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First Substitute H.B. 218

Representative Gage Froerer proposes the following substitute bill:


             1     
ALCOHOL AMENDMENTS

             2     
2013 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

             4     
Chief Sponsor: Gage Froerer

             5     
Senate Sponsor: J. Stuart Adams

             6     
             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill modifies the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act to make other changes related to
             10      licensing.
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:
             13          .    expands conditional licenses and modifies the time period for conditional licenses;
             14          .    addresses operational requirements for restaurants;
             15          .    addresses quota numbers for club licenses and reception centers;
             16          .    addresses guests of fraternal clubs;
             17          .    addresses advertising by an equity or fraternal club; and
             18          .    makes technical and conforming amendments.
             19      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             20          None
             21      Other Special Clauses:
             22          This bill takes effect on July 1, 2013.
             23      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             24      AMENDS:
             25          32B-2-202, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapter 365


             26          32B-5-205, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 276
             27          32B-6-205, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapters 307 and 334
             28          32B-6-305, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapters 307 and 334
             29          32B-6-403, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Second Special Session, Chapter 2
             30          32B-6-407, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 297
             31          32B-6-803, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 334
             32          32B-6-905, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2011, Chapter 334
             33     
             34      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             35          Section 1. Section 32B-2-202 is amended to read:
             36           32B-2-202. Powers and duties of the commission.
             37          (1) The commission shall:
             38          (a) consistent with the policy established by the Legislature by statute, act as a general
             39      policymaking body on the subject of alcoholic product control;
             40          (b) adopt and issue policies, rules, and procedures;
             41          (c) set policy by written rules that establish criteria and procedures for:
             42          (i) issuing, denying, not renewing, suspending, or revoking a package agency, license,
             43      permit, or certificate of approval; and
             44          (ii) determining the location of a state store, package agency, or retail licensee;
             45          (d) decide within the limits, and under the conditions imposed by this title, the number
             46      and location of state stores, package agencies, and retail licensees in the state;
             47          (e) issue, deny, suspend, revoke, or not renew the following package agencies, licenses,
             48      permits, or certificates of approval for the purchase, storage, sale, offer for sale, furnishing,
             49      consumption, manufacture, and distribution of an alcoholic product:
             50          (i) a package agency;
             51          (ii) a full-service restaurant license;
             52          (iii) a limited-service restaurant license;
             53          (iv) a club license;
             54          (v) an airport lounge license;
             55          (vi) an on-premise banquet license;
             56          (vii) a resort license, under which four or more sublicenses may be included;


             57          (viii) an on-premise beer retailer license;
             58          (ix) a reception center license;
             59          (x) a beer-only restaurant license;
             60          (xi) subject to Subsection (4), a single event permit;
             61          (xii) subject to Subsection (4), a temporary beer event permit;
             62          (xiii) a special use permit;
             63          (xiv) a manufacturing license;
             64          (xv) a liquor warehousing license;
             65          (xvi) a beer wholesaling license; and
             66          (xvii) one of the following that holds a certificate of approval:
             67          (A) an out-of-state brewer;
             68          (B) an out-of-state importer of beer, heavy beer, or flavored malt beverages; and
             69          (C) an out-of-state supplier of beer, heavy beer, or flavored malt beverages;
             70          (f) in accordance with Section 32B-5-205 , issue, deny, suspend, or revoke [one of the
             71      following] conditional licenses for the purchase, storage, sale, furnishing, consumption,
             72      manufacture, and distribution of an alcoholic product[:];
             73          [(i) a conditional full-service restaurant license; or]
             74          [(ii) a conditional limited-service restaurant license;]
             75          (g) prescribe the duties of the department in assisting the commission in issuing a
             76      package agency, license, permit, or certificate of approval under this title;
             77          (h) to the extent a fee is not specified in this title, establish a fee allowed under this title
             78      in accordance with Section 63J-1-504 ;
             79          (i) fix prices at which liquor is sold that are the same at all state stores, package
             80      agencies, and retail licensees;
             81          (j) issue and distribute price lists showing the price to be paid by a purchaser for each
             82      class, variety, or brand of liquor kept for sale by the department;
             83          (k) (i) require the director to follow sound management principles; and
             84          (ii) require periodic reporting from the director to ensure that:
             85          (A) sound management principles are being followed; and
             86          (B) policies established by the commission are being observed;
             87          (l) (i) receive, consider, and act in a timely manner upon the reports, recommendations,


