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Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
As used in this subchapter:
(1) “Beer” means a fermented liquor made from malt or a malt substitute and containing not more than five percent (5%) alcohol by weight;
(2) “Defunct voting district” means a voting district that:
(A) Existed at the time its qualified voters voted to be dry;
(B) Is no longer recognized by the state or the county in which it was located; and
(C) Is currently located in a wet county;
(3) “Dry” means a county or territorial subdivision that voted to prohibit the manufacture or sale of intoxicating liquor under Initiated Act No. 1 of 1942, as amended, §§ 3-8-201 -- 3-8-203 and 3-8-205 -- 3-8-209, or § 3-8-302, § 3-8-303, § 3-8-304, § 3-8-305, and § 3-8-306;
(4) “Malt beverage” means a liquor brewed from the fermented juices of grain and having an alcoholic content of not less than five percent (5%) and not more than twenty-one percent (21%) of alcohol by weight;
(5) “Spirituous liquor” means a liquor distilled from the fermented juices of grain, fruits, or vegetables and containing more than twenty-one percent (21%) alcohol by weight or any other liquids containing more than twenty-one percent (21%) alcohol by weight;
(6) “Territorial subdivision” means a township, municipality, ward, or precinct of a county of the state;
(7) “Vinous beverage” means the fermented juices of fruits or a mixture containing the fermented juices of fruits containing more than five percent (5%) and not more than twenty-one percent (21%) alcohol by weight;
(8) “Voting district” means a geographical area of qualified voters of a county in this state; and
(9) “Wet” means a county or territorial subdivision that voted to permit the manufacture or sale of intoxicating liquor under Initiated Act No. 1 of 1942, as amended, §§ 3-8-201 -- 3-8-203 and 3-8-205 -- 3-8-209, or § 3-8-302, § 3-8-303, § 3-8-304, § 3-8-305, and § 3-8-306.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Arkansas Code Title 3. Alcoholic Beverages § 3-8-601. Definitions - last updated March 28, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ar/title-3-alcoholic-beverages/ar-code-sect-3-8-601/
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