{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-3-4-901","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 3-4-901","heading":"Definitions","body":"As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) \"Alcoholic beverages\" means any alcoholic beverage which is sold at retail in Arkansas; (2) \"Director\" means the Director of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division; (3) \"Off-premise caterer\" means an individual or business entity which: (A) Has been in business for more than one (1) year; (B) Sixty percent (60%) or more of whose gross sales for the preceding year have been derived from food sales; (C) Had gross food sales in excess of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for the preceding year; (D) For a fee, prepares food and beverages to be consumed at private parties or other private functions; and (E) Transports the food and beverages from the permitted premises to the premises where the private function is being held; and (4) \"Off-premise caterer's permit\" means a license which authorizes the holder thereof to purchase alcoholic beverages from a permitted retail outlet, to transport the alcoholic beverages to a private function which is being catered by the permit holder, and to serve alcoholic beverages to attendees of a private function in conjunction with catered food. Acts 1999, No. 1170, § 1.\n\nAs used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires:\n\n(1) \"Alcoholic beverages\" means any alcoholic beverage which is sold at retail in Arkansas;\n\n(2) \"Director\" means the Director of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division;\n\n(3) \"Off-premise caterer\" means an individual or business entity which: (A) Has been in business for more than one (1) year; (B) Sixty percent (60%) or more of whose gross sales for the preceding year have been derived from food sales; (C) Had gross food sales in excess of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for the preceding year; (D) For a fee, prepares food and beverages to be consumed at private parties or other private functions; and (E) Transports the food and beverages from the permitted premises to the premises where the private function is being held; and\n\n(A) Has been in business for more than one (1) year;\n\n(B) Sixty percent (60%) or more of whose gross sales for the preceding year have been derived from food sales;\n\n(C) Had gross food sales in excess of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for the preceding year;\n\n(D) For a fee, prepares food and beverages to be consumed at private parties or other private functions; and\n\n(E) Transports the food and beverages from the permitted premises to the premises where the private function is being held; and\n\n(4) \"Off-premise caterer's permit\" means a license which authorizes the holder thereof to purchase alcoholic beverages from a permitted retail outlet, to transport the alcoholic beverages to a private function which is being catered by the permit holder, and to serve alcoholic beverages to attendees of a private function in conjunction with catered food.","path":["AR Code","Title 3","Chapter 4","Subchapter 9"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"eb867da1798b1382a44a05a799f2bca729a677b6755a9881538e83ebc8bf188d","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-3-4-807","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-3-4-902"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}