32A-8-501 (Repealed 07/01/11) - Commission's power to grant licenses.
32A-8-501 (Repealed 07/01/11). Commission's power to grant licenses.
(1) The commission may issue a local industry representative license to an individualresident of Utah, Utah partnership, Utah corporation, or Utah limited liability company who isemployed by a manufacturer, supplier, or importer, whether compensated by salary, commission,or another means, to represent liquor products with the department, package agencies, licensees,and permittees under this title including:
(a) wine;
(b) heavy beer; or
(c) on or after October 1, 2008, a flavored malt beverage.
(2) (a) Before a person described in Subsection (1) may represent an alcoholic product ofa manufacturer, supplier, or importer, the person shall obtain a local industry representativelicense from the commission as provided in this part.
(b) A violation of this Subsection (2) is a class B misdemeanor.
(3) An individual employee or agent of a local industry representative licensee is notrequired 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 industryrepresentative to represent its products with the department, package agencies, licensees, orpermittees.
(b) An employee or agent of the manufacturer, supplier, or importer who is not a localindustry representative while in the state shall first register with the department, on formsprovided by the department, before representing alcoholic beverage products with thedepartment, package agencies, licensees, and permittees of the department.
(c) A manufacturer, supplier, or importer described in Subsection (5)(b) and itsemployees and agents are subject to the same operational restrictions of this part and Chapter 12,Criminal Offenses.
Repealed by Chapter 276, 2010 General Session
Amended by Chapter 391, 2008 General Session