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AR Code § 3-9-201 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 9 - On-premises Consumption|Subchapter 2 - Alcoholic Beverages Generally|§ 3-9-201. Legislative determinations and intent

 (a) The General Assembly reaffirms the policy of this state of strict enforcement of alcoholic beverage control laws and further reaffirms the policy of this state that the qualified electors of any city, county, or political subdivision thereof shall have the right of local option pursuant to Initiated Act No. 1 of 1942, as amended, §§ 3-8-201 — 3-8-203 and 3-8-205 — 3-8-209, to prohibit the manufacture or sale of intoxicating liquor therein.  (b) The General Assembly further declares and recognizes the principle of freedom of choice of the people in any city or county in which the manufacture or sale of alcoholic beverages has not been prohibited to determine by a local referendum whether the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption shall be authorized in the manner herein provided.  (c) The General Assembly authorizes and directs all law enforcement officials to enforce strictly the alcoholic beverage laws of this state.  (d) The General Assembly determines:  (1) That the tourist and convention industries contribute substantially to the revenues of business enterprises in this state and that income from the tourist trade, conventions, and allied industries is essential to the continued well-being and prosperity of this state;  (2) That there is extreme competition among states throughout the nation for the tourist and convention business; and  (3) That all reasonable steps should be taken to retain, foster, and encourage this business and to create favorable competitive conditions therefor in this state.    (e) In order to encourage tourists and conventions to come to Arkansas, it is essential that visitors to the state be provided accommodations, services, and facilities of a nature to which they are accustomed and competitive with those offered in other states and areas and especially states adjacent to Arkansas.  (f) It is the intent and purpose of this subchapter to authorize the qualified electors of cities and counties in which the sale of alcoholic beverages is not prohibited by law to approve, by referendum election, the legal sale of alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises of restaurants, hotels, and motels as defined herein.
AR Code § 3-9-203 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 9 - On-premises Consumption|Subchapter 2 - Alcoholic Beverages Generally|§ 3-9-203. Applicability — Purpose and effect of referendum election

 (a) The provisions of this subchapter authorizing on-premises consumption shall be effective only in cities and counties, or portions thereof, in which the manufacture or sale of intoxicating liquor is not prohibited as a result of a local option election held pursuant to Initiated Act No. 1 of 1942, §§ 3-8-201 — 3-8-203 and 3-8-205 — 3-8-209, and in which the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption has been approved by a majority vote at a referendum election as herein provided.  (b) A favorable vote at a referendum election shall authorize on-premises consumption in licensed premises, as provided in this subchapter, in only those areas of the city or county which are not dry areas.  (c)  (1) A referendum election held in a city shall be for the purpose of determining whether the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption shall be authorized in the portions of the city in which the sale of alcoholic beverages is not otherwise prohibited by law.  (2) A referendum election held in a county shall be for the purpose of determining whether the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption shall be authorized in all areas of the county, including cities of the first class and second class and incorporated towns therein, in which the sale of alcoholic beverages is not otherwise prohibited by law.    (d)  (1) A property owner's association with a population of five thousand (5,000) or more or a county, city, or town may authorize by ordinance the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption under this subchapter if the property owner's association or the county, city, or town is located in or is a county that authorized the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquor.  (2) The authority of a county quorum court under subdivision (d)(1) of this section applies only to unincorporated areas of the county.
AR Code § 3-9-204 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 9 - On-premises Consumption|Subchapter 2 - Alcoholic Beverages Generally|§ 3-9-204. Penalties

 (a) Any person who shall violate any provision of §§ 3-9-201 — 3-9-214, 3-9-221 — 3-9-225, and 3-9-232 — 3-9-237 shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.  (b) Each violation shall constitute a separate offense.  (c) The Director of the Department of Finance and Administration shall have the authority to suspend, cancel, or revoke the permit of any permittee so convicted.
AR Code § 3-9-205 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 9 - On-premises Consumption|Subchapter 2 - Alcoholic Beverages Generally|§ 3-9-205. Rules — Police power of state and local governments

 (a) The Alcoholic Beverage Control Board is authorized to adopt and enforce reasonable rules governing the qualifications for permits hereunder, the operation of licensed premises, and otherwise implementing and effectuating the provisions and purposes of this subchapter and, in so doing, shall be guided, insofar as pertinent, by rules now or hereafter applicable to retail liquor outlets.  (b) Nothing in this subchapter, however, shall be construed as limiting the power of other proper state or local governmental bodies to regulate the operation of establishments under this subchapter as may be necessary for the protection of public health, welfare, safety, and morals.
AR Code § 3-9-206 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 9 - On-premises Consumption|Subchapter 2 - Alcoholic Beverages Generally|§ 3-9-206. Referendum elections — Conduct