             88      and matters submitted by the director to the commission; and
             89          (ii) do the things necessary to support the department in properly performing the
             90      department's duties;
             91          (m) obtain temporarily and for special purposes the services of an expert or person
             92      engaged in the practice of a profession, or a person who possesses a needed skill if:
             93          (i) considered expedient; and
             94          (ii) approved by the governor;
             95          (n) prescribe the conduct, management, and equipment of premises upon which an
             96      alcoholic product may be stored, sold, offered for sale, furnished, or consumed;
             97          (o) make rules governing the credit terms of beer sales within the state to retail
             98      licensees; and
             99          (p) in accordance with Chapter 3, Disciplinary Actions and Enforcement Act, take
             100      disciplinary action against a person subject to administrative action.
             101          (2) Consistent with the policy established by the Legislature by statute, the power of the
             102      commission to do the following is plenary, except as otherwise provided by this title, and not
             103      subject to review:
             104          (a) establish a state store;
             105          (b) issue authority to act as a package agent or operate a package agency; and
             106          (c) issue or deny a license, permit, or certificate of approval.
             107          (3) If the commission is authorized or required to make a rule under this title, the
             108      commission shall make the rule in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative
             109      Rulemaking Act.
             110          (4) Notwithstanding Subsections (1)(e)(xi) and (xii), the director or deputy director
             111      may issue an event permit in accordance with Chapter 9, Event Permit Act.
             112          Section 2. Section 32B-5-205 is amended to read:
             113           32B-5-205. Conditional retail license.
             114          (1) As used in this section:
             115          (a) "Conditional retail license" means a retail license that:
             116          [(i) is for one of the following:]
             117          [(A) a full-service restaurant license; or]
             118          [(B) a limited-service restaurant license;]


             119          [(ii)] (i) conditions the holder's ability to sell, offer for sale, furnish, or allow the
             120      consumption of an alcoholic product on its licensed premises on the person submitting to the
             121      department a copy of the holder's current business license before obtaining a valid retail
             122      license; and
             123          [(iii)] (ii) provides that the holder will be issued a valid retail license if the holder
             124      complies with the requirements of Subsection (3).
             125          (b) "Valid retail license" means a retail license issued pursuant to this part under which
             126      the holder is permitted to sell, offer for sale, furnish, or allow the consumption of an alcoholic
             127      product on its licensed premises.
             128          (2) Subject to the requirements of this section, the commission may issue a conditional
             129      retail license to a person if the person:
             130          (a) meets the requirements to obtain the retail license for which the person is applying
             131      except the requirement to submit a copy of the person's current business license; and
             132          (b) agrees not to sell, offer for sale, furnish, or allow the consumption of an alcoholic
             133      product on its licensed premises before obtaining a valid retail license.
             134          (3) (a) A conditional retail license becomes a valid retail license on the day on which
             135      the department notifies the person who holds the conditional retail license that the department
             136      finds that the person has complied with Subsection (3)(b).
             137          (b) For a conditional retail license to become a valid retail license, a person who holds
             138      the conditional retail license shall:
             139          (i) submit to the department a copy of the person's current business license; and
             140          (ii) provide to the department evidence satisfactory to the department that:
             141          (A) there has been no change in the information submitted to the commission as part of
             142      the person's application for a retail license; and
             143          (B) the person continues to qualify for the retail license.
             144          (4) A conditional retail license expires [six] 12 months after the day on which the
             145      commission issues the conditional retail license, unless the conditional retail license becomes a
             146      valid retail license before that day.
             147          Section 3. Section 32B-6-205 is amended to read:
             148           32B-6-205. Specific operational requirements for a full-service restaurant license.
             149          (1) (a) In addition to complying with Chapter 5, Part 3, Retail Licensee Operational


