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Senate panel approves limited grocery and convenience store beer/wine delivery after debate on enforcement
Summary
Senate Bill 487 would let grocers and convenience stores in five large counties deliver beer and wine and authorize third‑party delivery under ABC rulemaking; the Alcoholic Beverage Control described compliance checks and cited recent sales‑to‑minors figures, and package store representatives warned third‑party delivery models have higher failure rates elsewhere.
Senate Bill 487, sponsored by Senator Joshua Bryant, would permit grocery stores and convenience stores in five large Arkansas counties to deliver beer and wine in areas where sales are allowed and would empower the Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) to permit and regulate third‑party delivery services.
Bryant said the bill "levels the playing field" with package stores…
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