RCW 66.24.590
Hotel license -- Fee -- Limitations.
(1) There
shall be 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 shall meet the requirements of rules adopted by the
board.
(2) The hotel license authorizes the licensee to:
(a) Sell spiritous liquor, beer, and wine, by the individual
glass, at retail, for consumption on the premises, including
mixed drinks and cocktails compounded and mixed on the premises;
(b) Sell, at retail, from locked honor bars, in individual
units, spirits not to exceed fifty milliliters, beer in
individual units not to exceed twelve ounces, and wine in
individual bottles not to exceed three hundred eighty-five
milliliters, to registered guests of the hotel for consumption in
guest rooms. The licensee shall require proof of age from the
guest renting a guest room and requesting the use of an honor
bar. The guest shall also execute an affidavit verifying that no
one under twenty-one years of age shall have access to the
spirits, beer, and wine in the honor bar;
(c) Provide without additional charge, to overnight guests,
spirits, beer, and wine by the individual serving for on-premises
consumption at a specified regular date, time, and place as may
be fixed by the board. Self-service by attendees is prohibited;
(d) Sell beer, including strong beer, wine, or spirits, in
the manufacturer's sealed container or by the individual drink to
guests through room service, or through service to occupants of
private residential units which are part of the buildings or
complex of buildings that include the hotel;
(e) Sell beer, including strong beer, or wine, in the
manufacturer's sealed container at retail sales locations within
the hotel premises;
(f) Sell for on or off-premises consumption, including
through room service and service to occupants of private
residential units managed by the hotel, wine carrying a label
exclusive to the hotel license holder;
(g) Place in guest rooms at check-in, a complimentary bottle
of beer, including strong beer, or wine in a manufacturer-sealed
container, and make a reference to this service in promotional
material.
(3) If all or any facilities for alcoholic beverage service
and the preparation, cooking, and serving of food are operated
under contract or joint venture agreement, the operator may hold
a license separate from the license held by the operator of the
hotel. Food and beverage inventory used in separate licensed
operations at the hotel may not be shared and shall be separately
owned and stored by the separate licensees.
(4) All spirits to be sold under this license must be
purchased from the board.
(5) All on-premise alcoholic beverage service must be done
by an alcohol server as defined in RCW 66.20.300 and must comply
with RCW 66.20.310.
(6)(a) The hotel license allows the licensee to remove from
the liquor stocks at the licensed premises, liquor for sale and
service at event locations at a specified date and 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.
(b) The holder of this license shall, if requested by the
board, notify the board or its designee of the date, time, place,
and location of any 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) Licensees may cater events on a domestic winery
premises.
(7) The holder of this license or its manager may furnish
spirits, beer, or wine to the licensee's employees who are
twenty-one years of age or older free of charge as may be
required for use in connection with instruction on spirits, beer,
and wine. The instruction may include the history, nature,
values, and characteristics of spirits, beer, or wine, the use of
wine lists, and the methods of presenting, serving, storing, and
handling spirits, beer, or wine. The licensee must use the beer
or wine it obtains under its license for the sampling as part of
the instruction. The instruction must be given on the premises
of the licensee.
(8) Minors may be allowed in all areas of the hotel where
alcohol may be consumed; however, the consumption must be
incidental to the primary use of the area. These areas include,
but are not limited to, tennis courts, hotel lobbies, and
swimming pool areas. If an area is not a mixed use area, and is
primarily used for alcohol service, the area must be designated
and restricted to access by minors.
(9) The annual fee for this license is two thousand dollars.
(10) As used in this section, "hotel," "spirits," "beer,"
and "wine" have the meanings defined in RCW 66.24.410 and 66.04.010.
[2008 c 41 § 11; 2007 c 370 § 11.]
NOTES:
Effective date -- 2008 c 41 §§ 3, 10, and 11: See note following RCW 66.20.310.
Effective date -- 2007 c 370 §§ 10-20: See note following RCW 66.04.010.