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WHEREAS, nothing herein is intended to confer any rights or entitlement. Selling alcohol within an area designated as an entertainment district is a privilege, not a right, and is subject at all times to reasonable regulation by local, state, and federal authorities., and WHEREAS, subject to the terms and limitations of Arkansas Law and this Ordinance, the City of Batesville, Arkansas, wishes to establish an entertainment district in the downtown area. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Creation and Establishment of an Entertainment District. Under the authority granted in Act 812 of 2019 and Act 874 of 2021 the City Council does hereby create and establish a permanent entertainment district in downtown Batesville, Arkansas, with the areas and boundaries as set forth and designated on the maps which are attached hereto as Exhibits 1 and 2 and incorporated herein. Section 2• Outside Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages Permitted; Conditions. Any on -premise retail alcohol beverage licensee shall comply with all laws, rules, and regulations which govern its license type, except that a patron, guest or member of that licensee may exit the licensed premises between the hours of 4:30 p.m. and 12:00 midnight on Sundays through Fridays, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 midnight on Saturdays and between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 midnight on holidays with no more than one open container of an alcoholic beverage and consume said alcoholic beverage anywhere within the confines of the entertainment district in which the alcoholic beverage was obtained subject to the following regulations: (1) A person may enter a premise with an open container of alcoholic beverages acquired elsewhere only if allowed by that premises. (2) A licensee shall allow alcoholic beverages to be removed from the licensed premises 2Wy in a paper or plastic cup imprinted with the entertainment district logo, no less than 2.0" wide by 1.5" tall in size, as designated by the City, (logo attached hereto and incorporated herein as "Exhibit 3") and no such alcoholic beverage shall be removed from the licensed premises in a can, bottle, or glass container. Cups may or may not contain lids and straws and may contain other promotional information. (3) No licensee shall allow a patron, guest or member to exit its licensed premises with more than one open container of alcoholic beverages, and it shall be unlawful for any person to exit such licensed premises with more than one such open container. (4) It shall be unlawful for any person to drink or attempt to drink any alcoholic beverage from a can, bottle, or glass container, or to possess any open can, bottle, or glass container of alcoholic beverages on the streets, sidewalks, rights-of-way, and parking lots located within an entertainment district. (5) No container in which an alcoholic beverage is dispensed and removed from the licensed premises shall exceed 16 fluid ounces in size. Page 2 of 3