The Zion Curtain Bill Revealed to be a Dissaster

Only in Utah can you take a shitty law that 70% of the people hate and find a way to make it even worse. That’s happened to the newly unveiled Zion Curtain bill. After being revealed yesterday, the specifics of HB442, a bill that was supposed to bring sanity back to the restaurant industry was revealed to have an insane amount of modifications that turned the bill into a massive steaming pile of shit. Included in this petty and spiteful piece of legislation is:

• A restructuring of the licenses for restaurants and bars, further separating the two.
• Shrinking the distance restaurants that serve liquor must be from community locations like churches and schools.
• Mandatory ID checks for anyone who sits in a “dispensary area” where alcohol is poured.
• No more than two drinks before a patron at a time.
• Beer labels must comply to a state standard, including making sure there is no confusion between a malted beverage and a soda pop.
• Creates a pair of anti-underage drinking programs in eighth and 10th g

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