Utah legislator proposes room-service liquor (wait, you need legislation for that??)

[The Straight Story]

Utah legislator proposes room-service liquor


A Utah senator is proposing changes to the state's liquor laws so hotel guests can order single cocktails in their rooms.

Utah law only allows a hotel to deliver a bottle of liquor through room service, Sen. John Valentine, R-Orem, said. For example, if a person wants a martini, they have to order a bottle of gin and a bottle of vermouth.

But the state lawmaker said "consumption in a hotel room is not going to impact public safety very much."

Other changes would increase the number of restaurant liquor licenses by 40, Valentine said. The state has operated with a shortage of licenses for more than a year.

There is also a shortage of licenses for bars, but those will not increase, Valentine said.

Read more at the Washington Examiner: http://washingtonexaminer.com/news/2011/01/utah-room-service-liquor-proposed#ixzz1CXuGWE5H

[IDemo]

1. Utah liquor laws must be the wackiest in the country

No idea why that might be..... ;)

[GodlessBiker]

2. You mean to say that there are only 40 restaurants in the entire state with a liquor license?

[Cleita]

3. You do in Utah.

You can get a drink in Utah, but they make you jump through a lot of hoops when you are a visitor. I'm sure the locals know where to go, but visitors? :shrug:

They don't have street signs on the saloons. My husband asked a guy in the market where he could go get a beer and watch a game. The guy looked at him like he was the devil incarnate and told him he didn't know.