Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 66.12 - Exemptions.
66.12.240 - Wedding boutiques and art galleries.

RCW 66.12.240
Wedding boutiques and art galleries.

(1) Nothing in this title applies to or prevents a wedding boutique or art gallery from offering or supplying without charge wine or beer by the individual glass to a customer for consumption on the premises. However, the customer must be at least twenty-one years of age and may only be offered one glass of wine or beer, and wine or beer served or consumed must be purchased from a Washington state licensed retailer at full retail price. A wedding boutique or art gallery offering wine or beer without charge may not advertise the service of complimentary wine or beer and may not sell wine or beer in any manner. Any employee involved in the service of wine or beer must complete a board-approved limited alcohol server training program.
(2) The definitions in this subsection apply throughout this section unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
(a) "Art gallery" means a room or building devoted to the exhibition and/or sale of the works of art.
(b) "Wedding boutique" means a business primarily engaged in the sale of wedding merchandise.

[ 2016 c 235 § 5; 2009 c 361 § 1.]

Structure Revised Code of Washington

Revised Code of Washington

Title 66 - Alcoholic Beverage Control

Chapter 66.12 - Exemptions.

66.12.010 - Wine or beer manufactured for home use.

66.12.030 - Licensed manufacturers not prevented from storing liquor—Transshipment in interstate, foreign commerce—Interstate, foreign transactions protected.

66.12.060 - Pharmaceutical preparations, patent medicines, denatured alcohol.

66.12.070 - Medicinal, culinary, and toilet preparations not usable as beverages—Sample and analysis—Clearly labeled.

66.12.110 - Duty-free alcoholic beverages for personal use.

66.12.120 - Bringing alcoholic beverages into state from another state—Payment of markup and tax.

66.12.125 - Alcohol for use as fuel—Legislative finding and declaration.

66.12.130 - Alcohol for use as fuel in motor vehicles, farm implements, machines, etc., or in combination with other petroleum products for use as fuel.

66.12.140 - Use of alcoholic beverages in culinary, restaurant, or food fermentation courses.

66.12.145 - Persons engaged in medical or dental pursuits—Persons engaged in mechanical, manufacturing, or scientific pursuits.

66.12.150 - Beer or wine offered by hospital or nursing home for consumption on the premises.

66.12.160 - Manufacture or sale of confections or food containing liquor.

66.12.170 - Obtaining liquor for manufacturing confections or food products.

66.12.180 - Wine commission—Wine donations—Promotional activities.

66.12.185 - Beer commission—Beer or malt donations—Promotional activities.

66.12.195 - Legislative gift center—Selling wine for off-premises consumption.

66.12.230 - Washington grain commission.

66.12.240 - Wedding boutiques and art galleries.