006.02.19 Ark. Code R. § 012 - Definition of Terms in Title 5 - ABC Rule 5.2

Section 5.2 "Barrel" means thirty-one (31) gallons.

Section 5.8 "Malt Beverage" means liquor brewed from fermented juices of grain and having an alcoholic content of at least five percent (5%) but not more than twenty-one (21%) by weight.

Section 5.14 "Microbrewery" means a brewery that manufactures one (1) or more varieties of beer, malt beverages, 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.

Section 5.15 "Microbrewery-restaurant Private Club" means a nonprofit organization organized and existing under the laws of this state that: is both a microbrewery and a restaurant; has members which are not directly or indirectly benefitted by the entity's net revenues; 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 has existed for at least one (1) year.

Section 5.20 "Restaurant" means any public place or private place that is primarily engaged in the business of serving a meal for consumption on the premises to a guest, has a seating capacity of at least fifty (50) people, and has a suitable kitchen facility to serve the entire menu approved by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division. The menu shall contain a selection of food and shall not be limited to sandwiches or salads. The kitchen shall have adequate refrigeration to preserve the food on the menu, shall be kept in a sanitary condition, and shall comply with the rules of the Department of Health. Food from the menu shall be available from opening time until (2) hours before closing time. "Meal" means the usual assortment of food commonly ordered at various hours of the day and "guest" means a person who orders and is served a meal inside a restaurant during regular hours. A microbrewery-restaurant private club must also serve at least one (1) meal per day and be open for business a minimum of five (5) days per week, with the exception of holidays, vacations, and periods of redecorating. (Amended 2020)

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006.02.19 Ark. Code R. § 012

Adopted by Arkansas Register Volume MMXX Number 13, Effective 7/16/2020