Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 73 > Chapter 4 - Determination of Water Rights

• Affected party: means a supplier or wholesaler who is a party to a distributorship agreement that a terminating party seeks to terminate or not renew. See Utah Code 32B-14-102
• Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
• Alcoholic product: includes an alcoholic beverage. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
• Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• Beer: means a product that:
            (11)(a)(i) contains:

                 (11)(a)(i)(A) at least . See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• Beer retailer: means a business that:
       (13)(a) is engaged, primarily or incidentally, in the retail sale of beer to a patron, whether for consumption on or off the business premises; and
       (13)(b) is licensed as:

            (13)(b)(i) an off-premise beer retailer, in accordance with Chapter 7, Part 2, Off-Premise Beer Retailer Local Authority; or

            (13)(b)(ii) an on-premise beer retailer, in accordance with Chapter 5, Retail License Act, and Chapter 6, Part 7, On-Premise Beer Retailer License. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• Beer wholesaling license: means a license:
       (14)(a) issued in accordance with Chapter 13, Beer Wholesaling License Act; and
       (14)(b) to import for sale, or sell beer in wholesale or jobbing quantities to one or more retail licensees or off-premise beer retailers. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• Brewer: means a person engaged in manufacturing:
       (16)(a) beer;
       (16)(b) heavy beer; or
       (16)(c) a flavored malt beverage. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• Brewery manufacturing license: means a license issued in accordance with Chapter 11, Part 5, Brewery Manufacturing License. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• Certificate of approval: means a certificate of approval obtained from the department under Section 32B-11-201. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• Commission: means the Alcoholic Beverage Services Commission created in Section 32B-2-201. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
• Department: means the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Services created in Section 32B-2-203. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• Distributorship agreement: means a written agreement between a supplier and a wholesaler pursuant to which the wholesaler has the right to purchase, resell, and distribute in a designated geographical area any brand of beer manufactured, imported, or distributed by the supplier. See Utah Code 32B-14-102
• Equal: means , with respect to biological sex, of the same value. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
• Good cause: means the material failure by a supplier or a wholesaler to comply with an essential, reasonable, and lawful requirement imposed by a distributorship agreement if the failure occurs after the supplier or wholesaler acting in good faith provides notice of deficiency and an opportunity to correct in accordance with Part 2, Termination. See Utah Code 32B-14-102
• Good faith: is a s defined in Subsection 70A-1a-201(2)(t). See Utah Code 32B-14-102
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}
• License: means :
       (62)(a) a retail license;
       (62)(b) a sublicense;
       (62)(c) a license issued in accordance with Chapter 7, Part 4, Off-premise Beer Retailer State License;
       (62)(d) a license issued in accordance with Chapter 11, Manufacturing and Related Licenses Act;
       (62)(e) a license issued in accordance with Chapter 12, Liquor Warehousing License Act;
       (62)(f) a license issued in accordance with Chapter 13, Beer Wholesaling License Act; or
       (62)(g) a license issued in accordance with Chapter 17, Liquor Transport License Act. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• Licensee: means a person who holds a license. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• Liquor: includes :
                 (66)(a)(ii)(A) heavy beer;
                 (66)(a)(ii)(B) wine; and
                 (66)(a)(ii)(C) a flavored malt beverage. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• Liquor warehousing license: means a license that is issued:
       (69)(a) in accordance with Chapter 12, Liquor Warehousing License Act; and
       (69)(b) to a person, other than a licensed manufacturer, who engages in the importation for storage, sale, or distribution of liquor regardless of amount. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• Local authority: means :
       (70)(a) for premises that are located in an unincorporated area of a county, the governing body of a county;
       (70)(b) for premises that are located in an incorporated city or town, the governing body of the city or town; or
       (70)(c) for premises that are located in a project area as defined in Section 63H-1-102 and in a project area plan adopted by the Military Installation Development Authority under Title 63H, Chapter 1, Military Installation Development Authority Act, the Military Installation Development Authority. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• Minor: means an individual under 21 years old. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• Off-premise beer retailer: means a beer retailer who is:
            (80)(a)(i) licensed in accordance with Chapter 7, Off-Premise Beer Retailer Act; and
            (80)(a)(ii) engaged in the retail sale of beer to a patron for consumption off the beer retailer's premises. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• offer for sale: means a transaction, exchange, or barter whereby, for consideration, an alcoholic product is either directly or indirectly transferred, solicited, ordered, delivered for value, or by a means or under a pretext is promised or obtained, whether done by a person as a principal, proprietor, or as staff, unless otherwise defined in this title or the rules made by the commission. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• Permittee: means a person issued a permit under:
       (89)(a) Chapter 9, Event Permit Act; or
       (89)(b) Chapter 10, Special Use Permit Act. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• Person: means :
       (24)(a) an individual;
       (24)(b) an association;
       (24)(c) an institution;
       (24)(d) a corporation;
       (24)(e) a company;
       (24)(f) a trust;
       (24)(g) a limited liability company;
       (24)(h) a partnership;
       (24)(i) a political subdivision;
       (24)(j) a government office, department, division, bureau, or other body of government; and
       (24)(k) any other organization or entity. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
• Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
• Premises: means a building, enclosure, or room used in connection with the storage, sale, furnishing, consumption, manufacture, or distribution, of an alcoholic product, unless otherwise defined in this title or rules made by the commission. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
• Record: includes :
            (103)(b)(i) a book;
            (103)(b)(ii) a book of account;
            (103)(b)(iii) a paper;
            (103)(b)(iv) a contract;
            (103)(b)(v) an agreement;
            (103)(b)(vi) a document; or
            (103)(b)(vii) a recording in any medium. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• Retailer: means a beer retailer. See Utah Code 32B-14-102
• Sales territory: means the geographic area of distribution and sale responsibility designated by a distributorship agreement. See Utah Code 32B-14-102
• Small brewer: means a brewer who manufactures less than 60,000 barrels of beer, heavy beer, and flavored malt beverage per year, as the department calculates by:
       (122)(a) if the brewer is part of a controlled group of manufacturers, including the combined volume totals of production for all breweries that constitute the controlled group of manufacturers; and
       (122)(b) excluding beer, heavy beer, or flavored malt beverage the brewer:

            (122)(b)(i) manufactures that is unfit for consumption as, or in, a beverage, as the commission determines by rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act; and

            (122)(b)(ii) does not sell for consumption as, or in, a beverage. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• Staff: includes :
            (128)(b)(i) an officer;
            (128)(b)(ii) a director;
            (128)(b)(iii) an employee;
            (128)(b)(iv) personnel management;
            (128)(b)(v) an agent of the licensee, including a managing agent;
            (128)(b)(vi) an operator; or
            (128)(b)(vii) a representative. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• Store: means to place or maintain in a location an alcoholic product. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
• Supplier: means a person who sells an alcoholic product to the department. See Utah Code 32B-1-102
• Terminating party: means a supplier or wholesaler who:
       (8)(a) is a party to a distributorship agreement; and
       (8)(b) seeks to terminate or not renew the distributorship agreement. See Utah Code 32B-14-102
• United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Utah Code: means the 1953 recodification of the Utah Code, as amended, unless the text expressly references a portion of the 1953 recodification of the Utah Code as it existed:
       (42)(a) on the day on which the 1953 recodification of the Utah Code was enacted; or
       (42)(b)

            (42)(b)(i) after the day described in Subsection (42)(a); and

            (42)(b)(ii) before the most recent amendment to the referenced portion of the 1953 recodification of the Utah Code. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Writing: includes :
       (48)(a) printing;
       (48)(b) handwriting; and
       (48)(c) information stored in an electronic or other medium if the information is retrievable in a perceivable format. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5