Arkansas Administrative Code
Agency 006 - Department of Finance and Administration
Division 02 - Alcoholic Beverage Control Division
Rule 006.02.19-002 - Grocery Store Off Premise Wine Permit - ABC Rule 1.19(46)

(46) Grocery Store Off Premises Wine Permit authorizes a permittee to purchase and sell wine, the alcoholic content of which does not exceed twenty-one percent (21%) alcohol by weight. "Wine" means port, wine, sherry wine, vermouth wine, hard cider or other wines manufactured within or without the State of Arkansas. "Grocery store" means a single physical establishment located in a wet territory that has an inventory of human-consumable items. An order of wine inventory for one (1) location shall not be combined with an order for another location in a manner that would result in a cumulative discount and/or a quantity discount.

A grocery store wine permittee may conduct tasting events for educational and promotional purposes on the permittee's premises after obtaining a wine sampling permit from the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division under ACA § 3-5-104. A grocery store seeking a grocery store wine permit may derive no more than twenty percent (20%) of its gross sales from the sale of alcoholic beverages. However, this requirement does not apply to an otherwise qualifying grocery store that, as of January 1, 2017, derives more than twenty percent (20%) of its gross sales from the sale of alcoholic beverages. A grocery store wine permittee shall offer for sale small farm winery wine as defined in ACA § 3-5-1601 et seq. A grocery store win permit shall be available for issue only in a county in which the retail sale of alcohol under ACA § 3-4-604 was authorized as of January 1, 2017.