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AR Code § 3-5-604 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 5 - Beer and Wine — Manufacture, Sale, and Transportation Generally|Subchapter 6 - Native Wines — Production and Sale|§ 3-5-604. Importing natural fruit flavors and herb flavors

 (a) The Alcoholic Beverage Control Division and the Department of Finance and Administration are authorized to permit Arkansas wineries to bring into Arkansas natural fruit flavors and herb flavors which cannot be acquired in Arkansas and to use such flavors according to existing federal regulations regarding natural fruit flavors and formula approval for each blend of wine.  (b) The use of such natural fruit and herb flavors in the production of wines produced from fruits and vegetables grown in this state shall in no way deprive the Arkansas wineries of the benefits of the Native Wine Law with respect to the tax to be levied upon each gallon of native wine produced and sold in this state.
AR Code § 3-5-605 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 5 - Beer and Wine — Manufacture, Sale, and Transportation Generally|Subchapter 6 - Native Wines — Production and Sale|§ 3-5-605. Importing fruits and vegetables

 (a) Arkansas wineries are authorized to import into this state, in private or common carriers, fruits and vegetables grown outside the State of Arkansas in various forms so as to facilitate economic transportation and to use the fruits or vegetables in the production of wine according to applicable federal wine regulations, and labeled according to federal wine regulations.  (b) The importation of fruits and vegetables and the use thereof in wine production shall be in accordance with reasonable rules promulgated by the Department of Finance and Administration to assure compliance with this subchapter and prevent abuse thereof.  (c)  (1) An Arkansas winery importing fruits or vegetables grown outside the State of Arkansas for use in making wines in this state shall pay the seventy-five-cents-per-gallon tax levied on imported wines or wines produced from fruits and vegetables not grown in this state or on wine made from such juices extracted from fruits or vegetables brought into the state if the wine is sold in Arkansas.  (2) The tax shall be paid in the same manner as prescribed by law on the twentieth day of the month on sales in Arkansas for the month preceding.  (3) Records at the Arkansas winery required by federal law shall be maintained to reflect the ratio of blend of Arkansas-grown wine and the amount of wine in the blend made from the fruits or vegetables grown outside the State of Arkansas.  (4) The seventy-five-cents-per-gallon tax shall be required to be paid only on the portion of the blend made from fruits or vegetables grown outside the State of Arkansas which are sold in Arkansas.  (5) The tax on the Arkansas-grown portion of the wine blend shall be the same as now required on wines produced from Arkansas-grown fruits and vegetables.    (d) Records of wine blends shall be preserved by the winery for a period of three (3) years from the relevant date of the record. These records shall be available on the premises at all times for the reasonable inspection by authorized agents of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division and the department.
AR Code § 3-5-606 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 5 - Beer and Wine — Manufacture, Sale, and Transportation Generally|Subchapter 6 - Native Wines — Production and Sale|§ 3-5-606. Importing wines for blending

 (a)  (1) Arkansas wineries are authorized to import into Arkansas finished or unfinished wines for blending with Arkansas red or white wines.  (2) The wines shall be shipped into this state and blended according to regulations as set forth in federal regulations and labeled according to federal regulations which require that the appellation of origin of “Arkansas Wines” can be used only on those wines which contain seventy-five percent (75%) Arkansas-grown grapes or other materials.    (b) The Arkansas winery shall pay a tax of seventy-five cents (75¢) per gallon on all wines imported into this state if the wines are sold in Arkansas. The seventy-five-cents-per-gallon tax shall be required to be paid only on the portion of the blend not grown and produced in Arkansas. The tax on the Arkansas-grown portion of the wine blend shall be the same as now required for wines produced from Arkansas-produced fruits and vegetables.  (c) The tax shall be paid in the same manner as prescribed on the twentieth day of the month of sale in Arkansas for the month preceding.  (d) The Arkansas winery shall keep records as required by federal law to show the ratio of blend of Arkansas-grown wines and the amount of out-of-state wines used in the blend.  (e) The Department of Finance and Administration shall establish appropriate rules for the reporting and collecting of the tax on imported wines used in such blends.  (f) To facilitate differentiation of taxes to the State of Arkansas on a wine blend under the provisions of this subchapter, a copy of the blend-ratio record which identifies the wine type or class shall accompany tax remittances for shipments made for sale in Arkansas for each particular blend.  (g) Records of the blends shall be preserved by a winery for a period of three (3) years from the relevant date of the record and shall be available on the premises at all times for reasonable inspection by authorized agents of the department.  (h) The Arkansas winery desiring to import wines into Arkansas to be used in blending with Arkansas wines as authorized in this subchapter shall make application for a permit to be issued by the Miscellaneous Tax Section of the Office of Excise Tax Administration, to import wines in the same manner presently required for brandy.
AR Code § 3-5-701 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 5 - Beer and Wine — Manufacture, Sale, and Transportation Generally|Subchapter 7 - Wine Producers Council|§ 3-5-701. Creation — Members

