Show Laws should be revised Dear Editor Utah liquor laws are created by non-drinkers non in an attempt to curb ones one's appetite appetite appetite ap ap- ap- ap petite for alcohol However these strict laws are responsible responsible responsible sible for an extremely high alcohol percentage per drink higher than most states People who drink alcohol in Utah bars get intoxicated more rapidly Situations such as these create a dismal image in the eyes of perspective tourists It Itis Itis Itis is this that leads people seeking seeking seeking seek seek- ing vacations in the Rocky Mountain West to choose Colorado or Wyoming over Utah This is a great loss of revenue for Utah tourism the largest industry in the state Ninety percent of Utah legislators are non This overwhelming majority of lawmakers makes it dif dif- if not impossible to get geta a drink in Utah Some of the laws are as follows 1 Restaurant-Bars Restaurant can only serve mixed drinks with the alcohol on the side The bartender cannot mix the al alcohol alcohol alcohol al- al cohol into the drink 2 There may be no more than one alcoholic beverage per person at a table 3 No person working in inthe inthe inthe the restaurant may offer al alcohol alcohol alcohol al- al cohol to a guest Utah liquor laws should be revised in concurrence with the voters' voters wishes which surveys indicate that most would not mind normalizing assuming stricter penalties for abuse such as drunk driving Changing the laws would bring in more revenue for independent Independent independent in In- dependent businesses and the state Signed Chad Carter |