Requirements on staff or others on premises -- Employing a minor.
Utah Code § 32B-5-308
in effect32B-5-308. Requirements on staff or others on premises -- Employing a minor.
(1) As used in this section, "straw test" means a technique used by staff of a retail licensee to taste liquor to ensure the quality, flavor, and alcohol content of the liquor by:
(a) dipping the straw into the liquor;
(b) removing the straw in a manner that a small amount of liquor remains in the straw; and
(c) tasting the small amount of liquor from the straw.
(2) Except as provided in Subsection (5), staff of a retail licensee, while on duty, may not:
(a) consume an alcoholic product; or
(b) be intoxicated.
(3)
(a) A retail licensee may not employ a minor to sell, offer for sale, furnish, or dispense an alcoholic product.
(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(a), unless otherwise prohibited in the provisions related to the specific type of retail license, a retail licensee may employ a minor who is at least 16 years old to enter the sale at a cash register or other sales recording device.
(4) A full-service restaurant licensee, limited-service restaurant licensee, or beer-only restaurant licensee may employ a minor who is at least 16 years old to bus tables, including containers that contain an alcoholic product.
(5) A staff member of a retail licensee may conduct a straw test if the staff member is not a minor.
Amended by Chapter 162, 2025 General Session
Source: Utah Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel (le.utah.gov)URL: https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title32B/Chapter5/32B-5-S308.html?v=C32B-5-S308_2025050720250507Fetched: 10/26/2026