             150      Requirements, a full-service restaurant licensee and staff of the full-service restaurant licensee
             151      shall comply with this section.
             152          (b) Failure to comply as provided in Subsection (1)(a) may result in disciplinary action
             153      in accordance with Chapter 3, Disciplinary Actions and Enforcement Act, against:
             154          (i) a full-service restaurant licensee;
             155          (ii) individual staff of a full-service restaurant licensee; or
             156          (iii) both a full-service restaurant licensee and staff of the full-service restaurant
             157      licensee.
             158          (2) In addition to complying with Subsection 32B-5-301 (3), a full-service restaurant
             159      licensee shall display in a prominent place in the restaurant a list of the types and brand names
             160      of liquor being furnished through the full-service restaurant licensee's calibrated metered
             161      dispensing system.
             162          (3) In addition to complying with Section 32B-5-303 , a full-service restaurant licensee
             163      shall store an alcoholic product in a storage area described in Subsection (12)(a).
             164          (4) (a) An individual who serves an alcoholic product in a full-service restaurant
             165      licensee's premises shall make a written beverage tab for each table or group that orders or
             166      consumes an alcoholic product on the premises.
             167          (b) A beverage tab required by this Subsection (4) shall list the type and amount of an
             168      alcoholic product ordered or consumed.
             169          (5) A person's willingness to serve an alcoholic product may not be made a condition
             170      of employment as a server with a full-service restaurant licensee.
             171          (6) (a) A full-service restaurant licensee may not sell, offer for sale, or furnish liquor at
             172      the licensed premises on any day during the period that:
             173          (i) begins at midnight; and
             174          (ii) ends at 11:29 a.m.
             175          (b) A full-service restaurant licensee may sell, offer for sale, or furnish beer during the
             176      hours specified in Part 7, On-premise Beer Retailer License, for an on-premise beer retailer,
             177      except that a full-service restaurant licensee may not sell, offer for sale, or furnish beer before
             178      11:30 a.m. on any day.
             179          (7) A full-service restaurant licensee shall maintain at least 70% of its total restaurant
             180      business from the sale of food, which does not include:


             181          (a) mix for an alcoholic product; or
             182          (b) a service charge.
             183          (8) (a) A full-service restaurant licensee may not sell, offer for sale, or furnish an
             184      alcoholic product except [in connection with an order for] to a patron who has indicated an
             185      intent to order food prepared, sold, and furnished at the licensed premises.
             186          (b) A full-service restaurant licensee shall maintain on the licensed premises adequate
             187      culinary facilities for food preparation and dining accommodations.
             188          (9) (a) Subject to the other provisions of this Subsection (9), a patron may not have
             189      more than two alcoholic products of any kind at a time before the patron.
             190          (b) A patron may not have more than one spirituous liquor drink at a time before the
             191      patron.
             192          (c) An individual portion of wine is considered to be one alcoholic product under
             193      Subsection (9)(a).
             194          (10) A patron may consume an alcoholic product only:
             195          (a) at:
             196          (i) the patron's table;
             197          (ii) a counter; or
             198          (iii) a seating grandfathered bar structure; and
             199          (b) where food is served.
             200          (11) (a) A full-service restaurant licensee may not sell, offer for sale, or furnish an
             201      alcoholic product to a patron, and a patron may not consume an alcoholic product at a bar
             202      structure that is not a seating grandfathered bar structure.
             203          (b) At a seating grandfathered bar structure a patron who is 21 years of age or older
             204      may:
             205          (i) sit;
             206          (ii) be furnished an alcoholic product; and
             207          (iii) consume an alcoholic product.
             208          (c) Except as provided in Subsection (11)(d), at a seating grandfathered bar structure a
             209      full-service restaurant licensee may not permit a minor to, and a minor may not:
             210          (i) sit; or
             211          (ii) consume food or beverages.


             212          (d) (i) A minor may be at a seating grandfathered bar structure if the minor is employed
             213      by a full-service restaurant licensee:
             214          (A) as provided in Subsection 32B-5-308 (2); or
             215          (B) to perform maintenance and cleaning services during an hour when the full-service
             216      restaurant licensee is not open for business.
             217          (ii) A minor may momentarily pass by a seating grandfathered bar structure without
             218      remaining or sitting at the bar structure en route to an area of a full-service restaurant licensee's
             219      premises in which the minor is permitted to be.
             220          (12) Except as provided in Subsection 32B-5-307 (3), a full-service restaurant licensee
             221      may dispense an alcoholic product only if:
             222          (a) the alcoholic product is dispensed from:
             223          (i) a grandfathered bar structure;
             224          (ii) an area adjacent to a grandfathered bar structure that is visible to a patron sitting at
             225      the grandfathered bar structure if that area is used to dispense an alcoholic product as of May
             226      12, 2009; or
             227          (iii) an area that is:
             228          (A) separated from an area for the consumption of food by a patron by a solid,
             229      translucent, permanent structural barrier such that the facilities for the storage or dispensing of
             230      an alcoholic product are:
             231          (I) not readily visible to a patron; and
             232          (II) not accessible by a patron; and
             233          (B) apart from an area used:
             234          (I) for dining;
             235          (II) for staging; or
             236          (III) as a lobby or waiting area;
             237          (b) the full-service restaurant licensee uses an alcoholic product that is:
             238          (i) stored in an area described in Subsection (12)(a); or
             239          (ii) in an area not described in Subsection (12)(a) on the licensed premises and:
             240          (A) immediately before the alcoholic product is dispensed it is in an unopened
             241      container;
             242          (B) the unopened container is taken to an area described in Subsection (12)(a) before it


