H.B.
198
HEAVY BEER AMENDMENTS
House Committee
Amendments
Amendment 1 February 25, 2014 12:04 PM
Representative Curtis Oda
proposes the following amendments:
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. modifies powers and duties of the department;
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Other Special Clauses:
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None
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This bill takes effect on July 1, 2014.
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32B-2-204
, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 276
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Section 3.
Section
32B-2-204
is amended to read:
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32B-2-204. Powers and duties of the department -- Immunity.
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(1) (a) The department shall control liquor merchandise inventory including:
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[(a)] (i) listing and delisting a product;
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[(b)] (ii) the procedures for testing a new product;
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[(c)] (iii) purchasing policy;
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[(d)] (iv) turnover requirements for a regularly coded product to be continued; and
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[(e)] (v) the disposition of discontinued, distressed, or unsaleable merchandise.
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(b) The department shall list and delist heavy beer that may be sold by a beer
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wholesaler licensee.
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(2) (a) The department shall report to the governor on the administration of this title:
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(i) as the governor may require; and
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(ii) annually by no later than November 30, for the fiscal year ending June 30 of the
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year in which the report is made.
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(b) A report under this Subsection (2) shall contain:
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(i) a statement of the nature and amount of the business transacted by the department
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during the year;
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(ii) a statement of the department's assets and liabilities including a profit and loss
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account, and other accounts and matters necessary to show the results of operations of the
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department for the year;
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(iii) general information on the application of this title in the state; and
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(iv) any other information requested by the governor.
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(c) The department shall submit a copy of a report described in this Subsection (2) to
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the Legislature.
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(3) The department shall maintain insurance against loss on each motor vehicle
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operated by it on any public highway. A motor vehicle shall be covered for:
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(a) liability imposed by law upon the department for damages from bodily injuries
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suffered by one or more persons by reason of the ownership, maintenance, or use of the motor
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vehicle; and
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(b) liability or loss from damage to or destruction of property of any description,
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including liability of the department for the resultant loss of use of the property, which results
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from accident due to the ownership, maintenance, or use of the motor vehicle.
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(4) (a) The department may sue, be sued, and defend in a proceeding, in a court of law
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or otherwise, in the name of the department.
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(b) An action may not be taken:
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(i) against the commission; or
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(ii) in the name of a commissioner.
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(5) The department is liable to respond in damages in a case if a private corporation
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under the same circumstances would be liable.
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(6) (a) Title 63G, Chapter 7, Governmental Immunity Act of Utah, applies in an action
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commenced against the department for damages sustained as a result of department ownership,
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maintenance, or use of a motor vehicle under Subsections (4) and (5).
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(b) In an action described in Subsection (6)(a), the commission and each commissioner
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are immune from suit.
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(a) prohibit the person receiving the heavy beer from returning the heavy beer to the
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beer wholesaler licensee
or the department
; and
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(e) a freight embargo.
Section 24. Effective date.
This bill takes effect on July 1, 2014.
Renumber remaining sections accordingly
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