Washington Code 66.20.375 – Direct sale of wine to consumer — Labeling and private carrier requirements
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(1) A domestic winery or a wine shipper’s permit holder must clearly label all wine cases or outside shipping packages of wine sent into or out of this state under chapter 49, Laws of 2006 to indicate that the package cannot be delivered to a person under twenty-one years of age or to an intoxicated person.
Terms Used In Washington Code 66.20.375
- Delivery: means the transportation of alcohol to an individual located within Washington state from a licensed location holding an alcohol delivery endorsement as part of a delivery order. See Washington Code 66.04.010
- Domestic winery: means a place where wines are manufactured or produced within the state of Washington. See Washington Code 66.04.010
- Package: means any container or receptacle used for holding liquor. See Washington Code 66.04.010
- Permit: means a permit for the purchase of liquor under this title. See Washington Code 66.04.010
- Person: means an individual, copartnership, association, or corporation. See Washington Code 66.04.010
- Wine: means any alcoholic beverage obtained by fermentation of fruits (grapes, berries, apples, et cetera) or other agricultural product containing sugar, to which any saccharine substances may have been added before, during or after fermentation, and containing not more than twenty-four percent of alcohol by volume, including sweet wines fortified with wine spirits, such as port, sherry, muscatel, and angelica, not exceeding twenty-four percent of alcohol by volume and not less than one-half of one percent of alcohol by volume. See Washington Code 66.04.010
- Winery: means a business conducted by any person for the manufacture of wine for sale, other than a domestic winery. See Washington Code 66.04.010
(2) A domestic winery or a wine shipper’s permit holder must ensure that the private carrier used to deliver wine (a) obtains the signature of the person who receives the wine upon delivery, (b) verifies the age of the recipient, and (c) verifies that the recipient does not appear intoxicated at the time of delivery.
[ 2006 c 49 § 4.]