             243      is opened; and
             244          (C) once opened, the container is stored in an area described in Subsection (12)(a); and
             245          (c) any instrument or equipment used to dispense alcoholic product is located in an
             246      area described in Subsection (12)(a).
             247          (13) A full-service restaurant licensee may state in a food or alcoholic product menu a
             248      charge or fee made in connection with the sale, service, or consumption of liquor including:
             249          (a) a set-up charge;
             250          (b) a service charge; or
             251          (c) a chilling fee.
             252          Section 4. Section 32B-6-305 is amended to read:
             253           32B-6-305. Specific operational requirements for a limited-service restaurant
             254      license.
             255          (1) (a) In addition to complying with Chapter 5, Part 3, Retail Licensee Operational
             256      Requirements, a limited-service restaurant licensee and staff of the limited-service restaurant
             257      licensee shall comply with this section.
             258          (b) Failure to comply as provided in Subsection (1)(a) may result in disciplinary action
             259      in accordance with Chapter 3, Disciplinary Actions and Enforcement Act, against:
             260          (i) a limited-service restaurant licensee;
             261          (ii) individual staff of a limited-service restaurant licensee; or
             262          (iii) both a limited-service restaurant licensee and staff of the limited-service restaurant
             263      licensee.
             264          (2) (a) A limited-service restaurant licensee on the licensed premises may not sell, offer
             265      for sale, furnish, or allow consumption of:
             266          (i) spirituous liquor; or
             267          (ii) a flavored malt beverage.
             268          (b) A product listed in Subsection (2)(a) may not be on the premises of a
             269      limited-service restaurant licensee except for use:
             270          (i) as a flavoring on a dessert; and
             271          (ii) in the preparation of a flaming food dish, drink, or dessert.
             272          (3) In addition to complying with Section 32B-5-303 , a limited-service restaurant
             273      licensee shall store an alcoholic product in a storage area described in Subsection (12)(a).


             274          (4) (a) An individual who serves an alcoholic product in a limited-service restaurant
             275      licensee's premises shall make a written beverage tab for each table or group that orders or
             276      consumes an alcoholic product on the premises.
             277          (b) A beverage tab required by this Subsection (4) shall list the type and amount of an
             278      alcoholic product ordered or consumed.
             279          (5) A person's willingness to serve an alcoholic product may not be made a condition
             280      of employment as a server with a limited-service restaurant licensee.
             281          (6) (a) A limited-service restaurant licensee may not sell, offer for sale, or furnish wine
             282      or heavy beer at the licensed premises on any day during the period that:
             283          (i) begins at midnight; and
             284          (ii) ends at 11:29 a.m.
             285          (b) A limited-service restaurant licensee may sell, offer for sale, or furnish beer during
             286      the hours specified in Part 7, On-premise Beer Retailer License, for an on-premise beer retailer,
             287      except that a limited-service restaurant licensee may not sell, offer for sale, or furnish beer
             288      before 11:30 a.m. on any day.
             289          (7) A limited-service restaurant licensee shall maintain at least 70% of its total
             290      restaurant business from the sale of food, which does not include a service charge.
             291          (8) (a) A limited-service restaurant licensee may not sell, offer for sale, or furnish an
             292      alcoholic product except [in connection with an order for] to a patron who has indicated an
             293      intent to order food prepared, sold, and furnished at the licensed premises.
             294          (b) A limited-service restaurant licensee shall maintain on the licensed premises
             295      adequate culinary facilities for food preparation and dining accommodations.
             296          (9) (a) Subject to the other provisions of this Subsection (9), a patron may not have
             297      more than two alcoholic products of any kind at a time before the patron.
             298          (b) An individual portion of wine is considered to be one alcoholic product under
             299      Subsection (9)(a).
             300          (10) A patron may consume an alcoholic product only:
             301          (a) at:
             302          (i) the patron's table;
             303          (ii) a counter; or
             304          (iii) a seating grandfathered bar structure; and