 (a)  (1) There is created the Arkansas Wine Producers Council to be composed of seven (7) members.  (2)  (A) Four (4) members of the council shall be selected from the state at large, appointed by the Governor, and confirmed by the Senate.  (B) The Governor shall consult the Arkansas Wine Producers Association and the Arkansas State Horticultural Society before making an appointment under subdivision (a)(2)(A) of this section.    (3) One (1) member of the council shall be designated by the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas and shall be a faculty member or administrator who is knowledgeable in viniculture.  (4) One (1) member shall be designated by the State Parks, Recreation, and Travel Commission, and the member shall be either a member or employee of the commission.    (b) All successor members shall be appointed or designated for terms of three (3) years.
AR Code § 3-5-702 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 5 - Beer and Wine — Manufacture, Sale, and Transportation Generally|Subchapter 7 - Wine Producers Council|§ 3-5-702. Officers

 At the first meeting of the Arkansas Wine Producers Council, it shall select from its membership a chair and vice-chair and any other officers it may deem necessary or appropriate to effectively carry out its responsibilities.
AR Code § 3-5-703 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 5 - Beer and Wine — Manufacture, Sale, and Transportation Generally|Subchapter 7 - Wine Producers Council|§ 3-5-703. Powers and duties

 (a) The Arkansas Wine Producers Council shall have the authority and responsibility to promote research concerning the production of wine grapes and the manufacture of wine in Arkansas and to take any other action it deems necessary or appropriate to promote and support the Arkansas native wine industry.  (b) The council shall have the exclusive authority to expend any and all funds deposited into the Arkansas Wine Producers Council Fund in the State Treasury for promoting research concerning the production of wine grapes and the manufacture of wine in Arkansas and for promoting the Arkansas native wine industry through the State Parks, Recreation, and Travel Commission.  (c) The council shall consider proposals for research projects submitted by university research institutions relating to the production of wine grapes and the manufacture of wine in Arkansas and proposals which promote the Arkansas native wine industry and tourism related to the industry submitted by the commission.  (d) Upon approval by a majority vote of the council of a proposal for research by a university research institution or for promotion or tourism by the commission, the council shall direct the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State to transfer on the Department of Finance and Administration books, and shall cause to be transferred on the books of the Treasurer of State and the Auditor of State, such amounts as determined by the council from the Arkansas Wine Producers Council Fund to the Department of Commerce Fund Account and to the operating fund or fund accounts of approved research institutions. Use of these funds may be applied as prescribed in this section in the various states of the United States and foreign countries.
AR Code § 3-5-801 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 5 - Beer and Wine — Manufacture, Sale, and Transportation Generally|Subchapter 8 - Native Wine Industry Disaster Relief Act|§ 3-5-801. Title

 This subchapter and § 3-5-405 [repealed] shall be known as the “Native Wine Industry Disaster Relief Act”.
AR Code § 3-5-802 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 5 - Beer and Wine — Manufacture, Sale, and Transportation Generally|Subchapter 8 - Native Wine Industry Disaster Relief Act|§ 3-5-802. Legislative determinations and purpose

 (a) The General Assembly recognizes, by the passage of this subchapter and § 3-5-405 [repealed], the vital contribution of agriculture to the economy of this state and of the hundreds of acres of Arkansas farmlands and of the numerous Arkansas citizens devoted to, and employed in, the production of grapes, berries, fruits, and vegetables grown in this state which are purchased by Arkansas wineries for use in the production of native wine in Arkansas.  (b) The General Assembly further determines that the purpose and intent of the Native Wine Law is to promote the increased marketing and exportation of Arkansas fruits and vegetables in the form of wine and that it was not the intent of the Native Wine Law to curtail the expansion of Arkansas wineries by restricting the supplies of raw materials used in the production of wine when the supply of any particular raw material within the State of Arkansas is insufficient to sustain a properly aged quality-controlled wine product line.  (c) It is further recognized that periodically severe heat, drought, flood, plant disease, or other natural factors may cause significant loss in the production of grapes, berries, fruits, and vegetables grown in this state for sale to the native wineries.  (d) The General Assembly further recognizes, by the passage of this subchapter and § 3-5-405 [repealed], the vital contribution of the native wine industry to the economy of this state because it provides new employment opportunities, additional income, support for existing industries, and an expanding tax base in this state.  (e) Recognition is also given to statistical studies which indicate that investments in grape vineyards require commitments of resources for up to forty (40) years.  (f) It is the purpose of this subchapter and § 3-5-405 [repealed] to establish procedures whereby a native wine industry disaster relief program may be established when conditions created by severe flood, heat, drought, plant disease, or other natural cause may materially affect the production of grapes, fruits, berries, and vegetables used in producing native wine in this state in the future.
AR Code § 3-5-803 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 5 - Beer and Wine — Manufacture, Sale, and Transportation Generally|Subchapter 8 - Native Wine Industry Disaster Relief Act|§ 3-5-803. Acquisition of ingredients from outside state

