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Home » US Law » 2020 Arkansas Code » Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages » Chapter 3 - Prohibited Practices » Subchapter 2 - Particular Practices Prohibited

§ 3-3-201. Unknowingly furnishing or selling to minor

(a) Any person who unknowingly sells, gives away, or otherwise disposes of intoxicating liquor or a confectionary containing between five-tenths of one percent (0.5%) and five percent (5%) by volume of alcohol to a minor is guilty of a violation and shall be punished by a fine of not less than two hundred dollars ($200) […]

§ 3-3-202. Knowingly furnishing or selling to minor

(a) (1) (A) It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to give, procure, or otherwise furnish any alcoholic beverage or a confectionary containing between five-tenths of one percent (0.5%) and five percent (5%) alcohol by volume to any person under twenty-one (21) years of age. (B) However, this subsection does not apply to the […]

§ 3-3-203. Purchase or possession by minor

(a) (1) It is unlawful for any person under twenty-one (21) years of age to purchase or have in his or her possession any intoxicating liquor, wine, or beer. (2) For the purposes of this section, intoxicating liquor, wine, or beer in the body of a person under twenty-one (21) years of age is deemed […]

§ 3-3-204. Handling by minor

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) or subsection (c) of this section, it is unlawful for a wholesaler, retailer, or transporter of alcoholic beverages to allow an employee or any other person under twenty-one (21) years of age to have anything to do with the selling, transporting, or handling of an alcoholic beverage. (b) […]

§ 3-3-205. Sale or possession without license

(a) (1) Any person who shall sell, barter, exchange, or give any intoxicating alcoholic liquor without having a valid license as provided by this act, in addition to losing his or her license, shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. (2) Any person found guilty of a third or subsequent violation of this subsection […]

§ 3-3-206. Sale or delivery to retailer without valid license tax receipt

(a) Any manufacturer or jobber who shall sell or deliver intoxicating liquor within the state to a retailer who does not possess a valid license tax receipt, as provided for in this act, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (b) (1) For the first offense, he or she shall be guilty of a Class B […]

§ 3-3-208. Possession or procuring orders

(a) Any person who, by himself, herself, his or her employee, servant, agent for himself or herself, or any other person, shall keep or carry on his or her person or in any vehicle or leave in a place for another to secure any intoxicating alcoholic liquor with the intent to sell the liquor in […]

§ 3-3-209. Furnishing to alcoholics or intoxicated persons

Any person who shall sell, give away, or dispose of intoxicating liquor to an habitual drunkard or an intoxicated person shall be guilty of a violation and for the first offense be punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250). For the second […]

§ 3-3-210. Sale on Sunday or early weekday mornings

(a) (1) A person who sells intoxicating alcoholic liquor on Sunday, except as such sales are authorized by §§ 3-9-215 and 3-9-216, and subdivision (a)(3) of this section, or between 1:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. on weekdays is guilty of a violation and for the first offense shall be punished by a fine of not […]

§ 3-3-211. Sales on Christmas Day

(a) It shall be unlawful to sell intoxicating liquors on Christmas Day. (b) Any person who shall sell intoxicating alcoholic liquors on Christmas Day shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.

§ 3-3-212. Manufacturer-seller relationships generally

(a) It shall be unlawful for a manufacturer to: (1) Be interested, directly or indirectly, in any premises where malt, vinous, or spirituous liquors are sold at retail or in any business devoted wholly or partially to the sale of such liquors at retail, by stock ownership, interlocking directors, mortgage or lien on any personal […]

§ 3-3-214. Sale of denatured alcohol

(a) It is unlawful for any person to sell, give away, or dispose of denatured alcohol for any beverage purposes whatsoever. (b) Any person who shall sell, give away, or dispose of denatured alcohol for any beverage purpose whatsoever shall be guilty of a violation and for the first offense be punished by a fine […]

§ 3-3-215. Obtaining federal license without state license

(a) Any person within this state who has had issued to him or her a current federal license to sell liquor or beer in Arkansas and who has not had issued a current state license to sell liquor or beer shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined in any amount […]

§ 3-3-216. Possession or sale of untaxed intoxicating liquor — Definition

(a) As used in this section, “intoxicating liquor” means any beverage containing more than five-tenths percent (0.5%) of alcohol by weight. (b) It is unlawful for a person to buy, bargain, sell, loan, own, have in possession, or knowingly transport in this state an intoxicating liquor upon which the Arkansas excise tax prescribed by law […]

§ 3-3-218. Duty of care of privilege license holders — Enforcement

(a) It is the specifically declared policy of the General Assembly that all licenses issued to establishments for the sale or dispensing of alcoholic beverages are privilege licenses, and the holder of such privilege license is to be held to a high duty of care in the operation of the licensed establishment. (b) It is […]

§ 3-3-219. Social hosts — Criminal liability

(a) (1) A person who exercises control over private property shall not knowingly allow a person under twenty-one (21) years of age who is not a family member of the person to consume alcohol on the private property. (2) This subsection applies only to a person who is present and in control of the private […]