Unless the Utah Legislature changes its mindset on regulating liquor in Utah, future licensees will find themselves in a similar predicament.
The tavern reopened for business on July 15, but Utah law technically prohibits a licensee from closing for more than 10 days without notifying the Department of Alcohol Beverage Services a week in advance. In emergencies, taverns can notify the agency by phone, but Beck told me she was so focused on fixing the immediate issues at the tavern, she never considered she might be violating the law.
If Woody’s lost its license, it would join the countless local establishments that have disappeared from the burgeoning tourist haven and take a piece of local history with it.On Nov. 22, DABS Executive Director Tiffany Clason sent a letter to the DABS commissioners, notifying commissioners that, “after much deliberation, and in consultation with the governor,” she was dropping the enforcement action against Woody’s.
Hopefully, it is just the beginning and we really are building a new culture in how the agency treats licensees and serves consumers.
RobertGehrke Just think, there's shitload of people in this country that actually support government.
RobertGehrke Utah. Get out of the Liquor business! 🙌
RobertGehrke When deregulation of Indian land begins the Indians will be able to remove the economic sanctions Europeans impose to protect European Nationalist power. The cultural tourism industry will be directed to authentic American owned local restaurants. IndianCountry navajotimes
RobertGehrke The Utah Legislature continuously fails to recognize that not everyone in this state is Mormon, meaning the rest of us drink alcohol. Oh, and so do tourists. LIVE IN THE NOW.