R82-9-201.1. Issuance of Event Permits

(1) Authority. This rule is made pursuant to Section 32B-2-202. (2) Subject to Section R82-2-202, after reviewing an event permit application, the director may: (a) issue the permit; (b) deny the permit; or (c) refer the application to the commission for a determination as to whether the event permit should be issued or denied. (3) If the director denies an event permit, the director shall provide the applicant a written denial detailing the basis for the denial. (4)(a) Upon receiving the written denial described in Subsection (3), an applicant may submit within ten calendar days a request for review by the commission. (b) If at least three commissioners request to review the denial, the commission shall review the request: (i) at the commission's next regularly scheduled commission meeting; or (ii) if the event is scheduled to take place before the commission's next regularly scheduled commission meeting, at a special meeting scheduled by the commission. (5) When issuing the event permit, the director may authorize separate locations for alcohol sales on different properties under one single event permit if each location for alcohol sales conforms to the requirements of Subsection 32B-9-201(1).