§ 3-5-904 - Eligibility. - Arkansas Statutes

3-5-904. Eligibility.

(a) Only those wineries actively involved in the sale of wine as an Arkansas-bonded winery for five (5) years or that have a federal license and are licensed by the State of Arkansas as of January 1, 2003, shall be eligible to receive grants under the provisions of this subchapter.

(b) Only those wineries located in this state which use not less than seventy-five percent (75%) of Arkansas-grown and Arkansas-produced grapes, fruits, berries, or vegetables for producing wine shall be eligible to receive grants under the provisions of this subchapter.

(c) However, in any year in which there are losses in production of Arkansas-grown grapes, fruits, berries, or vegetables used in the production of wine resulting from droughts, floods, tornadoes, extreme weather conditions, or other natural causes, the percentage of Arkansas-grown and Arkansas-produced grapes, fruits, berries, or vegetables used in producing wine, as required in this subchapter, shall be reduced in the proportion of the losses in production of the products as determined and set forth in a disaster relief order issued by the Director of the Department of Finance and Administration prepared under the same procedures as set forth in the Native Wine Industry Disaster Relief Act, 3-5-405 [repealed] and 3-5-801 et seq.