Committee approves amendment to allow excursion-boat alcohol permit
House Bill 1318 would extend an existing excursion-train alcohol-permit framework to include excursion boats (paddle boats) operating on the Arkansas River, enabling onboard meal and beverage service; the committee passed the bill.
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Senator Jane English presented House Bill 1318, which would expand an existing excursion-train alcoholic-beverage permit to cover excursion boats operating on waterways such as the Arkansas River. English said the change would permit licensed excursion craft — for example paddle-boat dinner cruises — to serve meals and alcoholic beverages to passengers under a permit similar to the one already used for excursion trains in northwest Arkansas.
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