We’ll raise a glass to this.
Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed Senate Bill 339 into law on April 14, which allows certain permit holders to continue to deliver alcohol directly to consumers even as pandemic restrictions lift.
This measure, which makes the sale of cocktails to-go permanent, is designed to support hospitality businesses affected by COVID-19 and provide increased convenience to consumers.
According to SB 339:
“The Governor’s executive order eliminated restrictions to allow the food service industry to sell for take-out or to deliver food purchases that included alcoholic beverages with certain limitations. This flexibility has allowed hundreds of restaurants to adapt in order to keep doors open for business and to keep employees working.”
For this reason, the bill was signed into Act 703, so that “a restaurant holding a valid alcoholic beverage permit may sell alcoholic beverages in a sealed container during legal operating hours directly to a consumer 21 years of age or older along with the purchase of a meal.”
Under this bill, restaurants would be allowed to sell and deliver up to 72 ounces of beer, malt beverages or hard cider; 750 milliliters of wine, which is the amount of a standard bottle; or 32 ounces of spirituous liquors. Restaurants would still not be allowed to sell alcohol on Sundays.
The bill will go into effect Jan. 1, 2022.
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