Wash. Admin. Code § 314-28-066
Tasting room age restrictions for distillery and craft distillery licensees
Effective Jun 12, 2021WSR 21-11-034RCW 66.24.148, 66.24.1471, 66.08.030, 66.24.140, 66.24.145, 66.24.146, 66.24.1472, 66.24.1473, and 66.24.1474LIQUOR AND CANNABIS BOARD
Consistent with RCW 66.24.140 and 66.24.145:
- (1) A distillery or craft distillery licensee must not allow any person under the age of twenty-one to enter a tasting room unless they are accompanied by their parent or legal guardian.
- (2) (a) Every tasting room must include a designated area where persons under the age of twenty-one are allowed to enter.
- (b) The designated area may be in a separate room or within the tasting room.
- (c) The designated area must be separated from the remainder of the tasting room space by a clear demarcation. "Demarcation" has the same meaning and options as provided in WAC 314-02-025(3).
(3) Persons under the age of twenty-one are not allowed on the premises of a licensed distillery, craft distillery, or off-site tasting room past 9:00 p.m., unless:
- (a) They are on the premises during an event where a private party has secured a banquet permit (see chapter 314-18 WAC); or
- (b) They are the children of owners, operators, or managers of the licensed distillery, craft distillery, or off-site tasting room, and they are under direct supervision of their parent or legal guardian while on the premises.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 66.24.148, 66.24.1471, 66.08.030, 66.24.140, 66.24.145, 66.24.146, 66.24.1472, 66.24.1473, and 66.24.1474. WSR 21-11-034, § 314-28-066, filed 5/12/21, effective 6/12/21.]