(1) The state liquor and cannabis board must, by rule, adopt a schedule of penalties for a licensed alcohol manufacturer who has committed a violation as part of the licensee’s ancillary activities.

Terms Used In Washington Code 66.24.155

  • Board: means the liquor and cannabis board, constituted under this title. See Washington Code 66.04.010
  • Liquor: includes the four varieties of liquor herein defined (alcohol, spirits, wine, and beer), and all fermented, spirituous, vinous, or malt liquor, or combinations thereof, and mixed liquor, a part of which is fermented, spirituous, vinous or malt liquor, or otherwise intoxicating; and every liquid or solid or semisolid or other substance, patented or not, containing alcohol, spirits, wine, or beer, and all drinks or drinkable liquids and all preparations or mixtures capable of human consumption, and any liquid, semisolid, solid, or other substance, which contains more than one percent of alcohol by weight shall be conclusively deemed to be intoxicating. See Washington Code 66.04.010
  • Manufacturer: means a person engaged in the preparation of liquor for sale, in any form whatsoever. See Washington Code 66.04.010
  • Restaurant: means any establishment provided with special space and accommodations where, in consideration of payment, food, without lodgings, is habitually furnished to the public, not including drug stores and soda fountains. See Washington Code 66.04.010
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
(2)(a) The schedule of penalties adopted under subsection (1) of this section may include:
(i) The issuance of a monetary penalty;
(ii) The suspension, revocation, or cancellation of the licensee’s ability to conduct ancillary activities; or
(iii) A monetary option in lieu of suspension or revocation.
(b) The schedule of penalties may not include the issuance of a suspension, revocation, or cancellation of an alcohol manufacturer’s license and may not exceed the schedule of penalties for a similar violation committed by a retail licensee.
(3) For the purposes of this section, “ancillary activities” means the licensee’s activities involving the public, as authorized by statute or by state liquor and cannabis board rule, relating to serving samples, operating a tasting room, conducting retail sales, serving alcohol under a restaurant license issued under this chapter, or serving alcohol with a special occasion license.