§ 3-3-204 - Handling by minor. - Arkansas Statutes

3-3-204. Handling by minor.

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) or (c) of this section, it shall be unlawful for any wholesaler, retailer, or transporter of alcoholic beverages to allow any employee or any other person under twenty-one (21) years of age to have anything to do with the selling, transporting, or handling of alcoholic beverages.

(b) With the written consent of a parent or guardian, persons eighteen (18) years of age and older may:

(1) Sell or otherwise handle beer and cooking wines at retail grocery establishments; or

(2) Be employed by a licensed liquor wholesaler or licensed beer wholesaler or by a licensed native winery to handle alcoholic beverages at the place of business of the licensed wholesaler or winery.

(c) With the written consent of a parent or guardian, persons nineteen (19) years of age and older may sell and handle alcoholic beverages at an establishment that is licensed for on-premises consumption of alcoholic beverages under 3-9-202(8) and (9) or 3-9-301.

(d) (1) Anyone violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a violation and upon conviction shall be fined not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100).

(2) The violation shall be grounds for suspension, cancellation, or revocation by the Director of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division of any permit issued to the person by the director.