             305          (b) where food is served.
             306          (11) (a) A limited-service restaurant licensee may not sell, offer for sale, or furnish an
             307      alcoholic product to a patron, and a patron may not consume an alcoholic product at a bar
             308      structure that is not a seating grandfathered bar structure.
             309          (b) At a seating grandfathered bar structure a patron who is 21 years of age or older
             310      may:
             311          (i) sit;
             312          (ii) be furnished an alcoholic product; and
             313          (iii) consume an alcoholic product.
             314          (c) Except as provided in Subsection (11)(d), at a seating grandfathered bar structure a
             315      limited-service restaurant licensee may not permit a minor to, and a minor may not:
             316          (i) sit; or
             317          (ii) consume food or beverages.
             318          (d) (i) A minor may be at a seating grandfathered bar structure if the minor is employed
             319      by a limited-service restaurant licensee:
             320          (A) as provided in Subsection 32B-5-308 (2); or
             321          (B) to perform maintenance and cleaning services during an hour when the
             322      limited-service restaurant licensee is not open for business.
             323          (ii) A minor may momentarily pass by a seating grandfathered bar structure without
             324      remaining or sitting at the bar structure en route to an area of a limited-service restaurant
             325      licensee's premises in which the minor is permitted to be.
             326          (12) Except as provided in Subsection 32B-5-307 (3), a limited-service restaurant
             327      licensee may dispense an alcoholic product only if:
             328          (a) the alcoholic product is dispensed from:
             329          (i) a grandfathered bar structure;
             330          (ii) an area adjacent to a grandfathered bar structure that is visible to a patron sitting at
             331      the grandfathered bar structure if that area is used to dispense an alcoholic product as of May
             332      12, 2009; or
             333          (iii) an area that is:
             334          (A) separated from an area for the consumption of food by a patron by a solid,
             335      translucent, permanent structural barrier such that the facilities for the storage or dispensing of


             336      an alcoholic product are:
             337          (I) not readily visible to a patron; and
             338          (II) not accessible by a patron; and
             339          (B) apart from an area used:
             340          (I) for dining;
             341          (II) for staging; or
             342          (III) as a lobby or waiting area;
             343          (b) the limited-service restaurant licensee uses an alcoholic product that is:
             344          (i) stored in an area described in Subsection (12)(a); or
             345          (ii) in an area not described in Subsection (12)(a) on the licensed premises and:
             346          (A) immediately before the alcoholic product is dispensed it is in an unopened
             347      container;
             348          (B) the unopened container is taken to an area described in Subsection (12)(a) before it
             349      is opened; and
             350          (C) once opened, the container is stored in an area described in Subsection (12)(a); and
             351          (c) any instrument or equipment used to dispense alcoholic product is located in an
             352      area described in Subsection (12)(a).
             353          (13) A limited-service restaurant licensee may state in a food or alcoholic product
             354      menu a charge or fee made in connection with the sale, service, or consumption of wine or
             355      heavy beer including:
             356          (a) a set-up charge;
             357          (b) a service charge; or
             358          (c) a chilling fee.
             359          Section 5. Section 32B-6-403 is amended to read:
             360           32B-6-403. Commission's power to issue club license.
             361          (1) Before a person may store, sell, offer for sale, furnish, or allow the consumption of
             362      an alcoholic product on its premises as a club licensee, the person shall first obtain a club
             363      license from the commission in accordance with this part.
             364          (2) The commission may issue a club license to establish club licensed premises at
             365      places and in numbers the commission considers proper for the storage, sale, offer for sale,
             366      furnishing, and consumption of an alcoholic product on premises operated by a club licensee.


