006.02.21 Ark. Code R. § 015 - Manufacturers to Register Brands of controlled Beverages, Rule 2.16(2)

Section 2.16 Manufacturers to Register Brands of Controlled Beverages; Manufacturers and Wholesalers Not to Change Brands Without Approval of Director.

(2) Every manufacturer, importer or producer of spirituous and vinous beverages doing business in the State of Arkansas shall submit to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division one (1) Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau Certificate of Label Approval for each brand of spirituous and vinous beverages and the brand label extension of each brand of spirituous and vinous beverages to be shipped for the first time by the shipper into or within the state and shall designate in the application for registration one (1) licensed liquor wholesaler in the state, who shall be the exclusive distributor of such brand or label within the state. Such designated wholesaler shall be initially approved by the Director and shall not be changed nor initially disapproved except for good cause, and the Director shall determine good cause after a hearing pursuant to the provisions set out in this Rule. Any brands or labels previously registered in this state, and which have subsequently been withdrawn from distribution in this state, shall be treated in the same manner as the initial registration of brands or labels and are subject to the provisions hereof.

A brand label and brand label extension shall be registered by the supplier before the first shipment of each brand label and brand label extension into or within the state on or after July 1, 2013. A copy of the Alcohol Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau Certificate of Label Approval for each brand label and brand label extension shall be submitted with the registration of each brand label and brand label extension.

The registration of a brand label and a brand label extension shall:

1) Be in writing or electronically submitted,

2) Be verified if it is submitted in writing, and

3) Set forth information as the Director of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division requires.

Each Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau Certificate of Label Approval submitted for registration shall be accompanied by a registration fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00) payable by check, cash, money order, or electronic payment.

All brand label and brand label extensions shall be renewed annually.

In addition to the label registration process provided above, spiritous liquor beverages classified as ready-to-drink products containing spiritous liquor with a final finished product of no greater than fifteen percent (15%) alcohol by weight may also be registered under A.C.A. § 3-2-409.

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006.02.21 Ark. Code R. § 015

Adopted by Arkansas Register Volume 47 Number 07, Effective 7/1/2022