32B-17-301.5.  Additional operational requirements for liquor transport license held by a central receiving and distribution center.

(1)  A liquor transport licensee that is a central receiving and distribution center shall establish a secure process for:

Terms Used In Utah Code 32B-17-301.5

  • Airport licensee: means a person who holds a valid:
(a) retail license for premises located at an international airport or domestic airport; or
(b) special use permit for premises located at an international airport or domestic airport. See Utah Code 32B-17-102
  • Beer: means a product that:
    (i) contains:
    (A) at least . See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Central receiving and distribution center: means a facility that:
    (a) operates at an international airport or domestic airport;
    (b) receives goods and supplies delivered to the international airport or domestic airport for an airport licensee;
    (c) screens the goods and supplies described in Subsection (2)(b) for security purposes; and
    (d) distributes the goods and supplies described in Subsection (2)(b) to the airport licensee for whom the goods and supplies were delivered. See Utah Code 32B-17-102
  • Commission: means the Alcoholic Beverage Services Commission created in Section 32B-2-201. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • Container: means a receptacle that contains an alcoholic product, including:
    (a) a bottle;
    (b) a vessel; or
    (c) a similar item. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • License: means :
    (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
  • 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
  • Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Storage area: means an area on licensed premises where the licensee stores an alcoholic product. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
  • (a)  receiving alcoholic product from airport licensees, liquor transport licensees, beer wholesaler licensees, and small brewers at the central receiving and distribution center’s premises;

    (b)  screening and storing alcoholic product the central receiving and distribution center receives or brings to the premises; and

    (c)  delivering alcoholic product to the airport licensee that owns the alcoholic product.
  • (2)  As part of the secure process described in Subsection (1), the central receiving and distribution center shall:

    (a)  clearly identify and keep separate each airport licensee’s alcoholic product;

    (b)  maintain alcoholic product in a locked storage area or container at all times except during:

    (i)  a security screening of the alcoholic product; or

    (ii)  transportation of the alcoholic product;

    (c)  notify the receiving airport licensee when screening is complete and alcoholic product is ready for delivery; and

    (d)  deliver the alcoholic product to the receiving airport licensee.

    (3)  The commission may prescribe by rule, consistent with this title, the operational requirements of a liquor transport licensee that is a central receiving and distribution center.

    Enacted by Chapter 3, 2020 Special Session 5