2006 Utah Code - 32A-8-501 — Commission\'s power to grant licenses.

     32A-8-501.   Commission's power to grant licenses.
     (1) The commission may issue local industry representative licenses to individual residents of Utah, Utah partnerships, Utah corporations, and Utah limited liability companies who are employed by a manufacturer, supplier, or importer, whether compensated by salary, commission, or any other means, to represent liquor, wine, or heavy beer products with the department, package agencies, licensees, and permittees under this title.
     (2) (a) Before any Utah resident, Utah partnership, Utah corporation, or Utah limited liability company may represent a liquor, wine, or heavy beer product of a manufacturer, supplier, or importer, the resident, partnership, or corporation shall first obtain a local industry representative license from the commission as provided in this part.
     (b) A violation of this Subsection (2) is a class B misdemeanor.
     (3) Individual employees or agents of a local industry representative licensees are not required to be separately licensed.
     (4) A local industry representative may represent more than one manufacturer, supplier, or importer at a time.
     (5) (a) A manufacturer, supplier, or importer is not required to use a local industry representative to represent its products with the department, package agencies, licensees, or permittees.
     (b) Any employee or agent of the manufacturer, supplier, or importer who is not a local industry representative while in the state shall first register with the department, on forms provided by the department, before representing alcoholic beverage products with the department, package agencies, licensees, and permittees of the department.
     (c) A manufacturer, supplier, or importer described in Subsection (5)(b) and their employees and agents are subject to the same operational restrictions of this part and Chapter 12, Criminal Offenses.

Amended by Chapter 314, 2003 General Session