Compendium of Budget Information for the 2011 General Session

Business, Economic Development, & Labor
Appropriations Subcommittee
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Agency: Alcoholic Beverage Control

Function

Utah is one of eighteen liquor control states and one of two totally state run systems. The Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (DABC) operates 44 State stores and approximately 100 package agencies. These state stores and package agencies are the exclusive retailers of liquor, wine and heavy beer (more than 4 percent alcohol by volume) in the Utah. The Department administers liquor laws and licenses on-premise businesses, temporary event permits, manufacturers, beer wholesalers, warehouses, and liquor representatives.

The Department regulates the manufacture, sale and use of alcoholic beverages. Without promoting the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages, the Department operates as a public business using sound management principles and practices generating revenue for state and local government programs. The Department licenses and regulates the sale of alcoholic beverages, as directed by statute, at prices that reasonably satisfy the public demand while also protecting the public interest.

Statutory Authority

The following statutes govern the operation of the Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control.

  • UCA 32A contains all the general agency provisions, including those relating to licenses, permits, distribution, criminal offenses, alcohol liability, and public nuisances.

Funding Detail

DABC consists of two line items: Alcoholic Beverage Control and Parents Empowered.

Sources of Finance
2007
Actual
2008
Actual
2009
Actual
2010
Actual
2011
Approp
General Fund, One-time $1,631,300 $0 $0 $0 $0
Liquor Control Fund $23,396,400 $27,066,000 $28,704,500 $28,878,300 $31,017,700
Transfers $0 $100,000 $0 $100,000 $0
Beginning Nonlapsing $0 $125,100 $0 $0 $0
Closing Nonlapsing ($125,000) $0 $0 $0 $0
Closing Nonlapsing - Highway Safety $0 $0 $100,000 $0 $0
Lapsing Balance $0 $8,300 $17,200 ($9,100) $0
Total
$24,902,700
$27,299,400
$28,821,700
$28,969,200
$31,017,700
 
Line Items
2007
Actual
2008
Actual
2009
Actual
2010
Actual
2011
Approp
Alcoholic Beverage Control $24,902,700 $27,299,400 $28,821,700 $27,925,800 $29,544,000
Parents Empowered $0 $0 $0 $1,043,400 $1,473,700
Total
$24,902,700
$27,299,400
$28,821,700
$28,969,200
$31,017,700
 
Categories of Expenditure
2007
Actual
2008
Actual
2009
Actual
2010
Actual
2011
Approp
Personnel Services $12,978,800 $14,290,600 $15,872,200 $15,894,900 $15,771,500
In-state Travel $37,800 $68,700 $46,200 $48,600 $46,200
Out-of-state Travel $12,300 $12,500 $20,600 $7,100 $20,600
Current Expense $9,789,500 $10,696,800 $11,038,200 $11,317,100 $13,238,800
DP Current Expense $1,832,800 $1,914,400 $1,673,200 $1,515,000 $1,867,400
DP Capital Outlay $8,600 $217,000 $0 $45,700 $0
Capital Outlay $242,900 $66,700 $171,300 $140,800 $73,200
Transfers $0 $32,700 $0 $0 $0
Total
$24,902,700
$27,299,400
$28,821,700
$28,969,200
$31,017,700
 
Other Indicators
2007
Actual
2008
Actual
2009
Actual
2010
Actual
2011
Approp
Budgeted FTE 345.0 341.5 352.0 352.0 352.0
Vehicles 20 20 20 22 20






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