RCW 66.24.420
Liquor by the drink, spirits, beer, and wine
restaurant license -- Schedule of fees -- Location -- Number of
licenses -- Caterer's endorsement. (Effective until July 1, 2008.)
(1) The spirits, beer, and wine restaurant license shall be
issued in accordance with the following schedule of annual fees:
(a) The annual fee for a spirits, beer, and wine restaurant
license shall be graduated according to the dedicated dining area
and type of service provided as follows:
(b) The annual fee for the license when issued to any other
spirits, beer, and wine restaurant licensee outside of
incorporated cities and towns shall be prorated according to the
calendar quarters, or portion thereof, during which the licensee
is open for business, except in case of suspension or revocation
of the license.
(c) Where the license shall be issued to any corporation,
association or person operating a bona fide restaurant in an
airport terminal facility providing service to transient
passengers with more than one place where liquor is to be
dispensed and sold, such license shall be issued upon the payment
of the annual fee, which shall be a master license and shall
permit such sale within and from one such place. Such license
may be extended to additional places on the premises at the
discretion of the board and a duplicate license may be issued for
each such additional place. The holder of a master license for a
restaurant in an airport terminal facility must maintain in a
substantial manner at least one place on the premises for
preparing, cooking, and serving of complete meals, and such food
service shall be available on request in other licensed places on
the premises. An additional license fee of twenty-five percent
of the annual master license fee shall be required for such
duplicate licenses.
(d) Where the license shall be issued to any corporation,
association, or person operating dining places at a publicly or
privately owned civic or convention center with facilities for
sports, entertainment, or conventions, or a combination thereof,
with more than one place where liquor is to be dispensed and
sold, such license shall be issued upon the payment of the annual
fee, which shall be a master license and shall permit such sale
within and from one such place. Such license may be extended to
additional places on the premises at the discretion of the board
and a duplicate license may be issued for each such additional
place. The holder of a master license for a dining place at such
a publicly or privately owned civic or convention center must
maintain in a substantial manner at least one place on the
premises for preparing, cooking, and serving of complete meals,
and food service shall be available on request in other licensed
places on the premises. An additional license fee of ten dollars
shall be required for such duplicate licenses.
(e) Where the license shall be issued to any corporation,
association or person operating more than one building containing
dining places at privately owned facilities which are open to the
public and where there is a continuity of ownership of all
adjacent property, such license shall be issued upon the payment
of an annual fee which shall be a master license and shall permit
such sale within and from one such place. Such license may be
extended to the additional dining places on the property or, in
the case of a spirits, beer, and wine restaurant licensed hotel,
property owned or controlled by leasehold interest by that hotel
for use as a conference or convention center or banquet facility
open to the general public for special events in the same
metropolitan area, at the discretion of the board and a duplicate
license may be issued for each additional place. The holder of
the master license for the dining place shall not offer alcoholic
beverages for sale, service, and consumption at the additional
place unless food service is available at both the location of
the master license and the duplicate license. An additional
license fee of twenty dollars shall be required for such
duplicate licenses.
(2) The board, so far as in its judgment is reasonably
possible, shall confine spirits, beer, and wine restaurant
licenses to the business districts of cities and towns and other
communities, and not grant such licenses in residential
districts, nor within the immediate vicinity of schools, without
being limited in the administration of this subsection to any
specific distance requirements.
(3) The board shall have discretion to issue spirits, beer,
and wine restaurant licenses outside of cities and towns in the
state of Washington. The purpose of this subsection is to enable
the board, in its discretion, to license in areas outside of
cities and towns and other communities, establishments which are
operated and maintained primarily for the benefit of tourists,
vacationers and travelers, and also golf and country clubs, and
common carriers operating dining, club and buffet cars, or boats.
(4) The total number of spirits, beer, and wine restaurant
licenses issued in the state of Washington by the board, not
including spirits, beer, and wine private club licenses, shall
not in the aggregate at any time exceed one license for each one
thousand three hundred of population in the state, determined
according to the yearly population determination developed by the
office of financial management pursuant to RCW 43.62.030.
(5) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (4) of this
section, the board shall refuse a spirits, beer, and wine
restaurant license to any applicant if in the opinion of the
board the spirits, beer, and wine restaurant licenses already
granted for the particular locality are adequate for the
reasonable needs of the community.
(6)(a) The board may issue a caterer's endorsement to this
license to allow the licensee to remove the liquor stocks at the
licensed premises, for use as liquor for sale and service at
event locations at a specified date and, except as provided in
subsection (7) of this section, place not currently licensed by
the board. If the event is open to the public, it must be
sponsored by a society or organization as defined by RCW 66.24.375. If attendance at the event is limited to members or
invited guests of the sponsoring individual, society, or
organization, the requirement that the sponsor must be a society
or organization as defined by RCW 66.24.375 is waived. Cost of
the endorsement is three hundred fifty dollars.
