§ 3-2-413. Labels for confectionaries containing nonliquid alcohol
A confectionary containing between five-tenths of one percent (0.5%) and five percent (5%) by volume of alcohol shall bear a label stating: “This product contains up to 5% alcohol by volume”.
§ 3-2-412. Dual distributorship prohibited — Definition
(a) (1) The creation of a dual distributorship is prohibited. (2) An unlawful dual distributorship is created whenever any manufacturer designates as its distributor more than one (1) Arkansas liquor wholesaler in the state or wholesale beer permit holder to distribute the same brand of alcoholic beverage in the same geographical territory, whether a city, […]
§ 3-2-401. Purpose
This subchapter is promulgated pursuant to the authority granted to the State of Arkansas pursuant to the provisions of the Twenty-First Amendment to the United States Constitution specifically for the following purposes: (1) To prevent unfair business practices, discrimination, and undue control of such wholesalers by distillers, manufacturers, importers, and producers; (2) To maintain stability […]
§ 3-2-402. Scope of subchapter
This subchapter does not repeal or supersede any of the provisions of § 3-5-1101 et seq. and to the extent of any conflict, the provisions of § 3-5-1101 et seq. shall prevail.
§ 3-2-403. Spirituous and vinous beverages — Registration of brands and labels — Designation of licensed wholesaler — Definition
(a) As used in this section, “brand label” means the label carrying the distinctive design of a brand name of a spirituous liquor or vinous liquor. (b) (1) Every manufacturer, importer, or producer of spirituous and vinous beverages, as defined by § 3-1-102, doing business in the State of Arkansas shall submit to the Alcoholic […]
§ 3-2-404. Request to change wholesalers — Contents of application
Any distiller, manufacturer, importer, or producer desiring to change wholesalers with respect to any brand shall file with the Director of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division a wholesaler change request containing the following information as applicable: (1) The name of each brand involved; (2) The case volume in Arkansas for each brand for the current […]
§ 3-2-405. Request to change wholesalers — Notice — Objections — Hearing — Disposition of proceedings
(a) (1) At the same time that the original wholesaler change request is filed with the Director of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division, a copy thereof shall be mailed by the distiller, manufacturer, importer, or producer to each wholesaler who may be affected by the proposed changes. Immediately upon receipt of any wholesaler change request, […]
§ 3-2-406. Request to change wholesalers — Hearing — Time — Findings — Appeal
(a) Any hearing held by the Director of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division pursuant to the provisions of § 3-2-405 shall be held within thirty (30) days after the receipt of any notice of objection to a wholesaler change request. (b) The findings of the director made after such hearing shall be presented to the […]
§ 3-2-407. Request to change wholesalers — Automatic approval
If no objection is filed to the wholesaler change request as provided in § 3-2-406, the proposed changes shall stand automatically approved by the Director of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division at the expiration of such fifteen-day period, conditioned upon the manufacturer’s or importer’s repurchasing all inventory of the subject brand from the previously designated […]
§ 3-2-408. Acquisition of right to sell, ship, or distribute label
Any distiller, manufacturer, importer, or producer who obtains or acquires in any manner the right to sell, ship, or distribute any label shall for the purpose of this subchapter stand in place of and be subject to all rights, privileges, and duties and obligations of its predecessor or its predecessors from whom such brands or […]