UT Code § 32B-7-408 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 32B - Alcoholic Beverage Control Act|Chapter 7 - Off-Premise Beer Retailer Act|Part 4 - Off-Premise Beer Retailer State License|Section 408 - Master off-premise beer retailer state license.

 Effective 5/12/2020  32B-7-408. Master off-premise beer retailer state license.    (1)   (a) The commission may issue a master off-premise beer retailer state license that authorizes a person to store, sell, or offer for sale beer for consumption off the person's premises at multiple locations as off-premise beer retailers if the person applying for the master off-premise beer retailer state license:   (i) owns each of the off-premise beer retailers;     (ii) except for the fee requirements, establishes to the satisfaction of the commission that each location of an off-premise beer retailer under the master off-premise beer retailer state license separately meets the requirements of this part; and     (iii) the master off-premise beer retailer state license includes at least five off-premise beer retailer locations.       (b) The person seeking a master off-premise beer retailer state license shall designate which off-premise beer retailer locations the person seeks to have under the master off-premise beer retailer state license.     (c) An off-premise beer retailer location under a master off-premise beer retailer state license is considered separately licensed for purposes of this title.       (2)   (a) A master off-premise beer retailer state license expires on the last day of February each year.     (b) To renew a person's master off-premise beer retailer state license, a person shall comply with the renewal requirements of Section 32B-7-403 by no later than January 31 of the year in which the off-premise beer retailer state license expires.       (3)   (a) The nonrefundable application fee for a master off-premise beer retailer state license is $75.     (b) The initial license fee for a master off-premise beer retailer state license is:   (i) $1,100 plus a separate initial license fee for each newly licensed off-premise beer retailer state license under the master off-premise beer retailer state license determined in accordance with Subsection 32B-7-402(3); and     (ii) refundable if the commission does not issue the master off-premise beer retailer state license.       (c) The renewal fee for a master off-premise beer retailer state license is $300 plus a separate renewal fee for each off-premise beer retailer state license under the master off-premise beer retailer state license determined in accordance with Subsection 32B-7-403(2)(b).       (4) A new location may be added to a master off-premise beer retailer state license after the master off-premise beer retailer state license is issued if, including payment of the initial license fee, the location separately meets the requirements of this part.     (5)   (a) A master off-premise beer retailer state licensee shall notify the department of a change in the persons managing a location covered by a master off-premise beer retailer state license:   (i) immediately, if the management personnel is not management personnel at a location covered by the master off-premise beer retailer state license at the time of the change; or     (ii) within 30 days of the change, if the off-premise beer retailer state licensee is transferring management personnel from one location to another location covered by the master off-premise beer retailer state license.       (b) A location covered by a master off-premise beer retailer state license shall keep its own records on its premises so that the department may audit the records.     (c) A master off-premise beer retailer state licensee may not transfer beer between different locations covered by the master off-premise beer retailer state license.       (6)   (a) If there is a violation of this title at a location covered by a master off-premise beer retailer state license, the violation may result in disciplinary action in accordance with Chapter 3, Disciplinary Actions and Enforcement Act, against:   (i) the single location under the master off-premise beer retailer state license;     (ii) individual staff of the location under the master off-premise beer retailer state license; or     (iii) a combination of persons or locations described in Subsections (6)(a)(i) and (ii).       (b) In addition to disciplinary action under Subsection (6)(a), disciplinary action in accordance with Chapter 3, Disciplinary Actions and Enforcement Act, may be taken against a master off-premise beer retailer state licensee or individual staff of the master off-premise beer retailer state licensee if during a period beginning on March 1 and ending the last day of February:   (i) at least 25% of the locations covered by the master off-premise beer retailer state license have been found by the commission to have committed a serious or grave violation of this title, as defined by rule made by the commission; or     (ii) at least 50% of the locations covered by the master off-premise beer retailer state license have been found by the commission to have violated this title.         (7) The commission may make rules, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, to establish how a person may apply for a master off-premise beer retailer state license under this section.    Amended by Chapter 354, 2020 General Session