Legal drinking age is 21.

Liquor, wine and full-strength beer can be bought at state liquor stores and package agencies, except Sundays and holidays.

Light beer (3.2 percent alcohol or less) may be purchased at grocery and convenience stores.

Licensed restaurants serve liquor by the drink, but patrons also must order food.

Servers may ask diners if they'd like a drink, and menus may include wine lists.

Private clubs, which can serve all types of alcoholic beverages, are open to visitors for a $5 temporary membership, usually good for two weeks.

State law prohibits drinking in public buildings, parks, stadiums and buses.

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Drinking is allowed in chartered buses and limousines, with some stipulations.

Only the Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control may legally have liquor shipped into the state.

A person coming from a foreign country who clears U.S. Customs may bring in a one-liter bottle of liquor for personal consumption.


Source: Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control

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