Section 314-52-130 - Public and civic events(1) Industry members may sponsor public and civic events and provide the following: (a) Signage with the industry members name or brand name of their products; and(b) Programs or flyers to be disseminated at the event.(2) Acknowledgment of the sponsor, either by name, brand, or both, is allowed in any media advertisement where the function recognizes the sponsors of the event. The size of the alcohol industry sponsor acknowledgment may not exceed the size of the event name.(3) Inflatables are not allowed inside the event areas.(4) There may be no giveaways of alcohol promotional items of any kind to persons under twenty-one years of age at events held in public areas including, but not limited to, street fairs, parks, and government buildings.(5) Industry members may not sponsor a special occasion license at public and civic events. Money may not be given directly to the special occasion licensee, or employees thereof, but industry members may provide the following advertising for a special occasion licensed event:(a) Signage with the industry members name or brand name of their products;(b) Media coverage of the event; and(c) Programs or flyers to be disseminated at the event.(6) Inflatables are not allowed inside special occasion license areas unless the area is completely enclosed with no view to the inside from the public right of way.(7) There may be no giveaways of alcohol promotional items of any kind in special occasion license areas.(8) The board limits each special occasion licensed premises to a total of four signs referring to alcoholic beverages, brand names, or manufacturers that are affixed or hanging in the windows and on the outside of the special occasion licensed premises that are visible to the general public from the public right of way. The board also limits the size of a sign advertising alcohol, brand names, or manufacturers that are affixed or hanging in the windows and on the outside of the special occasion premises that are visible to the general public from the public right of way to sixteen hundred square inches.(9) Brand advertising is allowed inside the special occasion license event area where alcohol sales and consumption occur.Wash. Admin. Code § 314-52-130
Statutory Authority: RCW 66.08.030, 66.08.060, and 66.28.010. 10-06-122, § 314-52-130, filed 3/3/10, effective 4/3/10.