 Whenever reference is made in this subchapter to the acquisition of grapes, berries, fruits, or vegetables from sources outside this state to be used for the purposes and in the quantities authorized in this subchapter, for the production of native wines, the term shall also be deemed to mean the acquisition of equivalent amounts thereof in the form of juice, pulp, or blendable wines to be used in the manufacture or blending of native wines in this state within the allowable percentages of such products used in the preparation of juices, pulp, or blendable wines as set forth in the order by the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration.
AR Code § 3-5-804 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 5 - Beer and Wine — Manufacture, Sale, and Transportation Generally|Subchapter 8 - Native Wine Industry Disaster Relief Act|§ 3-5-804. Construction of act with existing laws

 (a) It is the intent of this subchapter and § 3-5-405 [repealed] that the provisions hereof shall be supplemental to the existing laws of this state pertaining to native wineries.  (b) It is also the intent of this subchapter and § 3-5-405 [repealed]:  (1) To provide for means of economic relief and stabilization of the native wine industry during periods of curtailed production of grapes, berries, fruits, and vegetables used in native wine production;  (2) To serve as an incentive for the restoration of vineyards, orchards, and other production facilities of products used by the native wine industry in this state; and  (3) To authorize the importation of products to offset losses of production of products in this state, only in accordance with a native wine industry disaster relief order of the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration.    (c) It is not the intent of this subchapter and § 3-5-405 [repealed] to modify or repeal the existing native wine laws of this state except to the extent that the laws may be in specific conflict herewith.  (d) Nothing in this subchapter and § 3-5-405 [repealed] shall be construed to require Arkansas wineries to pay gallonage tax in Arkansas on wines shipped and sold to wholesalers for sale outside of Arkansas.  (e) Nothing in this subchapter and § 3-5-405 [repealed] shall be construed to modify, amend, or repeal the laws of this state which require that the production of native wine shall be in accordance with applicable federal wine regulations with respect to the blending or labelling of wine.
AR Code § 3-5-805 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 5 - Beer and Wine — Manufacture, Sale, and Transportation Generally|Subchapter 8 - Native Wine Industry Disaster Relief Act|§ 3-5-805. Declaration of a relief program — Effect

 (a) Whenever, due to excessive heat, drought, flood, plant disease, or other natural disaster, the production of Arkansas-grown grapes, fruits, berries, or vegetables necessary to sustain the operation of native wineries on a full production basis is severely curtailed, upon petition therefor by one (1) or more native wineries licensed to do business in this state, and upon certification from the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service that the production of such products has been curtailed due to natural disaster and outlining the estimated extent of the curtailment, the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration shall determine, within thirty (30) days, whether circumstances exist which justify the declaration of a native wine industry disaster relief program. In connection therewith, the secretary shall make independent studies and obtain information as he or she may deem appropriate or necessary to reach a proper decision in regard to the petition.  (b)  (1) Upon conclusion of the studies, and in no event later than thirty (30) days after the date of the receipt of the petition, the secretary shall issue a ruling.  (2) If the secretary shall determine that circumstances justify the invoking of a native wine industry disaster relief program, as authorized in this subchapter, he or she shall state in his or her order the facts which justify the establishment of the program, the anticipated loss in production of Arkansas-grown grapes, fruits, berries, or vegetables, or varieties thereof, to result from the natural disaster, and the duration for which the native wine industry disaster relief program shall extend.  (3) Copies of the order shall be filed by the secretary with each licensed native winery in this state and with other interested parties who may request copies of the order.    (c) During the period of the native wine industry disaster relief program, as determined by the secretary, native wineries in this state may acquire from sources outside this state supplies of grapes, fruits, berries, or vegetables within the percentage of their total consumption of such products as set forth by the secretary.
AR Code § 3-5-806 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 5 - Beer and Wine — Manufacture, Sale, and Transportation Generally|Subchapter 8 - Native Wine Industry Disaster Relief Act|§ 3-5-806. Expanding operations during period of program

