32B-12-301.  General operational requirements for liquor warehousing license.

(1) 

Terms Used In Utah Code 32B-12-301

(a) a retail license;
(b) a sublicense;
(c) a license issued in accordance with 4;
(d) a license issued in accordance with Chapter 11, Manufacturing and Related Licenses Act;
(e) a license issued in accordance with Chapter 12, Liquor Warehousing License Act;
(f) a license issued in accordance with Chapter 13, Beer Wholesaling License Act; or
(g) a license issued in accordance with Chapter 17, Liquor Transport License Act. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Licensee: means a person who holds a license. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Liquor: includes :
    (A) heavy beer;
    (B) wine; and
    (C) a flavored malt beverage. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Liquor warehousing license: means a license that is issued:
    (a) in accordance with Chapter 12, Liquor Warehousing License Act; and
    (b) to a person, other than a licensed manufacturer, who engages in the importation for storage, sale, or distribution of liquor regardless of amount. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Minor: means an individual under 21 years old. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Premises: means a building, enclosure, or room used in connection with the storage, sale, furnishing, consumption, manufacture, or distribution, of an alcoholic product, unless otherwise defined in this title or rules made by the commission. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Record: includes :
    (i) a book;
    (ii) a book of account;
    (iii) a paper;
    (iv) a contract;
    (v) an agreement;
    (vi) a document; or
    (vii) a recording in any medium. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Staff: includes :
    (i) an officer;
    (ii) a director;
    (iii) an employee;
    (iv) personnel management;
    (v) an agent of the licensee, including a managing agent;
    (vi) an operator; or
    (vii) a representative. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • (a)  A liquor warehouser licensee and staff of the liquor warehouser licensee shall comply with this title and the rules of the commission.

    (b)  Failure to comply as provided in Subsection (1)(a) may result in disciplinary action in accordance with Chapter 3, Disciplinary Actions and Enforcement Act, against:

    (i)  a liquor warehouser licensee;

    (ii)  individual staff of a liquor warehouser licensee; or

    (iii)  both a liquor warehouser licensee and staff of the liquor warehouser licensee.
  • (2) 

    (a)  A liquor warehouser licensee shall make and maintain records required by the department.

    (b)  Section 32B-1-205 applies to a record required to be made or maintained in accordance with this Subsection (2).

    (3)  A liquor warehousing license may not be transferred from one location to another location, without prior written approval of the commission.

    (4) 

    (a)  A liquor warehouser licensee may not sell, transfer, assign, exchange, barter, give, or attempt in any way to dispose of the license to another person, whether for monetary gain or not.

    (b)  A liquor warehousing license has no monetary value for any type of disposition.

    (5)  A liquor warehouser licensee may not employ a minor to handle an alcoholic product.

    (6)  Liquor that is warehoused in this state and sold to an out-of-state consignee may be transported out of the state only by a motor carrier regulated under Title 72, Chapter 9, Motor Carrier Safety Act.

    (7)  Liquor that is warehoused in this state and sold to the department may be transported only by a motor carrier approved by the department.

    (8)  Liquor transported to or from a liquor warehouser licensee’s licensed premises shall be carried in a sealed conveyance that is made available for inspection by the department while en route within the state.

    (9)  A liquor warehouser licensee may not ship, convey, distribute, or remove liquor from a warehouse in less than a full case lot.

    (10)  A liquor warehouser licensee may not ship, convey, distribute, or remove liquor from a warehouse to a consignee outside the state that is not licensed as a liquor wholesaler or retailer by the state in which the consignee is domiciled.

    (11)  A liquor warehouser licensee may not receive, warehouse, distribute, transport, ship, or convey liquor that the commission has not authorized the liquor warehouser licensee to handle through its warehouse.

    (12)  The commission may prescribe by policy or rule, consistent with this title, the general operational requirements of licensees relating to:

    (a)  physical facilities;

    (b)  conditions of storage, distribution, or transport of liquor; and

    (c)  other matters considered appropriate by the commission.

    Amended by Chapter 354, 2020 General Session