UT Code § 32B-6-404.1 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 32B - Alcoholic Beverage Control Act|Chapter 6 - Specific Retail License Act|Part 4 - Bar Establishment License|Section 404.1 - Transition from dining club license to full-service restaurant license.

 Affected by 63I-2-232 on 7/1/2022  Effective 5/8/2018  32B-6-404.1. Transition from dining club license to full-service restaurant license.    (1) As used in this section:   (a) "Converted full-service restaurant licensee" means a dining club licensee that converts to a full-service restaurant licensee on or before July 1, 2018, in accordance with Subsection 32B-6-404(7).     (b) "Grandfathered bar structure" means the same as that term is defined in Section 32B-6-202.       (2)   (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2)(c) and subject to the provisions of this section, a converted full-service restaurant licensee shall operate under the provisions that govern a full-service restaurant licensee that has a grandfathered bar structure.     (b) For purposes of applying the provisions that govern a full-service restaurant licensee with a grandfathered bar structure, a converted full-service restaurant licensee's bar structure is considered a grandfathered bar structure.     (c) The provisions of Section 32B-6-205.3 do not apply to a converted full-service restaurant licensee.       (3)   (a) A converted full-service restaurant licensee shall comply with the provisions of Section 32B-6-205.2 on or before the earlier of:   (i) July 1, 2022;     (ii) the date on which the converted full-service restaurant licensee remodels, as defined by commission rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the converted full-service restaurant licensee's bar structure or dining area; or     (iii) the date on which the converted full-service restaurant licensee experiences a change of ownership described in Subsection 32B-8a-202(1).       (b) Before a converted full-service restaurant licensee changes the converted full-service restaurant licensee's approved location for storage, dispensing, or consumption to comply with the provisions of Section 32B-6-205.2, the converted full-service restaurant licensee shall submit an application for approval to the department in accordance with Subsection 32B-5-303(3).     (c) A converted full-service restaurant licensee that cannot comply with the provisions of Section 32B-6-205.2 without a change to the converted full-service restaurant licensee's approved location for storage, dispensing, or consumption shall submit an application for approval described in Subsection (3)(b) on or before May 1, 2022.       (4)   (a) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, a converted full-service restaurant licensee shall maintain at least the following percentage of the converted full-service restaurant licensee's total restaurant business from the sale of food:   (i) beginning the day on which the licensee becomes a converted full-service restaurant licensee, and ending June 30, 2019, 64%;     (ii) beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2020, 68%; and     (iii) on and after July 1, 2021, 70%.       (b) For purposes of Subsection (4)(a), a converted full-service restaurant licensee's restaurant business from the sale of food does not include:   (i) mix for an alcoholic product; or     (ii) a service charge.        Amended by Chapter 249, 2018 General Session