(b) The holder of this license with a 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.
(c) The holder of this license with a caterer's endorsement
may, under conditions established by the board, store liquor on
the premises of another not licensed by the board so long as
there is a written agreement between the licensee and the other
party to provide for ongoing catering services, the agreement
contains no exclusivity clauses regarding the alcoholic beverages
to be served, and the agreement is filed with the board.
(d) The holder of this license with a caterer's endorsement
may, under conditions established by the board, store liquor on
other premises operated by the licensee so long as the other
premises are owned or controlled by a leasehold interest by that
licensee. A duplicate license may be issued for each additional
premises. A license fee of twenty dollars shall be required for
such duplicate licenses.
(7) Licensees under this section that hold a caterer's
endorsement are allowed to use this endorsement on a domestic
winery premises or on the premises of a passenger vessel and may
store liquor at such premises under conditions established by the
board under the following conditions:
(a) Agreements between the domestic winery or passenger
vessel, as the case may be, and the retail licensee shall be in
writing, contain no exclusivity clauses regarding the alcoholic
beverages to be served, and be filed with the board; and
(b) The domestic winery or passenger vessel, as the case may
be, and the retail licensee shall be separately contracted and
compensated by the persons sponsoring the event for their
respective services.[2007 c 370 § 8. Prior: 2006 c 101 § 3;
2006 c 85 § 1; 2004 c 62 § 3; 2003 c 345 § 2; 1998 c 126 § 6;
1997 c 321 § 27; 1996 c 218 § 4; 1995 c 55 § 1; 1981 1st ex.s. c
5 § 45; 1979 c 87 § 1; 1977 ex.s. c 219 § 4; 1975 1st ex.s. c 245
§ 1; 1971 ex.s. c 208 § 2; 1970 ex.s. c 13 § 2; prior: 1969
ex.s. c 178 § 6; 1969 ex.s. c 136 § 1; 1965 ex.s. c 143 § 3; 1949
c 5 § 3 (adding new section 23-S-3 to 1933 ex.s. c 62); Rem.
Supp. 1949 § 7306-23S-3.]
NOTES:
Effective date -- 1998 c 126: See note following RCW 66.20.010.
Effective date -- 1997 c 321: See note following RCW 66.24.010.
Severability -- Effective date -- 1981 1st ex.s. c 5: See RCW 66.98.090 and 66.98.100.
Severability -- 1949 c 5: See RCW 66.98.080.
RCW 66.24.420
Liquor by the drink, spirits, beer, and wine
restaurant license -- Schedule of fees -- Location -- Number of
licenses -- Caterer's endorsement. (Effective July 1, 2008.)
(1)
The spirits, beer, and wine restaurant license shall be issued in
accordance with the following schedule of annual fees:
(a) The annual fee for a spirits, beer, and wine restaurant
license shall be graduated according to the dedicated dining area
and type of service provided as follows:
(b) The annual fee for the license when issued to any other
spirits, beer, and wine restaurant licensee outside of
incorporated cities and towns shall be prorated according to the
calendar quarters, or portion thereof, during which the licensee
is open for business, except in case of suspension or revocation
of the license.
(c) Where the license shall be issued to any corporation,
association or person operating a bona fide restaurant in an
airport terminal facility providing service to transient
passengers with more than one place where liquor is to be
dispensed and sold, such license shall be issued upon the payment
of the annual fee, which shall be a master license and shall
permit such sale within and from one such place. Such license
may be extended to additional places on the premises at the
discretion of the board and a duplicate license may be issued for
each such additional place. The holder of a master license for a
restaurant in an airport terminal facility must maintain in a
substantial manner at least one place on the premises for
preparing, cooking, and serving of complete meals, and such food
service shall be available on request in other licensed places on
the premises. An additional license fee of twenty-five percent
of the annual master license fee shall be required for such
duplicate licenses.
(d) Where the license shall be issued to any corporation,
association, or person operating dining places at a publicly or
privately owned civic or convention center with facilities for
sports, entertainment, or conventions, or a combination thereof,
with more than one place where liquor is to be dispensed and
sold, such license shall be issued upon the payment of the annual
fee, which shall be a master license and shall permit such sale
within and from one such place. Such license may be extended to
additional places on the premises at the discretion of the board
and a duplicate license may be issued for each such additional
place. The holder of a master license for a dining place at such
a publicly or privately owned civic or convention center must
maintain in a substantial manner at least one place on the
premises for preparing, cooking, and serving of complete meals,
and food service shall be available on request in other licensed
places on the premises. An additional license fee of ten dollars
shall be required for such duplicate licenses.
