Arkansas § 3-5-1901 - Definitions.

§ 3-5-1901. Definitions.

As used in this subchapter: “Alcoholic beverage” means a beverage containing more than five-tenths percent (0.5%) of alcohol by weight; “Barrel” means thirty-one gallons (31 gals.); “Beer” means a fermented liquor made from malt or a substitute and having an alcoholic content not in excess of five percent (5%) by volume; “Dry area” means an area in this state in which the manufacture or sale of beer is prohibited by a local option election held pursuant to applicable laws of this state; “Malt beverage” means a liquor brewed from the fermented juices of grain and having an alcoholic content of at least five percent (5%) but not more than twenty-one percent (21%) by weight; “Microbrewery” means a brewery that manufactures one (1) or more varieties of beer, malt beverage, or hard cider in an aggregate quantity not to exceed forty-five thousand (45,000) barrels per year from all facilities under common ownership with the microbrewery; “Microbrewery-restaurant private club” means a nonprofit organization organized and existing under the laws of this state that: Is both a microbrewery and a restaurant; Has members, which are not directly or indirectly benefitted by the entity's net revenues; Exists for some common recreational, social, patriotic, political, national, benevolent, athletic, community hospitality, professional association, entertainment, or other object or purpose other than the consumption of alcoholic beverages; and Has existed for at least one (1) year; and “Restaurant” means a public or private place that: Is kept, used, maintained, advertised, and held out to the public or to a private or restricted membership as a place where complete meals are actually and regularly served; Has adequate and sanitary kitchen and dining equipment; Has seating capacity for at least fifty (50) people; Has sufficient number and type of employees to prepare, cook, and serve suitable food for its guests or members; Serves at least one (1) meal per day; and Is open for business a minimum of five (5) days per week, with the exception of holidays, vacations, and periods of redecorating.