The chronic shortage of bar licenses in Utah may be alleviated if a plan being pushed through the Utah Legislature becomes law.
The proposal could free up “pretty close to 40″ bar licenses, said Sen. Jerry Stevenson, R-Layton, who is the Legislature’s point person on alcohol policy. He unveiled the annual omnibus liquor bill Thursday.a windfall of licenses last summer
The current quota allows one bar license for every 10,200 Utah residents — meaning that there are 335 full bar licenses in use, a DABS spokesperson said., bars operated by fraternal groups and equity organizations — such as country clubs — would be exempt from the population quota, so they wouldn’t count among the 335 licenses the DABS commission assigns. Right now, DABS has licenses issued to 24 fraternal groups and 16 equity groups, for a total of 40, the department’s spokesperson said.
The bill still has a few glitches, Stevenson said — for example, it accidentally restricts the production of vinegar — so he and other lawmakers will hold it in the Senate Rules Committee for a few days “before it’s ready for primetime.”Carrying your drink The old rule, he said, may contribute to overconsumption. “If you paid $15 for a drink, you’re probably going to have a pretty good reason to maybe slam that down, go directly to your table and order another one,” he said.More bar licenses will be allowed in the Salt Lake City International Airport, as its expansion is completed — though Stevenson stressed that they, too, would be exempt from the general population quota.
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