A microbrewery-restaurant private club applicant may apply to obtain a microbrewery-restaurant private club through the procedures provided under Section 5.15 and Section 1.20. The application for a microbrewery-restaurant private club shall be submitted to the division and accompanied by an annual permit fee of one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500). In an area in which the sale of alcoholic beverages is not authorized by local option under § 3-8-201 et seq., the application for a microbrewery-restaurant private club permit shall be accompanied by an additional application fee of one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500). The director may issue a permit as authorized in this section upon determination that the applicant is qualified and that the application is in the public interest.

The Director may issue a microbrewery-restaurant private club permit if the microbrewery-restaurant private club premises are in a dry area and the governing body has approved an applicant.

The Director may issue an additional microbrewery-restaurant private club permit after October 1, 2019, to a person or entity holding a microbrewery-restaurant private club permit as of October 1, 2019, and having more than five percent (5%) common ownership with a person or entity if the person or entity holds a permit under the Arkansas Small Brewery Act, § 3--5--1401 et seq., or qualifies as a supplier under § 3--5--1102.