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the City of Batesville, Arkansas, wishes to establish a temporary entertainment district in Riverside Park. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Creation and Establishment o a Temporary 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 temporary entertainment district in Riverside Park in Batesville, Arkansas, with the areas and boundaries as set forth and designated on the map which is attached hereto as "Exhibit A" and incorporated herein. Section 2. District to be temporary in nature The entertainment district created herein shall be temporary in nature and shall only exist during specific dates, times and for specific events as designated by the Mayor through proclamation. The boundaries for the temporary entertainment district in Riverside Park are shown on the attached "Exhibit A". Section 3. 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 on the dates and at the times specified in the Mayoral Proclamation, with no more than one open container of an alcoholic beverage and consume said alcoholic beverage anywhere within the confines of the temporary 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 only 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 B") 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 said temporary entertainment district.