{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-3-8-601","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 3-8-601","heading":"Definitions","body":"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liquor under Initiated Act No. 1 of 1942, as amended, §§ 3-8-201 - 3-8-203 and 3-8-205 - 3-8-209 , or § 3-8-302 [repealed], § 3-8-303 , § 3-8-304 [repealed], § 3-8-305 , and § 3-8-306 ; (4) \"Malt beverage\" means a liquor brewed from the fermented juices of grain and having an alcoholic content of not less than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liquor under Initiated Act No. 1 of 1942, as amended, §§ 3-8-201 - 3-8-203 and 3-8-205 - 3-8-209 , or § 3-8-302 [repealed], § 3-8-303 , § 3-8-304 [repealed], § 3-8-305 , and § 3-8-306 .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.\n\nAs used in this subchapter:\n\n(1) \"Beer\" means a fermented liquor made from malt or a malt substitute and containing not more than five percent (5%) alcohol by weight;\n\n(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;\n\n(A) Existed at the time its qualified voters voted to be dry;\n\n(B) Is no longer recognized by the state or the county in which it was located; and\n\n(C) Is currently located in a wet county;\n\n(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 ;\n\n(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;\n\n(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;\n\n(6) \"Territorial subdivision\" means a township, municipality, ward, or precinct of a county of the state;\n\n(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;\n\n(8) \"Voting district\" means a geographical area of qualified voters of a county in this state; and\nivision\" means a township, municipality, ward, or precinct of a county of the state;\n\n(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;\n\n(8) \"Voting district\" means a geographical area of qualified voters of a county in this state; and\n\n(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 .","path":["AR Code","Title 3","Chapter 8","Subchapter 6"],"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":"d5f481072cb06230fa17348947dc42e42c7f652a6f2579e31016c3c27210d57d","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-3-8-502","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-3-8-602"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. 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