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This bill modifies Arkansas's existing liquor permit regulations to allow certain existing retail liquor permit holders to obtain additional permits with specific restrictions. Currently, individuals or businesses are prohibited from holding more than one retail liquor permit, but this legislation would permit a person, firm, or corporation to hold up to three total retail liquor permits (one initial permit plus two additional) under strict conditions. The new permits can only be obtained in counties with a population of 200,000 or more, as determined by the most recent decennial census, and no more than one permit can be held in the same county. The bill aims to provide more flexibility for liquor permit holders while maintaining controls on permit distribution, effectively creating a limited exception to the previous blanket prohibition on multiple permit ownership. This change could potentially benefit larger businesses or permit holders in more populous Arkansas counties by allowing them to expand their retail liquor operations.

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https://arkleg.state.ar.us/Bills/Detail?id=sb97&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R