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Delivery of liquor to Arkansas homes all set up
Pandemic rules soon to be laws
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Rachel Herzog
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Today at 3:53 a.m.
Arkansas State Senators vote on Senate bill 32 during the Regular Session of the 93rd General Assembly on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. The bill, which passed 19-9, will allow home delivery of alcohol by liquor stores, making permanent an emergency declaration made by Governor Hutchinson last March. See more photos at arkansasonline.com/121senate/
(Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Stephen Swofford)
A rule change spurred by the pandemic allowing Arkansas restaurants, liquor stores and breweries to deliver alcoholic beverages to customers will become state law at the end of this month.
Sounding off: Ready-to-drink cocktails are good for Pa
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New York Says No, But Other States Say Yes to Takeout Cocktails
Bartender Alyssa Dooley makes a cocktail at Mo s Irish Pub in Houston. A growing number of states are extending cocktails-to-go measures or making them permanent.
David J. Phillip
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Cocktails-to-go in New York came to an abrupt stop last week when Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo ended his state of emergency, which had allowed restaurants and bars to sell alcoholic beverages for delivery and takeout.
The action came after the state legislature failed to approve a measure that would have extended the practice.
The move stunned New York restaurant owners and was criticized by the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, a trade group.
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Expanding the sale of ready-to-drink (RTD) cocktails to additional retail outlets that already sell beverage alcohol is a commonsense way to increase consumer convenience and generate millions of dollars for the commonwealth (“Pa. Senate passes bill to legalize cocktails-to-go, sends to House with modifications,” June 17, TribLIVE).
In fact, allowing spirits-based RTDs to be sold at grocery stores, convenience stores and local bars could result in up to $184 million in tax revenue for Pennsylvania.
Currently, spirits-based RTDs must be sold through Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) stores despite having the same or similar alcohol by volume as their beer and wine counterparts.