             367          (3) Subject to Section 32B-1-201 :
             368          (a) (i) The commission may not issue a total number of social club licenses that at any
             369      time exceeds the number determined by dividing the population of the state by [7,850] 11,784.
             370          (ii) The commission may not issue a total number of dining club licenses, equity club
             371      licenses, and fraternal club licenses that at any time exceeds the number determined by
             372      dividing the population of the state by 19,694.
             373          (b) The commission may issue a seasonal club license in accordance with Section
             374      32B-5-206 to:
             375          (i) a dining club licensee; or
             376          (ii) a social club licensee.
             377          (c) (i) If the location, design, and construction of a hotel may require more than one
             378      dining club license or social club license location within the hotel to serve the public
             379      convenience, the commission may authorize as many as three club license locations within the
             380      hotel under one club license if:
             381          (A) the hotel has a minimum of 150 guest rooms; and
             382          (B) all locations under the club license are:
             383          (I) within the same hotel; and
             384          (II) on premises that are managed or operated, and owned or leased, by the club
             385      licensee.
             386          (ii) A facility other than a hotel shall have a separate club license for each club license
             387      location where an alcoholic product is sold, offered for sale, or furnished.
             388          (d) When a business establishment undergoes a change of ownership, the commission
             389      may issue a club license to the new owner of the business establishment notwithstanding that
             390      there is no club license available under Subsection (3)(a) if:
             391          (i) the primary business activity at the business establishment before and after the
             392      change of ownership is not the sale, offer for sale, or furnishing of an alcoholic product;
             393          (ii) before the change of ownership there are two or more licensed premises on the
             394      business establishment that operate under a retail license, with at least one of the retail licenses
             395      being a club license;
             396          (iii) subject to Subsection (3)(e), the licensed premises of the club license issued under
             397      this Subsection (3)(d) is at the same location where the club license licensed premises was


             398      located before the change of ownership; and
             399          (iv) the person who is the new owner of the business establishment qualifies for the
             400      club license, except for there being no club license available under Subsection (3)(a).
             401          (e) If a club licensee of a club license issued under Subsection (3)(d) requests a change
             402      of location, the club licensee may retain the club license after the change of location only if on
             403      the day on which the club licensee seeks a change of location a club license is available under
             404      Subsection (3)(a).
             405          Section 6. Section 32B-6-407 is amended to read:
             406           32B-6-407. Specific operational requirements for equity club license or fraternal
             407      club license.
             408          (1) For purposes of this section only:
             409          (a) "Club licensee" means an equity club licensee or fraternal club licensee.
             410          (b) "Club licensee" does not include a dining club licensee or social club licensee.
             411          (2) (a) A club licensee shall have a governing body that:
             412          (i) consists of three or more members of the club; and
             413          (ii) holds regular meetings to:
             414          (A) review membership applications; and
             415          (B) conduct other business as required by the bylaws or house rules of the club.
             416          (b) (i) A club licensee shall maintain a minute book that is posted currently by the club
             417      licensee.
             418          (ii) The minute book required by this Subsection (2) shall contain the minutes of a
             419      regular or special meeting of the governing body.
             420          (3) A club licensee may admit an individual as a member only on written application
             421      signed by the person, subject to:
             422          (a) the person paying an application fee; and
             423          (b) investigation, vote, and approval of a quorum of the governing body.
             424          (4) A club licensee shall:
             425          (a) record an admission of a member in the official minutes of a regular meeting of the
             426      governing body; and
             427          (b) whether approved or disapproved, file an application as a part of the official records
             428      of the club licensee.


             429          (5) The spouse of a member of a club licensee has the rights and privileges of the
             430      member:
             431          (a) to the extent permitted by the bylaws or house rules of the club licensee; and
             432          (b) except to the extent restricted by this title.
             433          (6) A minor child of a member of a club licensee has the rights and privileges of the
             434      member:
             435          (a) to the extent permitted by the bylaws or house rules of the club licensee; and
             436          (b) except to the extent restricted by this title.
             437          (7) A club licensee shall maintain:
             438          (a) a current and complete membership record showing:
             439          (i) the date of application of a proposed member;
             440          (ii) a member's address;
             441          (iii) the date the governing body approved a member's admission;
             442          (iv) the date initiation fees and dues are assessed and paid; and
             443          (v) the serial number of the membership card issued to a member;
             444          (b) a membership list; and
             445          (c) a current record indicating when a member is removed as a member or resigns.
             446          (8) (a) A club licensee shall have bylaws or house rules that include provisions
             447      respecting the following:
             448          (i) standards of eligibility for members;
             449          (ii) limitation of members, consistent with the nature and purpose of the club;
             450          (iii) the period for which dues are paid, and the date upon which the period expires;
             451          (iv) provisions for removing a member from the club membership for the nonpayment
             452      of dues or other cause;
             453          (v) provisions for guests; and
             454          (vi) application fees and membership dues.
             455          (b) A club licensee shall maintain a current copy of the club licensee's current bylaws
             456      and current house rules.
             457          (c) A club licensee shall maintain its bylaws or house rules, and any amendments to
             458      those records, on file with the department at all times.
             459          (9) A club licensee may, in its discretion, allow an individual to be admitted to or use


