A Salt Lake City bar owner is suing the Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control for taking away its liquor license.
John Vecchi, the owner of Button Down Bar, 122 W. Pierpont Ave.. says in his 3rd District Court lawsuit that the DABC liquor commission used “false allegations” when it voted last week to forfeit his bar license.
The seven-member board took the action after it determined that Vecchi failed to provide the DABC information about potential ownership changes to Button Down’s parent company, T&J Jazz Holdings Inc.
Under state law, business owners who have a state liquor license must immediately notify the DABC regarding changes in ownership.