Arkansas § 3-5-1901 Definitions

Arkansas Statutes

§ 3-5-1901 — Definitions

Arkansas § 3-5-1901

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Ark. Code Ann. § 3-5-1901 (2026).

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As used in this subchapter:

(1)"Alcoholic beverage" means a beverage containing more than five-tenths percent (0.5%) of alcohol by weight;

(2)"Barrel" means thirty-one gallons (31 gals.);

(3)"Beer" means a fermented liquor made from malt or a substitute and having an alcoholic content not in excess of five percent (5%) by volume;

(4)"Dry area" means an area in this state in which the manufacture or sale of beer is prohibited by a local option election held pursuant to applicable laws of this state;

(5)"Malt beverage" means a liquor brewed from the fermented juices of grain and having an alcoholic content of at least five percent (5%) but not more than twenty-one percent (21%) by weight;

(6)"Microbrewery" means a brewery that manufactures one (1) or more varieties of beer, malt bevera

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As used in this subchapter: (1) "Alcoholic beverage" means a beverage containing more than five-tenths percent (0.5%) of alcohol by weight; (2) "Barrel" means thirty-one gallons (31 gals.); (3) "Beer" means a fermented liquor made from malt or a substitute and having an alcoholic content not in excess of five percent (5%) by volume; (4) "Dry area" means an area in this state in which the manufacture or sale of beer is prohibited by a local option election held pursuant to applicable laws of this state; (5) "Malt beverage" means a liquor brewed from the fermented juices of grain and having an alcoholic content of at least five percent (5%) but not more than twenty-one percent (21%) by weight; (6) "Microbrewery" means a brewery that manufactures one (1) or more varieties of beer, malt beverage, or hard cider in an aggregate quantity not to exceed forty-five thousand (45,000) barrels per year from all facilities under common ownership with the microbrewery; (7) "Microbrewery-restaurant private club" means a nonprofit organization organized and existing under the laws of this state that: (A) Is both a microbrewery and a restaurant; (B) Has members, which are not directly or indirectly benefitted by the entity's net revenues; (C) Exists for some common recreational, social, patriotic, political, national, benevolent, athletic, community hospitality, professional association, entertainment, or other object or purpose other than the consumption of alcoholic beverages; and (D) Has existed for at least one (1) year; (8) "On-premises consumption" means the sale of alcoholic beverages by the drink or in broken or unsealed containers for consumption: (A) On the premises where sold; or (B) Within the boundaries of a designated entertainment district established under § 14-54-1412 that is contiguous with the premises; and (9) "Restaurant" means a public or private place that: (A) Is kept, used, maintained, advertised, and held out to the public or to a private or restricted membership as a place where complete meals are actually and regularly served; (B) Has adequate and sanitary kitchen and dining equipment; (C) Has seating capacity for at least fifty (50) people; (D) Has sufficient number and type of employees to prepare, cook, and serve suitable food for its guests or members; (E) Serves at least one (1) meal per day; and (F) Is open for business a minimum of five (5) days per week, with the exception of holidays, vacations, and periods of redecorating.