             460      the club licensed premises as a guest subject to the following conditions:
             461          (a) the individual is allowed to use the club licensee premises only to the extent
             462      permitted by the club licensee's bylaws or house rules;
             463          (b) the individual shall be previously authorized by a member of the club who agrees to
             464      host the individual as a guest into the club;
             465          (c) the individual has only those privileges derived from the individual's host for the
             466      duration of the individual's visit to the club licensee premises; and
             467          (d) a club licensee or staff of the club licensee may not enter into an agreement or
             468      arrangement with a club member to indiscriminately host a member of the general public into
             469      the club licensee premises as a guest.
             470          (10) Notwithstanding Subsection (9), an individual may be allowed as a guest in a club
             471      licensed premises without a host if:
             472          (a) (i) the club licensee is an equity club licensee; and
             473          (ii) the individual is a member of an equity club licensee that has reciprocal guest
             474      privileges with the equity club licensee for which the individual is a guest; [or]
             475          (b) (i) the club licensee is a fraternal club licensee; and
             476          (ii) the individual is a member of the same fraternal organization as the fraternal club
             477      licensee for which the individual is a guest[.]; or
             478          (c) (i) the club licensee is a fraternal club licensee that holds the fraternal club license
             479      on July 1, 2013; and
             480          (ii) its bylaws permit guests in the club licensed premises without a host except that a
             481      minor may not be admitted as a guest without a host.
             482          (11) Unless the patron is a member or guest, a club licensee may not:
             483          (a) sell, offer for sale, or furnish an alcoholic product to the patron; or
             484          (b) allow the patron to be admitted to or use the licensed premises.
             485          (12) A minor may not be a member, officer, director, or trustee of a club licensee.
             486          [(13) Public advertising related to a club licensee by the following shall clearly identify
             487      a club as being "a club for members":]
             488          [(a) the club licensee;]
             489          [(b) staff of the club licensee; or]
             490          [(c) a person under a contract or agreement with the club licensee.]


             491          Section 7. Section 32B-6-803 is amended to read:
             492           32B-6-803. Commission's power to issue reception center license.
             493          (1) Before a person may store, sell, offer for sale, or furnish an alcoholic product on its
             494      premises as a reception center, the person shall first obtain a reception center license from the
             495      commission in accordance with this part.
             496          (2) The commission may issue a reception center license to establish reception center
             497      licensed premises at places and in numbers the commission considers proper for the storage,
             498      sale, offer for sale, furnishing, and consumption of an alcoholic product on premises operated
             499      as a reception center.
             500          (3) Subject to Section 32B-1-201 , the commission may not issue a total number of
             501      reception center licenses that at any time exceeds the number determined by dividing the
             502      population of the state by [56,313] 116,192.
             503          (4) The commission may not issue a reception center license for premises that do not
             504      meet the proximity requirements of Section 32B-1-202 .
             505          Section 8. Section 32B-6-905 is amended to read:
             506           32B-6-905. Specific operational requirements for a beer-only restaurant license.
             507          (1) (a) In addition to complying with Chapter 5, Part 3, Retail Licensee Operational
             508      Requirements, a beer-only restaurant licensee and staff of the beer-only restaurant licensee
             509      shall comply with this section.
             510          (b) Failure to comply as provided in Subsection (1)(a) may result in disciplinary action
             511      in accordance with Chapter 3, Disciplinary Actions and Enforcement Act, against:
             512          (i) a beer-only restaurant licensee;
             513          (ii) individual staff of a beer-only restaurant licensee; or
             514          (iii) both a beer-only restaurant licensee and staff of the beer-only restaurant licensee.
             515          (2) (a) A beer-only restaurant licensee on the licensed premises may not sell, offer for
             516      sale, furnish, or allow consumption of liquor.
             517          (b) Liquor may not be on the premises of a beer-only restaurant licensee except for use:
             518          (i) as a flavoring on a dessert; and
             519          (ii) in the preparation of a flaming food dish, drink, or dessert.
             520          (3) In addition to complying with Section 32B-5-303 , a beer-only restaurant licensee
             521      shall store beer in a storage area described in Subsection (12)(a).


