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Liquor Transport License Process

Utah Code tit. 32B, ch. 32B-17, pt. 32B-17-P2
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Utah Code § 32B-17-201 Commission's power to issue liquor transport license.

32B-17-201. Commission's power to issue liquor transport license. (1) (a) A person who is not a retail licensee shall obtain a liquor transport license issued by the commission in accordance with this chapter before the person may: (i) pickup liquor on behalf of a retail licensee and deliver the liquor to a retail licensee or a central receiving and distribution center; or (ii) if the person is a central receiving and distribution center: (A) pickup liquor on behalf of an airport licensee and deliver the liquor to the central receiving and distribution center's premises; or (B) receive, screen, store, or deliver alcoholic product as part of the central receiving and distribution center's operations. (b) A violation of Subsection (1)(a) is a class A misdemeanor. (2) The commission may issue a liquor transport license for: (a) the pickup of liquor on behalf of a retail licensee and the delivery of the liquor to the retail licensee or a central receiving and distribution center; or (b) the receipt, screening, storage, and distribution of alcoholic product by a central receiving and distribution center. (3) In accordance with this chapter, a liquor transport license entitles the holder to: (a) (i) pickup liquor from a package agency or state store on behalf of a retail licensee using the retail licensee's funds; and (ii) transport and deliver the liquor directly to: (A) the retail licensee; or (B) if the retail licensee is an airport licensee, a central receiving and distribution center; or (b) if the holder is a central receiving and distribution center: (i) (A) pickup liquor from a package agency or state store on behalf of an airport licensee using the airport licensee's funds; and (B) transport the liquor directly to the central receiving and distribution center's premises for screening, storage, and delivery to the airport licensee; (ii) receive at the central receiving and distribution center's premises: (A) liquor purchased by or on behalf of an airport licensee and delivered to the central receiving and distribution center by the airport licensee or a liquor transport licensee; or (B) beer delivered to the central receiving and distribution center for an airport licensee by a beer wholesaler licensee or a small brewer; (iii) screen and store alcoholic product picked up or received by the central receiving and distribution center; and (iv) transport and deliver the alcoholic product to the airport licensee. (4) Nothing in this chapter prohibits a retail licensee from picking up liquor purchased by the retail licensee and transporting the liquor to the retail licensee's licensed premises in accordance with the other provisions of this title. Amended by Chapter 3, 2020 Special Session 5

Utah Code § 32B-17-202 Application requirements for liquor transport license.

32B-17-202. Application requirements for liquor transport license. To obtain a liquor transport license, a person shall submit to the department: (1) a written application in a form prescribed by the department; (2) a nonrefundable $300 application fee; (3) an initial license fee of $2,300 that is refundable if the commission does not issue a liquor transport license; (4) a copy of the person's current business license; (5) a bond as specified in Section 32B-17-206; (6) evidence that the person carries liability insurance in an amount and form satisfactory to the department; (7) if the person is a central receiving and distribution center: (a) a floor plan of each premises where the central receiving and distribution center proposes to receive, screen, store, or deliver alcoholic product; (b) a statement of the number of airport licensees for which the central receiving and distribution center proposes to provide services under the liquor transport license; and (c) a signed consent form stating that the central receiving and distribution center will permit any authorized representative of the commission or the department or a law enforcement officer to have unrestricted right to enter the central receiving and distribution center's premises, in compliance with applicable federal security procedures; and (8) any other information the commission or department requires. Amended by Chapter 3, 2020 Special Session 5

Utah Code § 32B-17-203 Renewal requirements for liquor transport license.

32B-17-203. Renewal requirements for liquor transport license. (1) A liquor transport license expires on May 31 of each year. (2) To renew a liquor transport license, a person shall submit to the department by no later then April 30 of the year in which the license expires: (a) a completed renewal application in a form prescribed by the department; (b) a copy of the person's current business license; (c) a bond as specified in Section 32B-17-206; (d) evidence that the person carries liability insurance in an amount and form satisfactory to the department; (e) if the person is not a central receiving and distribution center, a report that includes the following information for the period since the liquor transport licensee obtained or renewed a liquor transport license: (i) the number of deliveries the liquor transport licensee made to each type of retail licensee; and (ii) each state store and each package agency from which the liquor transport licensee picked up liquor as a liquor transport licensee; (f) if the person is a central receiving and distribution center, a report that includes the following information for the period since the liquor transport licensee obtained or renewed a liquor transport license: (i) the number of times the liquor transport licensee picked up liquor on behalf of an airport licensee; and (ii) each state store and each package agency from which the liquor transport licensee picked up liquor on behalf of an airport licensee; (g) any other information the commission or department requires; and (h) a $1,200 renewal fee. (3) Failure to meet the renewal requirements described in this section results in an automatic forfeiture of the liquor transport license effective on the date the existing liquor transport license expires. Amended by Chapter 3, 2020 Special Session 5

Utah Code § 32B-17-204 Qualifications for liquor transport license.

32B-17-204. Qualifications for liquor transport license. (1) The commission may not issue a liquor transport license to a person who is disqualified under Section 32B-1-304. (2) If a person to whom a liquor transport license is issued under this chapter no longer possesses the qualifications required by this title for obtaining the liquor transport license, the commission may suspend or revoke the person's liquor transport license. Enacted by Chapter 403, 2019 General Session

Utah Code § 32B-17-205 Commission and department duties before issuing liquor transport license.

32B-17-205. Commission and department duties before issuing liquor transport license. (1) (a) Before the commission may issue a liquor transport license, the department shall conduct an investigation and may hold public hearings to gather information and make recommendations to the commission as to whether a liquor transport license should be issued. (b) The department shall forward the information and recommendations described in Subsection (1)(a) to the commission to aid in the commission's determination. (2) Before issuing a liquor transport license, the commission shall: (a) determine that the person filed a complete application that complies with Sections 32B-17-202 and 32B-17-204; (b) determine that the person is not disqualified under Section 32B-1-304; (c) consider the person's ability to manage and operate a liquor transport operation, including: (i) management experience; (ii) past related experience; and (iii) the means the person intends to use to deliver liquor to retail licensees; and (d) consider any other factor that the commission considers necessary. Enacted by Chapter 403, 2019 General Session

Utah Code § 32B-17-206 Bond for liquor transport license.

32B-17-206. Bond for liquor transport license. (1) (a) A liquor transport licensee shall post a cash bond or surety bond in the penal sum of $10,000 payable to the department. (b) A liquor transport licensee shall procure and maintain a bond in accordance with this section for as long as the liquor transport licensee operates as a liquor transport licensee. (2) A bond posted under this section shall be: (a) in a form approved by the attorney general; and (b) conditioned upon a liquor transport licensee's faithful compliance with this title and the rules of the commission. (3) If a surety bond posted by a liquor transport licensee under this section is canceled due to the liquor transport licensee's negligence, the department may assess a $300 reinstatement fee. (4) No part of a bond posted under this section may be withdrawn during the period the liquor transport license is in effect. (5) (a) A bond posted under this section may be forfeited if the liquor transport license is revoked. (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (5)(a), the department may make a claim against a bond posted by a liquor transport licensee for money owed the department under this title without the commission first revoking the liquor transport license. Enacted by Chapter 403, 2019 General Session
Source: Utah Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel (le.utah.gov)URL: https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title32B/Chapter17/32B-17-P2.html?v=C32B-17-P2_2019051420190514Fetched: 10/26/2026

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