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Ark. Code Ann. § 3-8-601: Definitions

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  1. AR Code
  2. Title 3
  3. Chapter 8
  4. Subchapter 6

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liquor under Initiated Act No. 1 of 1942, as amended, §§ 3-8-201 - 3-8-203 and 3-8-205 - 3-8-209 , or § 3-8-302 [repealed], § 3-8-303 , § 3-8-304 [repealed], § 3-8-305 , and § 3-8-306 ; (4) "Malt beverage" means a liquor brewed from the fermented juices of grain and having an alcoholic content of not less than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liquor under Initiated Act No. 1 of 1942, as amended, §§ 3-8-201 - 3-8-203 and 3-8-205 - 3-8-209 , or § 3-8-302 [repealed], § 3-8-303 , § 3-8-304 [repealed], § 3-8-305 , and § 3-8-306 . Added by Act 2013, No. 1018,§ 1, eff. 4/9/2013.

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;

(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 [repealed], § 3-8-303 , § 3-8-304 [repealed], § 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

ivision" 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 [repealed], § 3-8-303 , § 3-8-304 [repealed], § 3-8-305 , and § 3-8-306 .

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