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Utah Code § 32B-5-308

Requirements on staff or others on premises -- Employing a minor

Amended by Chapter 162, 2025 General Session

(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.

Official source: Utah State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Utah statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.