 It shall be unlawful during the period of a native wine industry disaster relief order for any existing winery or any new winery in this state to start a branch or new production operation in this state during the period of the order for the sole purpose of abusing the intent of this subchapter and § 3-5-405 [repealed] to stabilize the production of native wine by authorizing the importation of products used in wine production to overcome production losses brought about by natural disasters.
AR Code § 3-5-807 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 5 - Beer and Wine — Manufacture, Sale, and Transportation Generally|Subchapter 8 - Native Wine Industry Disaster Relief Act|§ 3-5-807. Tax on wines produced under program

 (a) During a period of native wine industry disaster relief order issued by the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration under the provisions of § 3-5-805, any native wine produced from grapes, berries, fruits, or vegetables within the permissible quantities authorized to be imported from sources of supply outside this state to replace losses in production of such products in this state resulting from natural disaster, within the percentages set forth in the native wine industry disaster relief order of the secretary, shall be subject to the native wine tax imposed under the provisions of § 3-5-409 [repealed]. The provisions of subchapter 6 of this chapter shall be inoperative with respect to wines produced from the grapes, fruits, berries, and vegetables imported from sources of supply outside this state within the quantities set forth in the order of the secretary.  (b) However, if quantities of wine are produced from the grapes, berries, fruits, and vegetables, or juices, pulp, or blendable wines thereof produced outside this state in excess of the percentage of the products authorized in the order of the secretary to offset losses of production in this state resulting from natural disaster, the tax on such excess native wine produced from imported grapes, fruits, berries, and vegetables, or from juices, pulp, or blendable wines derived therefrom, shall be reported and paid as provided in subchapter 6 of this chapter.
AR Code § 3-5-901 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 5 - Beer and Wine — Manufacture, Sale, and Transportation Generally|Subchapter 9 - Native Wines — Incentive Grants|§ 3-5-901. Program established

 As a means of providing more stable markets for grapes, fruits, berries, or vegetables used in the production of wine in this state, the General Assembly establishes a program of payments, in the form of grants, to be made to each winery in this state with respect to grapes, fruits, berries, or vegetables grown and produced in Arkansas and used by wineries located in this state in the production of wine.
AR Code § 3-5-902 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 5 - Beer and Wine — Manufacture, Sale, and Transportation Generally|Subchapter 9 - Native Wines — Incentive Grants|§ 3-5-902. Purpose of incentives

 Through the passage of this subchapter, the General Assembly establishes a financial incentive in the forms of grant payments as authorized in this subchapter for the encouragement of growing of grapes and other fruits used in the production of wine in this state to:   (1) Reduce unemployment and provide new and expanded job opportunities for the people of this state;  (2) Provide expanded markets for grapes, fruits, berries, or vegetables produced in Arkansas thereby providing increased opportunities for the use of productive lands in this state and to stimulate the agricultural economy of this state;  (3) Attract other industries to this state;  (4) Provide stability to the marketing of grapes used in the wine industries of this state thereby providing financial relief to the owners of hundreds of acres of vineyards that have been totally or severely damaged due to extreme drought and freezing conditions resulting from unseasonal weather and climatic changes that are not typical of the climate of this state;  (5) Provide relief to Arkansas wineries which must compete with products imported from foreign countries whose producers are receiving direct government subsidies which enable those producers to sell their products in this country at subsidized prices which gives them a competitive advantage over domestically produced wines, which is destructive of the domestic wine industry and agricultural and employment opportunities of persons who are dependent upon the wine industry for their support; and  (6) Provide relief to the financial community of this state which made investments and loans supporting the growers of grapes, fruits, berries, or vegetables used in the wine industry to provide stability to the marketing of such products thereby enabling the growers to overcome losses suffered due to extreme weather conditions, and as an incentive for additional investments necessary for increased production of such agricultural products in this state.
AR Code § 3-5-903 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 5 - Beer and Wine — Manufacture, Sale, and Transportation Generally|Subchapter 9 - Native Wines — Incentive Grants|§ 3-5-903. Rules

 The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration may establish reasonable rules to be followed by wineries in this state in making application for the subsidy payments and to prevent abuse of the subsidy payments.