 (a) A referendum election hereunder shall be conducted in accordance with the following:  (1) A referendum election may be called in a city by resolution adopted by a majority vote of the governing body of the city or by petition filed with the city clerk signed by qualified electors of the city numbering not less than fifteen percent (15%) of the votes cast in the city for the office of Governor in the last general election in which the office appeared on the ballot; or  (2) A referendum election may be called in a county by resolution adopted by a majority vote of the quorum court at any annual or special session thereof, or by petition filed with the county clerk signed by qualified electors of the county numbering not less than fifteen percent (15%) of the votes cast in the county for the office of Governor in the last general election in which the office appeared on the ballot.    (b)  (1) The election shall be called by order of the quorum court in accordance with § 7-11-201 et seq. and held and conducted in accordance with § 7-11-201 et seq. and the results certified under the supervision of the county board of election commissioners in the manner provided by the election laws of this state.  (2) The order of the quorum court shall fix the date of the election not more than ninety (90) days from the date of the order and give notice thereof by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the city or county by at least two (2) insertions, the last being not less than ten (10) days prior to the election.  (3) The county board shall tabulate the votes and certify the results to the county clerk within ten (10) days after the election.    (c) The election shall be conducted on a citywide or countywide basis. All qualified electors within the city or county, as the case may be, shall be eligible to vote even though they reside in a dry area thereof.  (d) On the ballot for the election shall be printed substantially the following:  (e) The results of the election may be contested within the time and in the manner provided by law.  (f) All matters concerning the sufficiency of the petitions and the conduct of the election not specifically provided for herein shall be determined in accordance with the initiative and referendum laws of this state applicable to cities and counties, respectively.    “FOR THE SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES FOR ON-PREMISES CONSUMPTION IN (NAME OF CITY OR COUNTY), ARKANSAS, AS AUTHORIZED IN ARKANSAS CODE § 3-9-201 ET SEQ. AGAINST THE SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES FOR ON-PREMISES CONSUMPTION IN (NAME OF CITY OR COUNTY), ARKANSAS, AS AUTHORIZED IN ARKANSAS CODE § 3-9-201 ET SEQ.”.   Click to view table.
AR Code § 3-9-207 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 9 - On-premises Consumption|Subchapter 2 - Alcoholic Beverages Generally|§ 3-9-207. Referendum elections — Effect

 (a) In the event a majority of those voting in a referendum election under this subchapter shall vote for on-premises consumption, then permits may be issued by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board to eligible hotels and to restaurants located in other than dry areas of the city or county and which otherwise comply with the provisions of this subchapter.  (b) In the event a majority of those voting in a referendum election under this subchapter shall vote against on-premises consumption, an election shall not be held again on the issue in the same voting district for a period of one (1) year. However, an adverse vote in a countywide election shall not prohibit the calling of an election in a city in such county, nor shall an adverse vote in a city election prohibit the calling of an election in the county.  (c) Successive referendum elections may be held in the same city or county to reverse the result of a previous election. However, there shall be a period of not less than one (1) year between each such election.  (d) After a referendum election has initially been held, subsequent elections in the same city or county shall be held at the regular biennial November general election.
AR Code § 3-9-208 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 9 - On-premises Consumption|Subchapter 2 - Alcoholic Beverages Generally|§ 3-9-208. Subsequent local option elections

 (a) If a dry city or county shall subsequently vote at a local option election held pursuant to the Initiated Act No. 1 of 1942, §§ 3-8-201 — 3-8-203 and 3-8-205 — 3-8-209, for the manufacture or sale of intoxicating liquors, a referendum election under this subchapter may not be held in such city or county for a period of six (6) months thereafter.  (b) If a city or county has approved the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption and dry areas within the city or county thereafter vote for the manufacture or sale of intoxicating liquors at a local option election pursuant to the Initiated Act, a referendum election under this subchapter need not be held again in the formerly dry areas, but permits may not be issued for on-premises consumption in such areas for a period of one (1) year thereafter.  (c) If permits are issued hereunder in a city or county which subsequently prohibits the manufacture or sale of intoxicating liquors at a local option election pursuant to the Initiated Act, then all permits shall be deemed automatically revoked and shall be returned to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board forthwith.
AR Code § 3-9-209 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 9 - On-premises Consumption|Subchapter 2 - Alcoholic Beverages Generally|§ 3-9-209. Sales without permit prohibited

 It shall be unlawful and constitute a Class A misdemeanor for any person not holding a valid permit issued hereunder to sell alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption.
AR Code § 3-9-210 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 9 - On-premises Consumption|Subchapter 2 - Alcoholic Beverages Generally|§ 3-9-210. Permit to sell beverages — Issuance

