This bill adds a new bonded and nonbonded beer warehouse license in chapter 66.24 RCW and amends existing brewery and bonded wine warehouse provisions. The new beer warehouse license authorizes storage and handling of beer in bond and tax-paid to the extent allowed by federal law and board rules, requires physical separation of bonded and nonbonded sections, a tracking plan, monthly reports of beer movement to the board, and limits removals from the warehouse to export, shipment to a licensed Washington beer distributor, or return to specified licensed breweries or warehouses. The license carries a $150 annual fee unless the applicant already holds the bonded wine warehouse license under RCW 66.24.185, allows third-party warehouse managers, prohibits wholesale/retail sales or title transfers while beer is stored, and defines “beer” to include bottled, canned, kegged, and strong beer. The board is directed to adopt qualifications, security, zoning, separation, and reporting rules; warehousing is limited to specified licensees and permit holders. The bill amends RCW 66.24.185 to continue authorization for bonded wine warehouses to store bottled wine off winery premises, sets a $150 fee unless already licensed under section 1, requires federal permits and possible bonds, and requires monthly reporting and specified removal purposes (including certain direct-to-consumer shipping referenced by statute). It reenacts and amends RCW 66.24.240 to set a domestic brewery license (including a $2,100 fee for production of 60,000 barrels or more), to allow certain distributor/retailer privileges for breweries under conditions, permit one off‑premises warehouse if board-approved, allow specified retail license holdings and subcontracting, and clarify contract-production and other operational provisions. The text for some subsections of RCW 66.24.240 in the provided extract is incomplete. The bill also creates an endorsement allowing certain brewery licensees to sell bottled beer of their own Washington production at qualifying farmers markets for off-premises consumption, with an annual endorsement fee of $112.50, monthly notification to the board of market dates/locations before sales, market authorization requirements (including a market map and contact information), limits on storage and distributor activity at markets, and board authority to adopt implementing rules and withdraw market authorizations for violations. The state board of health is directed to adopt rules permitting dogs on premises of licensed domestic breweries that do not provide food service, and the bill allows subcontracting or subleasing of mobile food units or independent food service providers subject to separation and local health permit requirements with a required kitchen diagram in subcontracts. The extract repeatedly refers to “the board” and to federal permits and law but does not identify the board by name or specify the federal requirements; parts of the statute text are incomplete in the provided material.

If enacted, the bill lets breweries and other licensed beer producers use a new bonded and nonbonded beer warehouse license to store and handle beer offsite, including receiving in-bond transfers from out-of-state manufacturers, subject to federal permits and board rules. That creates a new option for producers, distributors, and third-party warehouse operators to consolidate storage and ship only for export, to Washington beer distributors, or back to approved licensees; it also allows wine and spirits to be stored in the same building if fully separated. Affected businesses face new recurring costs and compliance tasks — a $150 annual warehouse fee (waived if already holding the amended bonded wine license), a monthly inventory movement report to the board, physical separation and security requirements, and the need to document federal permits and bonding. The bill narrows operational flexibility by prohibiting warehouse-based wholesale or retail sales, title transfers, relabeling (except as federal law allows), and requires ownership to remain with the contracting licensee, so breweries and warehouse managers will need contracts and recordkeeping to manage risks and compliance. Some details remain unclear from the excerpt, including the exact board named to implement rules and portions of the domestic brewery provisions that are truncated. Separately, the bill lets qualifying domestic breweries get an annual $112.50 endorsement to sell bottled beer they produce at qualifying farmers markets, but only after the brewery submits monthly schedules of dates, times, and locations to the board and the market itself is authorized with a map and on-site contact information. This expands retail opportunities for Washington producers but adds administrative steps and limits — beer must be Washington-made, cannot be stored at the market outside selling hours, and breweries may not act as distributors from a market location — and markets and breweries must follow health department rules for any food service subcontracting. The board can withdraw market authorizations for violations, so farmers markets, breweries, and local health jurisdictions will take on new oversight and compliance responsibilities.