Requirements on staff or others on premises -- Employing a minor

(1) As used in this section, "straw test" means a technique used by staff of a retail licensee to taste liquor to ensure the quality, flavor, and alcohol content of the liquor by: (a) dipping the straw into the liquor; (b) removing the straw in a manner that a small amount of liquor remains in the straw; and (c) tasting the small amount of liquor from the straw. (2) Except as provided in Subsection (5), staff of a retail licensee, while on duty, may not: (a) consume an alcoholic product; or (b) be intoxicated. (3) (a) A retail licensee may not employ a minor to sell, offer for sale, furnish, or dispense an alcoholic product. (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (3)(a), unless otherwise prohibited in the provisions related to the specific type of retail license, a retail licensee may employ a minor who is at least 16 years old to enter the sale at a cash register or other sales recording device. (4) A full-service restaurant licensee, limited-service restaurant licensee, or beer-only restaurant licensee may employ a minor who is at least 16 years old to bus tables, including containers that contain an alcoholic product. (5) A staff member of a retail licensee may conduct a straw test if the staff member is not a minor.