 (a)  (1) Any hotel or restaurant as defined in § 3-9-202 desiring to sell alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption shall make application to the Director of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division for a permit upon forms prescribed and furnished by the director and in accordance with the rules of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board.  (2)  (A) If the hotel or restaurant is owned by a partnership, whether regular or limited, a nonpartner manager or operator may be issued the permit provided that he or she meets the other qualifications required by this section.  (B) The failure of one (1) or more partners to be residents of this state shall not be grounds for denial of the permit.      (b) No applicant shall be authorized to make any such sales until a permit is approved and issued by the director.  (c) The board shall have authority to require an applicant, under oath, to disclose the following information:  (1) The name of the applicant;  (2) Location of the hotel or restaurant;  (3) Sufficient data to establish that the applicant meets the requirements of § 3-9-202;  (4) The names and addresses of all owners of the hotel or restaurant;  (5) That the applicant is a citizen or resident alien of the United States and a resident of Arkansas on the date of application, and if a corporation, duly qualified to do business in this state;  (6) That neither the applicant nor any person to be employed in the serving of beverages authorized herein shall be a person who has been convicted within five (5) years of the date of his or her employment of any violation of the laws against possession, sale, manufacture, or transportation of intoxicating liquor, or convicted of a felony;  (7) That the manager or operator of the hotel or restaurant seeking the permit is of good moral character and not a convicted felon; and  (8) Such other relevant information as may be required.    (d) Every permit issued under this subchapter shall be for an indeterminate period, subject to compliance with the annual renewal requirements herein prescribed and shall not be transferable or assignable, as to owner or premises, except upon the written approval of the director.
AR Code § 3-9-211 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 9 - On-premises Consumption|Subchapter 2 - Alcoholic Beverages Generally|§ 3-9-211. Permit to sell beverages — Scope — Effect on other laws

 (a) Any permit to sell alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption shall include authority to sell beer for consumption on the same premises, and the provisions of § 3-5-307(7) and (8) shall not apply to premises covered by a permit issued under this subchapter.  (b) An on-premises consumption permit shall not authorize the selling or dispensing of alcoholic beverages by the package or bottle.  (c)  (1) Any permit to sell alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption shall also include authority to sell native and imported wine by the drink.  (2) However, nothing in this subchapter shall repeal subchapter 3 of this chapter regarding the licensing of restaurants to sell wines as authorized in those sections.  (3) It is the intent hereof that a permit issued under this subchapter for sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption shall include authority to sell native or imported wines by the drink on the licensed premises, but any restaurant not wishing to obtain a license under this subchapter may obtain a license under subchapter 3 of this chapter to sell wines as authorized therein.    (d) A permit to sell alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption includes the authority to sell hard cider.
AR Code § 3-9-212 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 9 - On-premises Consumption|Subchapter 2 - Alcoholic Beverages Generally|§ 3-9-212. Permit to sell beverages — Fees

 (a) Each application for a permit to sell alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption shall be accompanied by a permit fee in the following applicable amount:  (b) An annual renewal fee in the same amount as provided in subsection (a) of this section shall be paid to the Director of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division on or before June 30 of each calendar year for the fiscal year beginning July 1.  (c) The fee for a permit issued between January 1 and July 1 shall be one-half (½) of the applicable amount specified in subsection (a) of this section.    Hotel, having fewer than 100 rooms $ 750 Hotel, having 100 or more rooms 1,500 Restaurant, having a seating capacity of less than 100 persons 750 Restaurant, having a seating capacity of 100 or more persons 1,500 Large meeting or attendance facility as defined in § 3-9-202(16)(B) 2,500.   Click to view table.
AR Code § 3-9-213 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 9 - On-premises Consumption|Subchapter 2 - Alcoholic Beverages Generally|§ 3-9-213. Gross receipts and supplemental taxes on sale of alcoholic beverages

