Revised Code of Washington
Wash. Rev. Code § 66.24.640 (2026)
Licensed distillers operating as spirits retailers/distributors
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Any distiller licensed under this title may act as a retailer and/or distributor to retailers selling for consumption on or off the licensed premises of spirits of its own production, and any manufacturer, importer, or bottler of spirits holding a certificate of approval may act as a distributor of spirits it is entitled to import into the state under such certificate. The board must by rule provide for issuance of certificates of approval to spirits suppliers. An industry member operating as a distributor and/or retailer under this section must comply with the applicable laws and rules relating to distributors and/or retailers, except that an industry member operating as a distributor under this section may maintain a warehouse off the distillery premises for the distribution of bottled spirits of its own production to spirits retailers within the state and for bottled foreign-made spirits that such distillery is entitled to distribute under this title, if the warehouse is within the United States and has been approved by the board.
[ 2017 c 229 s 2; 2012 c 2 s 206 (Initiative Measure No. 1183, approved November 8, 2011).]
Notes:
Finding—Application—Rules—Effective date—Contingent effective date—2012 c 2 (Initiative Measure No. 1183): See notes following RCW 66.24.620.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2015–2025 · leading case: Ass'n of Washington Spirits & Wine Distributors v. Washington State Liquor Control Bd., 340 P.3d 849 (Wash. 2015).
Ass'n of Washington Spirits & Wine Distributors v. Washington State Liquor Control Bd., 340 P.3d 849 (Wash. 2015). “RCW 66.24.640. Distillers who choose to distribute their own spirits enjoy limited *348 distribution rights.”
Wa Restaurant Assoc, V Wa State Liquor Control Bd (Wash. Ct. App. 2017). “Licensed distillers and spirits certificate of approval holders distributing their own spirits under RCW 66.24.640 are required to “comply with the applicable laws and rules relating to distributors.”
Ass'n of Wash. Spirits & Wine Distribs. v. Liquor Control Bd. (Wash. 2015). “RCW 66.24.640. Distillers who choose to distribute 1 "Spirits" means "any beverage which contains alcohol obtained by distillation, except flavored malt beverages, but including wines exceeding twenty-four percent of alcohol by volume.”
Shady Knoll Orchards & Distillery LLC v. Vollendroff (E.D. Wash. 2025). “RCW §§ 66.24.640, 66.20.410(1). A 11 distillery holding such a license and operating as a retailer must comply with all 12 applicable laws regulating retailers including the requirement that the distillery 13 have a physical presence within the state that is available for…”
Blue Spirits Distilling, Llc v. Washington State Liquor & Cannabis Bd. (Wash. Ct. App. 2020). “We stated, “RCW 66.24.640 does not require a licensed distiller to obtain a spirits distributor license or pay an additional licensing fee to distribute its own spirits.”
Shady Knoll Orchards & Distillery LLC v. Postman (E.D. Wash. 2023). “RCW 15 § 66.24.640. A distillery operating as a retailer must abide by the same laws and 16 regulations as any other retailer, including maintaining a physical presence in 17 Washington.”
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