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Arkansas Sunday Alcohol Sales (2026)
Conditional: Sunday OFF-premises sales are not automatic in Arkansas — they are lawful only where a city or county has held an election under Act 294 of 2009 authorizing them, and then only between 10:00 a.m. and midnight (or a shorter window set by local ordinance).
Sunday OFF-premises sales are not automatic in Arkansas — they are lawful only where a city or county has held an election under Act 294 of 2009 authorizing them, and then only between 10:00 a.m. and midnight (or a shorter window set by local ordinance). Many areas remain no-Sunday-sale. Sunday ON-premises sales are allowed without an election, also 10:00 a.m. to midnight. Otherwise sales are prohibited between 1:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m., so the practical window is Monday–Friday 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. the next day and Saturday 7:00 a.m. to midnight — Saturday sales cannot roll past midnight into Sunday. Christmas Day sales are prohibited, and local ordinances may be stricter. Selling outside these hours is grounds for suspension or revocation of the retail permit (3 CAR § 3-401).
Official source: codeofarrules.arkansas.gov →
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Sunday Alcohol Sales in states bordering Arkansas
The same rule in each neighboring state LawLert has verified, from that state’s own official source.
- LouisianaConditional
Louisiana permits Sunday sales broadly, and closing and sale hours are set by local parish or municipal ordinance rather than by a statewide schedule. Louisiana is famously permissive — for example, licensed drive-thru daiquiri sales in sealed cups.
Verified May 31, 2026 · Source: atc.louisiana.gov · Full Louisiana rule →
- MississippiConditional
In Mississippi, sale hours and Sunday sales are governed by local option and vary by jurisdiction. Possession is now legal statewide under a 2020 change, but retail sale depends on local wet or dry status — check the official Department of Revenue wet/dry maps.
Verified May 31, 2026 · Source: dor.ms.gov · Full Mississippi rule →
- MissouriPermitted
Missouri allows off-premises retail sales every day, including Sunday, from 6:00 a.m. to 1:30 a.m., so Sunday sales are fully allowed statewide. Sales are barred only between 1:30 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. (RSMo 311.290.)
Verified May 31, 2026 · Source: revisor.mo.gov · Full Missouri rule →
- OklahomaConditional
In Oklahoma, retail (package) liquor stores are generally closed on Sunday statewide, except in counties that have approved Sunday package sales by local option. Grocery and convenience stores may sell wine and full-strength beer 7 days a week, including Sunday, generally from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. (Laws were modernized by State Question 792, October 2018.)
Verified May 31, 2026 · Source: oklahoma.gov · Full Oklahoma rule →
- TennesseeConditional
In Tennessee, package and liquor stores may sell spirits and wine on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. only where locally approved, and Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Grocery and convenience stores sell beer 7 days a week, and wine is allowed on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Verified May 31, 2026 · Source: tn.gov · Full Tennessee rule →
- TexasConditional
In Texas, package liquor (spirits) stores are closed on Sundays — and on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's — and are open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Off-premises beer and wine sales generally run from 7 a.m. to midnight, with Sunday beer and wine sales starting at 10 a.m.
Verified May 31, 2026 · Source: tabc.texas.gov · Full Texas rule →
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