006.02.20 Ark. Code R. § 016 - Alcoholic Beverage Removed From Premise Rule 1.79(27)

SUBTITLE G - PROHIBITED CONDUCT AND ACTIVITIES AND PROCEDURE FOR CANCELLATION, SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION OF PERMITS

Section 1.79(27) Allowing Alcoholic Beverages to he Carried From Any On Premises Alcoholic Beverage Outlet or Private Club. The permittee allowed any patron to exit the permitted premises carrying any open container of alcoholic beverages or allowed any patron to exit any on premises retail beer outlet carrying sealed alcoholic beverages in any combination not authorized by the Director for off premises sales.

Private clubs and hotel-motel-restaurant mixed drink permitted outlets are not allowed to sell any alcoholic beverages to be taken off the permitted premises. Provided, (1) those establishments holding an on premises wine restaurant or cafe permit, a combined restaurant beer and wine permit, hotel-motel-restaurant mixed drink pennit, or private club permit, may allow a customer, who purchases an unsealed package of wine in conjunction with a food purchase and consumes a portion of the wine on the premises with the meal, to replace the cork and remove the partially filled package from the premises; (2) patrons may walk back and forth with an alcoholic beverage between a private club permitted premises and another contiguous permitted premises when both premises arc a part of the same business operation and the alcoholic beverage is a type pennitted by both premises; and (3) patrons may walk back and forth with an alcoholic beverage between an on premises permitted outlet and a contiguous outlet issued a casino license by the Arkansas Racing Commission as long as the casino licensee is in operation. (Amended 10-21-2 0)

It is further provided that any on-premises outlet in a valid Entertainment District may allow patrons to leave the permitted premises with alcoholic beverages. A city, municipality, or incorporated town that has designated an Entertainment District shall notify the ABC within ten (10) days of issuance or removal of a district. Notification for issuance of an Entertainment District shall include: whether the district is temporary or permanent, the days and hours of operation of the Entertainment District, any other regulations within the Entertainment District, as well as any on-premises outlets that elect to opt out of the Entertainment District. Any on-premise permit within an Entertainment District that opts out of the Entertainment District may not permit patrons to leave the premises with alcoholic beverages.

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006.02.20 Ark. Code R. § 016

Adopted by Arkansas Register Volume MMXXI Number 05, Effective 5/6/2021