representative holding a certificate of approval, or distributor may provide to licensed retailers and their employees food and beverages for consumption at a meeting at which the primary purpose is the discussion of business, and may p…
RCW 66.28.043 Providing food, beverages, transportation, and admission to events permitted.
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A liquor manufacturer, importer, authorized representative holding a certificate of approval, or distributor may provide to licensed retailers and their employees tickets or admission fees for athletic events or other forms of entertainment occurring within the state of Washingto…
RCW 66.28.050 Solicitation of orders prohibited.
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No person shall canvass for, solicit, receive, or take orders for the purchase or sale of any liquor, or act as representative for the purchase or sale of liquor except as authorized by RCW 66.24.310 or by RCW 66.24.550.[ 1997 c 321 s 49; 1982 c 85 s 11; 1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 74 s…
RCW 66.28.060 Distillers to make monthly report.
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Every distillery licensed under this title must make monthly reports to the board pursuant to the regulations.[ 2012 c 2 s 117 (Initiative Measure No. 1183, approved November 8, 2011); 2008 c 94 s 7; 1933 ex.s. c 62 s 26; RRS s 7306-26.]Notes:Finding—Application—Rules—Effective d…
RCW 66.28.070 Restrictions on purchases of spirits, beer, or wine by retail spirits, beer, or wine licensees or special occasion licensees.
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(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, it is unlawful for any retail spirits, beer, or wine licensee to purchase spirits, beer, or wine, except from a duly licensed distributor, domestic winery, domestic brewer, or certificate of approval holder with a direct s…
RCW 66.28.090 Licensed premises or banquet permit premises open to inspection—Failure to allow, violation.
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(1) All licensed premises used in the manufacture, storage, or sale of liquor, or any premises or parts of premises used or in any way connected, physically or otherwise, with the licensed business, and/or any premises where a banquet permit has been granted, shall at all times b…
RCW 66.28.100 Spirits to be labeled—Contents.
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Every person manufacturing spirits as defined in this title shall put upon all packages containing spirits so manufactured a distinctive label, showing the nature of the contents, the name of the person by whom the spirits were manufactured, the place where the spirits were manuf…
RCW 66.28.110 Wine to be labeled—Contents.
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(1) Every person producing, manufacturing, bottling, or distributing wine shall put upon all packages a distinctive label that will provide the consumer with adequate information as to the identity and quality of the product, the alcoholic content thereof, the net contents of the…
RCW 66.28.120 Malt liquor to be labeled—Contents.
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Every person manufacturing or distributing malt liquor for sale within the state shall put upon all packages containing malt liquor so manufactured or distributed a distinctive label showing the nature of the contents, the name of the person by whom the malt liquor was manufactur…
RCW 66.28.130 Selling, supplying, or serving of liquor to or consumption by standing or walking person.
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It shall not be unlawful for a retail licensee whose premises are open to the general public to sell, supply, or serve liquor to a person for consumption on the licensed retail premises if said person is standing or walking, nor shall it be unlawful for such licensee to permit an…
RCW 66.28.140 Removing family beer or wine from home for use at wine tastings or competitions—Conditions.
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(1) An adult member of a household may remove family beer or wine from the home subject to the following conditions:(a) The quantity removed by a producer is limited to a quantity not exceeding twenty gallons;(b) Family beer or wine is not removed for sale; and(c) Family beer or …
RCW 66.28.150 Breweries, microbreweries, wineries, distilleries, distributors, certificate of approval holders, and agents authorized to conduct courses of instruction on beer and wine.
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A domestic brewery, microbrewery, domestic winery, distillery, distributor, certificate of approval holder, or its licensed agent may, without charge, instruct licensees and their employees, or conduct courses of instruction for licensees and their employees, including chefs, on …
RCW 66.28.155 Breweries, microbreweries, wineries, distilleries, distributors, certificate of approval holders, and agents authorized to conduct educational activities on licensed premises of retailer.
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A domestic brewery, microbrewery, domestic winery, distillery, distributor, certificate of approval holder, or its licensed agent may conduct educational activities or provide product information to the consumer on the licensed premises of a retailer. Information on the subject o…
RCW 66.28.160 Promotion of liquor at colleges and universities.
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No liquor manufacturer, importer, distributor, retailer, authorized representative holding a certificate of approval, agent thereof, or campus representative of any of the foregoing, may conduct promotional activities for any liquor product on the campus of any college or univers…
RCW 66.28.170 Wine or malt beverage manufacturers—Discrimination in price to purchaser for resale prohibited—Price differentials.
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It is unlawful for a manufacturer of spirits, wine, or malt beverages holding a certificate of approval or the manufacturer's authorized representative, a distillery, brewery, or a domestic winery to discriminate in price in selling to any purchaser for resale in the state of Was…
RCW 66.28.180 Price list—Contents—Contracts and memoranda with distributors.
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(1) Beer and/or wine distributors.(a) Every beer distributor must maintain at its liquor-licensed location a price list showing the wholesale prices at which any and all brands of beer sold by the distributor are sold to retailers within the state.(b) Each price list must set for…
RCW 66.28.185 Sales of wine and spirits to the employees of licensed wine and spirits distributors.
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(1) A person holding a spirits distributor license issued pursuant to RCW 66.24.055 may sell spirits directly to bona fide, full-time employees, subject to the following requirements:(a) No spirits may be sold under this section unless they are in such condition that they cannot …
RCW 66.28.190 Sales of nonliquor food and food ingredients.
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(1) Any other provision of this title notwithstanding, persons licensed under this title to sell liquor for resale may sell at wholesale nonliquor food and food ingredients on thirty-day credit terms to persons licensed as retailers under this title, but complete and separate acc…
RCW 66.28.200 Keg registration—Special endorsement for grocery store licensee—Requirements of seller.
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(1) Licensees holding a beer and/or wine restaurant or a tavern license in combination with an off-premises beer and wine retailer's license, licensees holding a spirits, beer, and wine restaurant license with an endorsement issued under RCW 66.24.400(4), and licensees holding a …
RCW 66.28.210 Keg registration—Requirements of purchaser.
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(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, any person who purchases the contents of kegs or other containers containing four gallons or more of malt liquor, or purchases or leases the container shall:(a) Sign a declaration and receipt for the keg or other container…