32B-13-205 (Effective 07/01/11) - Commission and department duties before issuing beer wholesaling license. - Utah Statutes

32B-13-205 (Effective 07/01/11). Commission and department duties before issuingbeer wholesaling license.
(1) (a) Before the commission may issue a beer wholesaling license, the department shallconduct an investigation and may hold public hearings to gather information and makerecommendations to the commission as to whether a beer wholesaling license should be issued.
(b) The department shall forward the information and recommendations described inSubsection (1)(a) to the commission to aid in the commission's determination.
(2) Before issuing a beer wholesaling license, the commission shall:
(a) determine that the person filed a complete application and is in compliance withSections 32B-13-202 and 32B-13-204;
(b) determine that the person is not disqualified under Section 32B-1-304;
(c) consider the physical characteristics of the licensed premises where it is proposed thatbeer be stored by the person, such as:
(i) location;
(ii) proximity to transportation; and
(iii) condition, size, and security of the licensed premises;
(d) consider the person's ability to manage and operate a beer wholesaling operation,including:
(i) management experience;
(ii) past wholesaling experience;
(iii) the brands the person intends to wholesale; and
(iv) the means the person intends to use to distribute beer; and
(e) consider any other factor that the commission considers necessary.

Enacted by Chapter 276, 2010 General Session