Commission's power to issue beer-only restaurant license.
Utah Code § 32B-6-903
in effect32B-6-903. Commission's power to issue beer-only restaurant license.
(1) Before a person may store, sell, offer for sale, furnish, or allow the consumption of beer on its premises as a beer-only restaurant, the person shall first obtain a beer-only restaurant license from the commission in accordance with this part.
(2)
(a) The commission may issue a beer-only restaurant license to establish beer-only restaurant licensed premises at places and in numbers the commission considers proper for the storage, sale, offer for sale, furnishing, and consumption of beer on premises operated as a beer-only restaurant.
(b) A person may not sell, offer for sale, furnish, or allow the consumption of liquor on the licensed premises of a beer-only restaurant licensee.
(3)
(a) Only one beer-only restaurant license is required for each building or resort facility owned or leased by the same person.
(b) A separate license is not required for each beer-only restaurant license dispensing location in the same building or on the same resort premises owned or operated by the same person.
(4) Except as otherwise provided in Section 32B-1-202, the commission may not issue a beer-only restaurant license for premises that do not meet the proximity requirements of Subsection 32B-1-202(2).
(5)
(a) To be licensed as a beer-only restaurant, a person shall maintain at least 70% of the person's gross revenues from the sale of food.
(b) A person complies with Subsection (5)(a) if the percentage calculated by dividing the person's annual markup cost by the sum of the person's annual gross revenues from food sales and the person's annual markup cost does not exceed 30%.
Amended by Chapter 39, 2026 General Session
Source: Utah Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel (le.utah.gov)URL: https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title32B/Chapter6/32B-6-S903.html?v=C32B-6-S903_2026050620260506Fetched: 10/26/2026