SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Gov. Gary Herbert says it’s unclear that a rule requiring some Utah restaurants to shield patrons from seeing alcoholic drinks being mixed or poured is effective.
The Republican governor is backing a plan to do away with the barriers, sometimes called “Zion Curtains.” The name is a reference to the Mormon church, which instructs members to avoid alcohol and is heavily involved in liquor policy.
Supporters say the barriers are important to prevent underage drinking and keep restaurants from looking like bars.
“I think it’s hard to find the evidence on what the wall does,” Herbert said during a news conference Friday.
Herbert says he’s been working on the issue and reviewing other parts of state liquor laws but first gave The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints a “courtesy call” to let them know.
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