Title 3 — Alcoholic Beverages

(a) The Alcoholic Beverage Control Board in exercising its discretionary power shall give due regard to the ordinances and regulations of the counties and municipalities of this state. (b) All municipal corporations may license and tax the manufacture and sale of vinous (except w…

A.C.A. § 3-4-203Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved

A.C.A. § 3-4-204Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved

(a) For purposes of this section, the term “vested permits” is defined as those multiple retail liquor permits which were lawfully issued to any person, firm, or corporation prior to July 19, 1971. (b) (1) (A) Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, a retail liquor …

(a) As used in this section:(1) “Church” means a church and all immediately adjacent property owned or leased by the church that is used for church purposes; and(2) (A) “Schoolhouse” means:(i) A facility owned and operated by a public or private school or an open-enrollment chart…

(1) The following persons described in this section shall not receive a permit under this title:(1) A person who has been convicted of an excluded felony;(2) A person under twenty-one (21) years of age;(3) A person who is not a citizen or resident alien of the United States;(4) A…

(a) Applications for new permits will be accepted by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division after the publication of new census figures if the applications are warranted within a county or subdivision thereof. (b) When it has been determined that new applications are appropriate…

(1) In addition to such other information as the Director of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division may determine shall be furnished in any application for permits under this act, the following information shall be given under oath:(1) The name, age, and residence of each applic…

(a) (1) (A) After filing an application with the Director of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division and the acceptance of the application by the director, the applicant shall publish at least one (1) time a week for four (4) consecutive weeks in a legal newspaper of general circ…

Upon receipt by the Director of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division within thirty (30) days of a protest against issuance of a permit by a governing official of the city or county to whom the notice of an application for permit has been mailed, the director shall not issue th…

(a) On all permit applications and administrative applications processed by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division, in the event that any such application is denied, one-half (½) of the stated amount of fee will be retained by the State of Arkansas to cover the costs of investig…

Any appeal from an order of the Director of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division or the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board shall be made to the circuit court of the county in which the premises are situated or the Pulaski County Circuit Court. Appeals shall be governed by the te…

(1) A permit shall contain, in addition to any further information or material to be prescribed by the rules of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division, the following:(1) The name of the person to whom the permit is issued;(2) The kind of permit and what kind of traffic in vinous…

A.C.A. § 3-4-215Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved

(a) All permits issued by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division authorizing the dispensing, sale, or manufacture of alcoholic beverages are renewable on or before June 30 of each calendar year for the fiscal year beginning July 1. (b) Any person holding a permit who desires to …

(a) No permit shall be transferable or assignable. (b) No permit shall be pledged or deposited as collateral security for any loan or upon any other condition. Any pledge or deposit and any contract providing therefor shall be void. (c) A permit issued to any person, pursuant to …

(a) (1) No new liquor permits shall be issued to nor shall any outstanding liquor permit be transferred to any person, firm, or corporation by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division wherein the permitted premises of the liquor permittee is operated as a part of the profit-making…

(a) Applications for permits shall be made for issuance only on January 1 or July 1 of each year. (b) Licenses issued as of January 1 will require the payment of one-half (½) the annual permit fee and the amount shall attach and operate as a lien as set forth in subsection (e) of…

Whenever a permit shall be lost or destroyed without fault on the part of the permittee or his or her agents or employees, a duplicate permit in lieu thereof may be issued by the Director of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division in his or her discretion and in accordance with i…

The Alcoholic Beverage Control Board shall not authorize the transfer of a permit to dispense vinous (except small farm wines), spirituous, or malt liquor from one location to another location within a city or town located within a county having a population of two hundred thousa…

(a) (1) Whenever any application for any type of alcoholic beverage control permit with the exception of a private club permit being sought in an area in which the sale of alcoholic beverages is not allowed shall be denied, no application for a permit shall be accepted from that …

When issuing a permit under Title 3 of the Arkansas Code, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division shall consider the benefit of competition to consumers.

(a) Any permit issued pursuant to this act may be revoked for cause and must be revoked for the following causes:(1) Conviction of the permittee or his or her agent or employee for selling any illegal beverages on the premises permitted;(2) For making any false material statement…

(a) There shall be printed and furnished by the Director of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division to each permittee a statement of the causes for which permits may be revoked under law. (b) The statement shall be prepared by the director and delivered to the permittee with his …

(a) (1) Within three (3) days after a permit shall have been revoked, notice thereof shall be given to the permittee by mailing the notice addressed to him or her at the premises permitted.(2) Notice shall also be mailed to the owner of the premises permitted. (1) Within three (3…

In addition to all other sanctions and penalties which may be administratively imposed by the Director of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division pursuant to the procedures outlined in this title and the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq., the director sha…

(a) The following classes of alcoholic beverage control permit violations and fines are authorized to be levied and are established:(1) Class A permit violations: Five hundred dollars ($500) to one thousand dollars ($1,000);(2) Class B permit violations: Two hundred dollars ($200…