 (a) The sale of alcoholic beverages pursuant to this subchapter shall be subject to the Arkansas Gross Receipts Act of 1941, § 26-52-101 et seq., as amended.  (b)  (1) In addition, there is levied a supplemental tax of ten percent (10%) upon the gross proceeds or gross receipts from the sale of alcoholic beverages pursuant to this subchapter.  (2)  (A) In addition to the tax levied under subdivision (b)(1) of this section, a supplemental tax of four percent (4%) is levied on the gross proceeds or gross receipts from the sale of alcoholic beverages under this subchapter.  (B) However, the tax levied under subdivision (b)(2)(A) of this section shall not apply to gross proceeds or gross receipts from the sale of beer or wine.      (c)  (1) The supplemental tax shall be reported and paid to the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration in the same manner and at the same time as the gross receipts tax and shall be subject to such reasonable rules as the secretary may prescribe, including the maintenance of permanent records showing all purchases and sales of alcoholic beverages.  (2)  (A) The tax levied under subdivision (b)(2) of this section shall be credited as special revenues to the University of Arkansas Medical Center Fund.  (B)  (i) The funds credited under subdivision (c)(2)(A) of this section shall be used exclusively for making loan repayments for construction projects authorized by Acts 1989 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 261, until the loan is paid in full.  (ii) After the Chancellor of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences certifies in writing to the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State that the loan has been repaid in full, then revenue from the tax collected under subdivision (b)(2) of this section may be used for any purpose authorized by law.        (d) The taxes herein prescribed may be passed on to the consumer and shall be in lieu of all other special taxes at the retail level.  (e) Wine shall not be defined as a mixed drink for the purposes of §§ 3-9-221 — 3-9-225 and shall not be subject to the supplemental tax of twelve percent (12%).  (f)  (1) The Department of Finance and Administration shall notify the city or county of an audit for the supplemental tax on the sale of alcoholic beverages consumed on the premises if:  (A) The department audits a taxpayer;  (B) The department makes an assessment related to the audit against the taxpayer; and  (C) The taxpayer operates in a city or county that imposes a supplemental tax on the sale of alcoholic beverages consumed on the premises under § 3-9-214.    (2) The city or county may use this information to administer its supplemental tax on the sale of alcoholic beverages consumed on the premises.  (3) A city or county provided information under this subsection is subject to all of the confidentiality requirements of § 26-18-303.
AR Code § 3-9-214 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 9 - On-premises Consumption|Subchapter 2 - Alcoholic Beverages Generally|§ 3-9-214. Supplemental tax or fee on sales levied by political subdivisions

 (a) An additional fee or supplemental tax as levied under §§ 3-9-212 and 3-9-213 may also be levied upon any permittee under this subchapter by a city or incorporated town in which the licensed premises are located, or by the county if located outside the limits of a city or incorporated town.  (b) However, in no event shall the fee or tax exceed the amount or rate provided in §§ 3-9-212 and 3-9-213.  (c) All fees and taxes levied hereunder shall be collected by the city or county and shall be used for city or county general purposes as authorized by law.
AR Code § 3-9-215 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 9 - On-premises Consumption|Subchapter 2 - Alcoholic Beverages Generally|§ 3-9-215. Authorization of Sunday sales on December 31

 When a Sunday falls on December 31 of any year, licensed restaurants and hotels authorized to sell alcoholic beverages under § 3-3-210 may automatically sell alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption between the hours of 10:00 a.m. on Sunday and 2:00 a.m. on the following Monday unless the city, town, or county establishes by ordinance a lesser period of time within which alcoholic beverages may be sold for on-premises consumption by the licensed restaurants and hotels.
AR Code § 3-9-216 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 9 - On-premises Consumption|Subchapter 2 - Alcoholic Beverages Generally|§ 3-9-216. Authorization of sales for certain large attendance facilities and restaurants

 (a) A large attendance facility under § 3-9-202(16)(B) in which pari-mutuel wagering has been authorized and which has a valid and current license or permit to sell alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption may sell alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption on any day of the week during hours in which the large attendance facility is open for business except on:  (1) Christmas Day under § 3-3-211; and  (2)  (A) Easter Sunday.  (B) However, the large attendance facility may sell alcoholic beverages on Easter Sunday between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 2:00 a.m.      (b) A restaurant under § 3-9-202(16)(A) may sell alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption on Sundays between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 2:00 a.m. and on Sundays between the hours of 12:00 noon and 2:00 a.m. on the following Monday in addition to other times authorized by law for selling alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption if the restaurant:  (1) Is located in the same city as a large attendance facility authorized to sell alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption on Sundays under subsection (a) of this section; and  (2) Has a valid and current license or permit to sell alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption.    (c) This section does not:  (1) Authorize the sale of alcoholic beverages in any city or county or in any portion of a city or county in which the sale of alcoholic beverages is prohibited by law; or  (2) Repeal or modify any law that prohibits the sale of intoxicating alcoholic liquor, beer, or wine on Sunday unless the law specifically conflicts with this section.
AR Code § 3-9-224 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 9 - On-premises Consumption|Subchapter 2 - Alcoholic Beverages Generally|§ 3-9-224. Private clubs — Sales prohibited

 (a) No private club permitted hereunder shall sell alcoholic beverages either by the package or drink.  (b) Alcoholic beverages, beer, and wine owned by members may be stored on the premises of the club.  (c) If any permittee shall sell, barter, loan, or give away any intoxicating liquor in violation of this subchapter or other alcoholic beverage control laws of this state, the permit of the club shall be revoked.
AR Code § 3-9-225 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 9 - On-premises Consumption|Subchapter 2 - Alcoholic Beverages Generally|§ 3-9-225. Private clubs — Rules

 The Alcoholic Beverage Control Board is authorized and directed to establish rules with respect to permits issued under the provisions of § 3-9-222 to assure compliance with the provisions hereof and to prohibit any permittee from engaging in the unlawful sale of alcoholic beverages.