§ 3-2-411. Subchapter incorporated into division approvals — Applicability — Waiver
(a) The terms, conditions, and requirements of this subchapter are hereby expressly made a part of the terms of and as conditions to the approval granted by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division to distillers, manufacturers, importers, or producers to do business in the state and by the application for, the acceptance of, or the conduct […]
§ 3-2-201. Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
(a) There is created an Alcoholic Beverage Control Board. (b) The board shall consist of five (5) persons appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate, for a term of six (6) years. (c) The Chair of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board shall be designated by the Governor and may be removed as […]
§ 3-2-202. Director of Alcoholic Beverage Control — Staff
(a) The Director of Alcoholic Beverage Control shall be an attorney duly authorized to practice law by the Supreme Court, who shall present all evidence tending to prove violations of the law or rules at hearings held by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board. (b) The director shall employ such other personnel as he or she […]
§ 3-2-203. Enforcement division — Director and staff
(a) The Director of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Enforcement Division shall be appointed by the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration and shall serve at the pleasure of the secretary. (b) All enforcement personnel of the division shall be named by the director.
§ 3-2-204. Seals — Authentication of records
(a) The Director of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division and the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board each may adopt, keep, and use a common seal. This seal shall be used for authentication of the records, process, and proceedings of the director and board, respectively. Judicial notice shall be taken of each of these seals in all […]
§ 3-2-205. Powers and duties
(a) The Alcoholic Beverage Control Division and the Alcoholic Beverage Control Enforcement Division shall have full responsibility for all phases of alcoholic beverage control in Arkansas. (b) The Alcoholic Beverage Control Division shall have the following powers, functions, and duties: (1) To fix by rule the standards of manufacturing, rectifying, and blending in order to […]
§ 3-2-206. Rules
(a) The Director of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division shall adopt and promulgate such rules as shall be necessary to carry out the intent and purposes of this subchapter and any other alcohol control acts enforced in this state. (b) All rules of general application, including the amendment or repeal thereof, shall first be submitted […]
§ 3-2-207. Qualifications and oath of personnel
(a) No person shall be appointed a member of the board or a director, agent, or employee of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Enforcement Division, or the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board who is not a citizen of the United States and who has not resided in the State of Arkansas successively […]
§ 3-2-208. Solicitation or acceptance of bribe prohibited
(a) No member or employee of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board or director or any employee of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division or the Alcoholic Beverage Control Enforcement Division shall solicit or accept, directly or indirectly, any gift, gratuity, emolument, or employment from any manufacturer, distributor, wholesaler, or retailer of alcoholic beverages or any person […]
§ 3-2-209. Enforcement — Duties of state and local officers
(a) The Alcoholic Beverage Control Division and the Alcoholic Beverage Control Enforcement Division shall fully and faithfully enforce the provisions of this subchapter and any other alcohol control law of this state relating to the manufacture, storage, transportation, distribution, sale, and consumption of alcoholic beverages. (b) (1) It shall be the responsibility of all law […]