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Arkansas Code Title 3. Alcoholic Beverages § 3-2-409. Beer, malt products, or light wine

Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a)(1) Every manufacturer or importer of beer or other malt products or light wine doing business in the State of Arkansas shall submit to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division one (1) label for each brand of beer or malt product or light wine to be shipped for the first time into or within the state and shall designate within the application for registration any number of wholesalers in the state, each of whom shall be the exclusive distributor of such brand within the geographical territory assigned by the manufacturer or importer to such wholesaler.

(2) A wholesaler of beer and light wine may sell:

(A) Ready-to-drink products containing spirituous liquor with a final finished product of no greater than fifteen percent (15%) alcohol by weight; and

(B) Malt liquor.

(b) Transfers of brands of malt products or light wine or changes in geographical distribution areas assigned shall not be subject to the provisions set out above for spirituous or vinous products so long as any such manufacturer or importer has complied with the filing provisions of applicable law.

(c) This section does not create a dual distributorship.

(d) The division shall promulgate rules regarding the distribution of ready-to-drink products containing spirituous liquor with a final finished product of no greater than fifteen percent (15%) alcohol by weight and malt liquor.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Arkansas Code Title 3. Alcoholic Beverages § 3-2-409. Beer, malt products, or light wine - last updated March 28, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ar/title-3-alcoholic-beverages/ar-code-sect-3-2-409/

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