(2) The board, so far as in its judgment is reasonably
possible, shall confine spirits, beer, and wine restaurant
licenses to the business districts of cities and towns and other
communities, and not grant such licenses in residential
districts, nor within the immediate vicinity of schools, without
being limited in the administration of this subsection to any
specific distance requirements.
(3) The board shall have discretion to issue spirits, beer,
and wine restaurant licenses outside of cities and towns in the
state of Washington. The purpose of this subsection is to enable
the board, in its discretion, to license in areas outside of
cities and towns and other communities, establishments which are
operated and maintained primarily for the benefit of tourists,
vacationers and travelers, and also golf and country clubs, and
common carriers operating dining, club and buffet cars, or boats.
(4) The total number of spirits, beer, and wine restaurant
licenses issued in the state of Washington by the board, not
including spirits, beer, and wine private club licenses, shall
not in the aggregate at any time exceed one license for each one
thousand three hundred of population in the state, determined
according to the yearly population determination developed by the
office of financial management pursuant to RCW 43.62.030.
(5) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (4) of this
section, the board shall refuse a spirits, beer, and wine
restaurant license to any applicant if in the opinion of the
board the spirits, beer, and wine restaurant licenses already
granted for the particular locality are adequate for the
reasonable needs of the community.
(6)(a) The board may issue a caterer's endorsement to this
license to allow the licensee to remove the liquor stocks at the
licensed premises, for use as liquor for sale and service at
event locations at a specified date and, except as provided in
subsection (7) of this section, place not currently licensed by
the board. If the event is open to the public, it must be
sponsored by a society or organization as defined by RCW 66.24.375. If attendance at the event is limited to members or
invited guests of the sponsoring individual, society, or
organization, the requirement that the sponsor must be a society
or organization as defined by RCW 66.24.375 is waived. Cost of
the endorsement is three hundred fifty dollars.
(b) The holder of this license with a 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.
(c) The holder of this license with a caterer's endorsement
may, under conditions established by the board, store liquor on
the premises of another not licensed by the board so long as
there is a written agreement between the licensee and the other
party to provide for ongoing catering services, the agreement
contains no exclusivity clauses regarding the alcoholic beverages
to be served, and the agreement is filed with the board.
(d) The holder of this license with a caterer's endorsement
may, under conditions established by the board, store liquor on
other premises operated by the licensee so long as the other
premises are owned or controlled by a leasehold interest by that
licensee. A duplicate license may be issued for each additional
premises. A license fee of twenty dollars shall be required for
such duplicate licenses.
(7) Licensees under this section that hold a caterer's
endorsement are allowed to use this endorsement on a domestic
winery premises or on the premises of a passenger vessel and may
store liquor at such premises under conditions established by the
board under the following conditions:
(a) Agreements between the domestic winery or passenger
vessel, as the case may be, and the retail licensee shall be in
writing, contain no exclusivity clauses regarding the alcoholic
beverages to be served, and be filed with the board; and
(b) The domestic winery or passenger vessel, as the case may
be, and the retail licensee shall be separately contracted and
compensated by the persons sponsoring the event for their
respective services.[2007 c 370 § 19; 2007 c 370 § 8. Prior:
2006 c 101 § 3; 2006 c 85 § 1; 2004 c 62 § 3; 2003 c 345 § 2;
1998 c 126 § 6; 1997 c 321 § 27; 1996 c 218 § 4; 1995 c 55 § 1;
1981 1st ex.s. c 5 § 45; 1979 c 87 § 1; 1977 ex.s. c 219 § 4;
1975 1st ex.s. c 245 § 1; 1971 ex.s. c 208 § 2; 1970 ex.s. c 13 §
2; prior: 1969 ex.s. c 178 § 6; 1969 ex.s. c 136 § 1; 1965 ex.s.
c 143 § 3; 1949 c 5 § 3 (adding new section 23-S-3 to 1933 ex.s.
c 62); Rem. Supp. 1949 § 7306-23S-3.]
NOTES:
Reviser's note: This section was amended by 2007 c 370 § 8
and by 2007 c 370 § 19, each without reference to the other.
Both amendments are incorporated in the publication of this
section under RCW 1.12.025(2). For rule of construction, see RCW 1.12.025(1).
Effective date -- 2007 c 370 §§ 10-20: See note following RCW 66.04.010.
Effective date -- 1998 c 126: See note following RCW 66.20.010.
Effective date -- 1997 c 321: See note following RCW 66.24.010.
Severability -- Effective date -- 1981 1st ex.s. c 5: See RCW 66.98.090 and 66.98.100.
Severability -- 1949 c 5: See RCW 66.98.080.