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3-9-210. Permit to sell beverages — Issuance.
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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 hot
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 3-9-210
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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.
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3-9-202. Definitions.
As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) “Alcoholic beverages” means all intoxicating liquors of any sort, other than beer and wine as described and regulated in §§ 3-5-301 — 3-5-307, and 3-9-301 et seq., respectively;
(2) “Bed and breakfast private club” means a corporation, partnership, individual, or limited liability corporation whose primary function is to provide overnight accommodations to the public, not exceeding a total of twenty (20) guest rooms on the premises, whether operated by the business owner or not, where the owner or a person representing the owner lives on the premises, where a breakfast meal is served to the lodging guest, and where no restaurant on the premises is open to the public except for the lodging guest;
(3) “Board” means the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board of this state, or its successor agency;
(4) “City” means any city of the first class or city of the second class in this state;
(5) “Director” means the Director of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division;
(6) “Dry area” means any area in which the manufacture or sale of intoxicating liquor is prohibited by a local option election heretofore or hereafter held pursuant to the Initiated Act;
(7) “Guest” means a person who orders and is served a meal inside a restaurant during regular hours;
(8) “Hotel” means every building or other structure commonly referred to as a hotel, motel, motor hotel, motor lodge, or by similar name, which is kept, used, maintained, advertised, and held out to the public to be a place where food is actually served and consumed and sleeping accommodations are offered for adequate pay to travelers or guests, whether transient, permanent, or residential, in which fifty (50) or more rooms are used
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 3-9-202
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 3-9-202. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.