(1) The following acts on the part of any permittee are Class A permit violations:(1) Failure to furnish access to premises by any law enforcement officer or any authorized Alcoholic Beverage Control Division personnel or failure to cooperate or take reasonable action to assist a…

(1) The following acts on the part of the permittee are Class B permit violations:(1) Pledge, hypothecation, or use of a permit as collateral;(2) Defacing, destroying, or altering a permit;(3) Transporting controlled beverages in violation of rules or law;(4) Manufacturing, selli…

(a) The following acts on the part of any permittee are Class C permit violations:(1) Sale of controlled beverages when the permit is not posted;(2) Failure to maintain health, safety, and sanitary standards;(3) Removing or obliterating a container label or mark;(4) Consuming a c…

(a) The Alcoholic Beverage Control Division is authorized to maintain a list of permit holders who have failed to pay invoices forwarded by persons holding wholesale liquor permits as issued by the division. (b) Failure to pay an invoice shall not constitute an administrative vio…

(a) The General Assembly, by legislation, and the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division, by rule, have created general closing hours for establishments which sell or dispense alcoholic beverages. However, the General Assembly and the division have also given the power to local city…

(a) All license taxes provided and levies under this act shall be due and payable on the tenth day of each month succeeding the time when the act is done requiring the license. (b) It shall be the duty of the person required to pay the license to make a report giving the facts in…

When any fine is levied and collected under subchapter 4 of this chapter, the revenue shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund Account.

(a) No suit shall be maintained in any court to restrain or delay the collection or payment of any fee or tax levied by this act. (b) The aggrieved taxpayer or permittee shall pay the tax or fee as and when required and may at any time within two (2) years from the date of paymen…

(a) There shall be various kinds of permits, including without limitation:(1) Distiller's permit;(2) Brewer's permit;(3) Rectifier's permit;(4) Wholesaler's permit;(5) Dispenser's permit;(6) Hotel, restaurant, or club permit;(7) Grocery store wine permit; (8) Layout center permit…

(a) Any person may apply to the Director of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division for a permit to manufacture, distill, import, transport, store, and sell to a wholesaler, jobber, or distributor spirituous, vinous (except small farm wines), or malt liquors to be used and sold f…

(a) Any person may apply to the Director of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division for a permit for the rectifying, purifying, mixing, blending, or flavoring of spirituous liquors or the bottling, warehousing, or other handling or distribution of rectified distilled spirits. (b)…

(a) A person, other than a distiller, importer, rectifier, or wholesaler, may apply to the Director of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division for a permit to sell and dispense vinous or spirituous liquors or hard cider for beverage purposes at retail. (b) The application shall b…

(a) A person other than a distiller, manufacturer, rectifier, or importer may apply to the Director of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division for a permit to sell spirituous liquor, wine as defined in § 3-9-301(7), beer, hard cider, or malt liquors at wholesale. (b) The applicat…

A.C.A. § 3-4-606Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved

(a) (1) A person other than a distiller, manufacturer, rectifier, or importer may apply to the Director of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division for a minimum wholesale liquor permit that allows the person to sell spirituous liquors, wine as defined in § 3-9-301(7), hard cider,…

(a) As used in this section:(1) “Small farm wine” means the wine produced by a wine-making business that produces two hundred fifty thousand gallons (250,000 gals.) of wine or less per year, the alcohol content of which is not less than one-half percent (0.5%) and not more than t…

(a) A new wholesaler permit under § 3-4-605 may be issued on or after July 1, 2026. (b) A new minimum wholesaler permit under § 3-4-607 may be issued on or after August 5, 2025.

(a) A corporation that is publicly traded on a nationally recognized stock exchange that has its principal place of business in Arkansas and is permitted to sell alcoholic beverages for on-premises or off-premises consumption in Arkansas and other states may apply for a layout ce…

(a) A person may apply to the Director of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division for a permit to manufacture, import, transport, store, and sell to a wholesaler, jobber, distributor, or retailer hard cider to be used and sold for beverage purposes as authorized under this sectio…

(a) As used in this section:(1) “Alcoholic beverage” means spirituous liquor, vinous liquor, small farm wine, light wine, malt liquor, and hard cider;(2) “Excursion boat” means a boat made available to the public through ticket sales for scheduled dates and times for operation ov…

(a) (1) In addition to all other existing alcoholic beverage permits authorized to be issued by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division for the retail sale of alcoholic beverages, there is hereby created a “post exchange package permit”, which shall authorize the sales of spiritu…

(a) The hours of lawful sales under the post exchange package permit shall be the same as those established for military service clubs pursuant to § 3-4-706. (b) All alcoholic beverages authorized to be sold under this title shall be purchased from wholesale distributors licensed…

(1) Sales of alcoholic beverages under the post exchange permit shall be limited to those persons over twenty-one (21) years of age who are:(1) Active or retired members of the Army National Guard and Air National Guard;(2) Active, retired, and reserve members of the United State…