32B-2-503 (Effective 07/01/11) - Operational requirements for a state store.
32B-2-503 (Effective 07/01/11). Operational requirements for a state store.
(1) A state store shall display in a prominent place in the store a sign in large lettersstating: "Warning: Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs is a serious crime that isprosecuted aggressively in Utah."
(2) A state store may not sell, offer for sale, or furnish liquor except at a price fixed bythe commission.
(3) A state store may not sell, offer for sale, or furnish liquor to:
(a) a minor;
(b) a person actually, apparently, or obviously intoxicated;
(c) a known interdicted person; or
(d) a known habitual drunkard.
(4) (a) A state store employee may not:
(i) consume an alcoholic product on the premises of a state store; or
(ii) allow any person to consume an alcoholic product on the premises of a state store.
(b) A violation of this Subsection (4) is a class B misdemeanor.
(5) (a) Sale or delivery of liquor may not be made on or from the premises of a statestore, and a state store may not be kept open for the sale of liquor:
(i) on Sunday; or
(ii) on a state or federal legal holiday.
(b) Sale or delivery of liquor may be made on or from the premises of a state store, and astate store may be open for the sale of liquor, only on a day and during hours that the commissiondirects by rule or order.
(6) (a) A minor may not be admitted into, or be on the premises of a state store unlessaccompanied by a person who is:
(i) 21 years of age or older; and
(ii) the minor's parent, legal guardian, or spouse.
(b) A state store employee that has reason to believe that a person who is on the premisesof a state store is under the age of 21 and is not accompanied by a person described in Subsection(6)(a) may:
(i) ask the suspected minor for proof of age;
(ii) ask the person who accompanies the suspected minor for proof of age; and
(iii) ask the suspected minor or the person who accompanies the suspected minor forproof of parental, guardianship, or spousal relationship.
(c) A state store employee shall refuse to sell liquor to the suspected minor and to theperson who accompanies the suspected minor into the state store if the suspected minor or personfails to provide information specified in Subsection (6)(b).
(d) A state store employee shall require a suspected minor and the person whoaccompanies the suspected minor into the state store to immediately leave the premises of thestate store if the suspected minor or person fails to provide information specified in Subsection(6)(b).
(7) (a) A state store may not sell, offer for sale, or furnish liquor except in a sealedpackage.
(b) A person may not open a sealed package on the premises of a state store.
Enacted by Chapter 276, 2010 General Session