Wash. Admin. Code § 314-02-087 - Spirits, beer, and wine theater license
(1) A spirits, beer, and wine theater is a
place of business where motion pictures or other primarily nonparticipatory
entertainment or events are shown. The holder of a beer and wine theater
license is allowed to sell spirits, beer, strong beer, and wine, at retail, for
consumption on the licensed premises.
(2) The requirements for the spirits, beer,
and wine theater license are as follows:
(a)
The theater has no more than 120 seats per theater room.
(b) All servers of beer and wine are required
to attend a mandatory alcohol server training (MAST) program.
(c) The serving size for spirits is one and
one quarter ounce. The serving size for wine is five ounces. The serving size
for beer is twelve ounces.
(d)
There must be tabletop accommodations for in theater dining.
(e) If the theater premises will be
frequented by minors an alcohol control plan agreement must be signed and
submitted to the board during the application process.
(3) A spirits, beer, and wine theater
licensee must meet the same food service requirements that apply to spirits,
beer, and wine restaurant licensees in WAC
314-02-035.
(4) The alcohol control plan agreement will
be provided on a form by the board and includes the following requirements:
(a) Ensure that alcoholic beverages are not
sold to persons under the age of 21, staff will request identification from any
patron who appears to be age 30 or under and who is attempting to purchase an
alcoholic beverage.
(b) Alcoholic
beverages must be served in containers that differ significantly from
containers utilized for nonalcoholic beverages.
(c) All alcoholic beverages sold under this
license must be sold by the individual drink.
(d) If staff observes a patron who is in the
possession of or who is consuming an alcoholic beverage, who appears to be of
questionable age, staff will request identification from that patron. If the
patron is unable to produce an acceptable form of identification verifying
their age, the alcohol will be confiscated.
(e) Staff will accept only those forms of
identification that are acceptable per WAC
314-11-025 to verify a person's
age for the purpose of selling, serving, or allowing a person to possess or
consume alcohol.
(f) All employees
involved in the sale, service, and/or supervision of alcoholic beverages will
be required to attend MAST to obtain the appropriate permit for their level of
service.
(g) Sufficient lighting
must be maintained at the point of sale so that identification can be confirmed
and patrons observed for signs of intoxication.
(h) To ensure alcoholic beverages are served
in a safe, responsible, and controlled manner, sales and service of alcoholic
beverages will be limited to one serving per person per transaction.
(i) If a patron is accompanied by another
patron who wants to pay for both people's drinks, they may do so, provided that
both patrons are of legal age to purchase, and have proper identification, if
requested, and are not displaying signs of intoxication.
(j) Alcohol may only be sold, served, and
consumed in areas designated in the alcohol control plan agreement and approved
by the board.
(k) Staff will refuse
to sell an alcoholic beverage to any person who appears to be intoxicated.
Alcoholic beverages will be removed from any person who appears to be
intoxicated.
(l) This alcohol
control plan agreement will be prominently posted on the licensed
premises.
(5) Penalties
are doubled for a violation involving minors or the failure to follow the
signed alcohol control plan agreement.
(6) If the theater premises has a restaurant
located outside of the actual theater screening areas, spirits, beer, and wine
may be served and consumed in the restaurant area.
(a) Spirits may be sold by the individual
drink.
(b) Beer may be sold by the
pitcher as well as by individual serving for consumption in the restaurant
area.
(c) Wine may be sold by the
bottle as well as by the individual serving for consumption in the restaurant
area.
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