Dry Counties In Arkansas Map

In a wet county the retail sale and manufacture of alcoholic beverages in legal.

Dry counties in arkansas map. In dry counties only a private club permit may be issued. The arkansas alcoholic beverage control abc board is the administrator of wet dry statuses in arkansas. Local option elections may be held. Most of the wet counties have dry areas within their borders such as townships or cities.

We re aware that these uncertain times are limiting many aspects of life as we all practice social and physical distancing. Dozens of dry counties exist across the united states a majority of them in the south. Dry counties white in arkansas. In the remaining 41 dry counties only a private club permit may be issued.

Arkansas has 75 counties 34 of which are dry and all alcohol sales are forbidden statewide on sundays packaged beer and wine sales are currently allowed on sundays in the cities of altus eureka springs springdale and tontitown. According to abc the retail sale and manufacture of alcoholic beverages is legal in wet counties. The above map represents the unofficial wet dry status of the counties in arkansas. A dry county is a county in the united states whose government forbids the sale of any kind of alcoholic beverages.

The above map represents the unofficial wet dry status of the counties in arkansas. Map showing dry red. Red dry counties where selling alcohol is prohibited yellow semi dry counties where some restrictions apply. While counties and cities in arkansas have had the ability to legalize alcohol sales since 1935 the sale of alcohol remains prohibited in nearly half of arkansas 75.

Dry counties emerged in arkansas in the last quarter of the nineteenth century. Many towns in arkansas remain in dry counties so they don t have the distinction these places get but if you re looking to stock up before sunday or have fun on a saturday night these places are your best bet. This is not the most recent post on this topic. The respective dry areas in those counties are listed below.

Additionally licensed microbreweries can sell growlers for carry out on sundays and on christmas day. In a wet county the retail sale and manufacture of alcoholic beverages in legal. Thirty four of the state s seventy five counties are considered wet by the abc. For the most updated information view the newest post little river randolph counties join the party.

Up until a few years ago more than half of arkansas 75 counties remained dry a result of strong anti alcohol sentiment reaching back to the 1800s and the end of prohibition in the 1930s. These counties are designated on the map above by the county name being underlined. No liquor town of humphrey. A number of.

While we re continuing to feature destinations that make our state wonderful we don t expect or encourage you to go check them out immediately. Some prohibit off premises sale some prohibit on premises sale and some prohibit both. By tyler knapp december 7 2017. Wet state dry county.

Map of alcohol control laws in the united states. Map by kim risi. Blue no restrictions. Except cabanal coin.