Compendium of Budget Information for the 2012 General Session

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

Function

Utah is one of seventeen 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 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
2008
Actual
2009
Actual
2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Approp
Liquor Control Fund $27,066,000 $28,704,500 $28,878,300 $31,117,700 $31,418,600
Transfers $100,000 $0 $100,000 $0 $0
Beginning Nonlapsing $125,100 $0 $0 $0 $0
Closing Nonlapsing - Highway Safety $0 $100,000 $0 $0 $0
Lapsing Balance $8,300 $17,200 ($9,100) $0 $0
Total
$27,299,400
$28,821,700
$28,969,200
$31,117,700
$31,418,600
 
Line Items
2008
Actual
2009
Actual
2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Approp
Alcoholic Beverage Control $27,299,400 $28,821,700 $27,925,800 $29,644,400 $29,944,900
Parents Empowered $0 $0 $1,043,400 $1,473,300 $1,473,700
Total
$27,299,400
$28,821,700
$28,969,200
$31,117,700
$31,418,600
 
Categories of Expenditure
2008
Actual
2009
Actual
2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Approp
Personnel Services $14,290,600 $15,872,200 $15,894,900 $18,420,900 $14,205,200
In-state Travel $68,700 $46,200 $48,600 $36,200 $44,900
Out-of-state Travel $12,500 $20,600 $7,100 $7,100 $7,100
Current Expense $10,696,800 $11,038,200 $11,317,100 $10,633,800 $12,792,000
DP Current Expense $1,914,400 $1,673,200 $1,515,000 $1,867,500 $1,521,100
DP Capital Outlay $217,000 $0 $45,700 $92,500 $0
Capital Outlay $66,700 $171,300 $140,800 $59,700 $2,848,300
Transfers $32,700 $0 $0 $0 $0
Total
$27,299,400
$28,821,700
$28,969,200
$31,117,700
$31,418,600
 
Other Indicators
2008
Actual
2009
Actual
2010
Actual
2011
Actual
2012
Approp
Budgeted FTE 341.5 352.0 352.0 387.5 352.5
Actual FTE 0.0 0.0 387.0 387.5 0.0
Vehicles 20 20 22 28 20






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