1. (a)

   1. (1) All permits issued by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division are renewable on or before June 30 of each calendar year for the fiscal year beginning July 1.
   2. (2) Any person renewing a permit after June 30 shall be required to pay a late renewal penalty in the amount of one-half (1/2) of the required yearly renewal fee for the permit for each sixty (60) days, or any portion thereof, after June 30 wherein the renewal is tendered, in addition to the amount of the yearly fee.
   3. (3) Division permits may be renewed late by paying the above stated penalty beginning July 1 and ending October 28 of each fiscal year.
   4. (4) No permit shall be renewed by the division for the current fiscal year after October 28.
2. (b) For purposes of assessing the penalty, the renewal date shall be considered to be the date of the postmark if mailed, or the date of receipt if hand delivered.
3. (c) Holders of private club permits must, at the time of renewal of the permit, provide the division with a file marked copy of the Annual Report for Nonprofit Corporation required by Acts 2007, No. 569.

4. (d)

   1. (1) In accordance with Acts 2003, No. 996, any individual owner/operator permittee of the division who is a member of the Arkansas National Guard or any reserve component of the United States Armed Forces who is ordered to active duty to a duty station located outside of Arkansas shall be allowed an extension for renewing an alcoholic beverage permit issued by the division.
   2. (2) As provided by law, the extension shall be allowed without penalty or assessment of a late fee if notification is given to the division on or before June 30 of any calendar year that said individual owner/operator has been called to active duty as prescribed in Acts 2003, No. 996.
   3. (3) The extension shall not be granted where the person called to active duty is merely a manager for a corporation which is the permittee of the division as other officers of the corporation may renew the permit in the absence of the person called to active duty.
   4. (4) Likewise, the extension shall not be granted to any partnership or limited liability company where any partner or other member of the limited liability company can renew on behalf of the business entity.
   5. (5) In accordance with Acts 2003, No. 996, the individual permittee of the division that has been called to active duty outside the state shall have a grace period of six (6) months to complete the renewal process for his or her permit after release from active duty.

Codification Notes: Subsection (c) as promulgated prior to codification into the Code of Arkansas Rules provided as follows: "(Adopted 8-19-09)" Subsection (d) as promulgated prior to codification into the Code of Arkansas Rules provided as follows: "(Amended 8-19-09)"