Section 32B-11-603 - Commission's power to issue local industry representative license(1)(a) Before a person described in Subsection (2) may represent an alcoholic product of a manufacturer, supplier, or importer, the person shall obtain a local industry representative license from the commission in accordance with this part.(b) A violation of this Subsection (1) is a class B misdemeanor.(2) The commission may issue a local industry representative license to a person who is: (a)(i) an individual resident of Utah;(iii) a Utah corporation; or(iv) a Utah limited liability company; and(b) employed by a manufacturer, supplier, or importer, to represent a liquor product with the department, a package agency, licensee, or permittee under this title, whether compensated by salary, commission, or another means.(3) An individual staff member of a local industry representative licensee is not required to be separately licensed.(4) A local industry representative may represent more than one manufacturer, supplier, or importer at a time.(5)(a) A manufacturer, supplier, or importer is not required to use a local industry representative to represent its products with the department, a package agency, licensee, or permittee, except that staff of a manufacturer, supplier, or importer who is not a local industry representative shall register with the department, on a form provided by the department, before the staff represents an alcoholic product while in the state with the department, a package agency, licensee, or permittee.(b) A manufacturer, supplier, or importer described in Subsection (5)(a) and its staff are subject to the same operational requirements of this part and Chapter 4, Criminal Offenses and Procedure Act.Enacted by Chapter 276, 2010 General Session.