Arkansas' rules are much like Maddie's. You can't even give it away, if you charge them for the room. It's considered that the money for the room includes the wine, and you can only make that "sale" if you have a license.
It's all about taxes. If you give it away, the state gets no tax on a sale, so they forbid it.
I cannot tell you to "just go for it". You have to make that decision on your own. If you ask the state, they'll probably say no. If you don't ask....
the tax argument they have is ridiculous. We, the innkeeper have paid the tax when we bought it. We buy it retail, so full taxation. Why would they be able to double dip?
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When I was planning to apply for a B&B alcohol permit (our state has a separate permit for B&B's, allowing beer and wine only) I attended the mandated one-day class in Little Rock on the rules. We were told that all private clubs here, including B&Bs, are required to buy our stock at a private, licensed liquor store, pay full price including sales tax, then tax it again when we sell it at the B&B.
A guy raised his hand and said, "But isn't that double-dipping? We've already paid tax on it once."
The class instructor said, "Cry me a river. Next question."
They make the laws, and the law here is that it's taxed twice. Don't like it, you don't have to apply for a permit.
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