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Committee approves bill allowing permit-holders to own additional retail liquor permits with limits
Summary
Senate Bill 97 cleared committee after testimony from the sponsor, Walmart and small retail owners. The bill lets existing liquor permit holders own up to three retail permits, subject to county limits and purchase of existing permits; sponsors said it does not increase the total number of permits statewide.
The City, County & Local Affairs Committee voted to advance Senate Bill 97, which allows holders of Arkansas retail liquor permits to own up to three permits, subject to specified county limits and the requirement that additional permits be acquired from existing permit holders.
Senator Hester presented the bill and emphasized what it does not do: "This bill does not expand the amount of, liquor permits, available in the state of Arkansas," he said. He explained the bill allows a current or future permit holder to own up to three retail permits, with a limit of one permit per county in counties with populations of 200,000 or more. At the time of the hearing, those…
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