Washington Code 66.20.365 – Direct sale of wine to consumer — Requirements for wineries
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Before wine may be shipped by a domestic winery or an out-of-state winery to a person who is a resident of Washington, the winery must:
Terms Used In Washington Code 66.20.365
- Board: means the liquor and cannabis board, constituted under this title. 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
- 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
(1) Obtain a wine shipper’s permit under procedures prescribed by the board by rule and pay a fee established by the board, if the winery is located outside the state; or
(2) Be licensed as a domestic winery by the board and have paid the annual license fee.
[ 2006 c 49 § 2.]