             522          (4) (a) An individual who serves beer in a beer-only restaurant licensee's premises shall
             523      make a written beverage tab for each table or group that orders or consumes an alcoholic
             524      product on the premises.
             525          (b) A beverage tab required by this Subsection (4) shall list the type and amount of
             526      beer ordered or consumed.
             527          (5) A person's willingness to serve beer may not be made a condition of employment as
             528      a server with a beer-only restaurant licensee.
             529          (6) A beer-only restaurant licensee may sell, offer for sale, or furnish beer during the
             530      hours specified in Part 7, On-premise Beer Retailer License, for an on-premise beer retailer,
             531      except that a beer-only restaurant licensee may not sell, offer for sale, or furnish beer before
             532      11:30 a.m. on any day.
             533          (7) A beer-only restaurant licensee shall maintain at least 70% of its total restaurant
             534      business from the sale of food, which does not include a service charge.
             535          (8) (a) A beer-only restaurant may not sell, offer for sale, or furnish beer except [in
             536      connection with an order for] to a patron who has indicated an intent to order food prepared,
             537      sold, and furnished at the licensed premises.
             538          (b) A beer-only restaurant shall maintain on the licensed premises adequate culinary
             539      facilities for food preparation and dining accommodations.
             540          (9) A patron may not have more than two beers at a time before the patron.
             541          (10) A patron may consume a beer only:
             542          (a) at:
             543          (i) the patron's table;
             544          (ii) a grandfathered bar structure; or
             545          (iii) a counter; and
             546          (b) where food is served.
             547          (11) (a) A beer-only restaurant licensee may not sell, offer for sale, or furnish a beer to
             548      a patron, and a patron may not consume an alcoholic product at a bar structure.
             549          (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (11)(a), at a grandfathered bar structure, a patron who
             550      is 21 years of age or older may:
             551          (i) sit;
             552          (ii) be furnished a beer; and


             553          (iii) consume a beer.
             554          (c) Except as provided in Subsection (11)(d), at a grandfathered bar structure, a
             555      beer-only restaurant licensee may not permit a minor to, and a minor may not:
             556          (i) sit; or
             557          (ii) consume food or beverages.
             558          (d) (i) A minor may be at a grandfathered bar structure if the minor is employed by a
             559      beer-only restaurant licensee:
             560          (A) as provided in Subsection 32B-5-308 (2); or
             561          (B) to perform maintenance and cleaning services during an hour when the beer-only
             562      restaurant licensee is not open for business.
             563          (ii) A minor may momentarily pass by a grandfathered bar structure without remaining
             564      or sitting at the bar structure en route to an area of a beer-only restaurant licensee's premises in
             565      which the minor is permitted to be.
             566          (12) A beer-only restaurant licensee may dispense a beer only if:
             567          (a) the beer is dispensed from an area that is:
             568          (i) a grandfathered bar structure; or
             569          (ii) separated from an area for the consumption of food by a patron by a solid,
             570      translucent, permanent structural barrier such that the facilities for the storage or dispensing of
             571      an alcoholic product are not readily visible to a patron, not accessible by a patron, and apart
             572      from an area used for dining, for staging, or as a lobby or waiting area;
             573          (b) the beer-only restaurant licensee uses a beer that is:
             574          (i) stored in an area described in Subsection (12)(a); or
             575          (ii) in an area not described in Subsection (12)(a) on the licensed premises and:
             576          (A) immediately before the beer is dispensed it is in an unopened container;
             577          (B) the unopened container is taken to an area described in Subsection (12)(a) before it
             578      is opened; and
             579          (C) once opened, the container is stored in an area described in Subsection (12)(a); and
             580          (c) any instrument or equipment used to dispense the beer is located in an area
             581      described in Subsection (12)(a).
             582          Section 9. Effective date.
             583          This bill takes effect on July 1, 2013.


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