4-229. Licenses; handguns; posting of notice
A. A person may carry a concealed handgun on the premises of a licensee who is an on-sale retailer unless the licensee posts a sign that clearly prohibits the possession of weapons on the licensed premises. The sign shall conform to the following requirements:
1. Be posted in a conspicuous location accessible to the general public and immediately adjacent to the liquor license posted on the licensed premises.
2. Contain a pictogram that shows a firearm within a red circle and a diagonal red line across the firearm.
3. Contain the words, " no firearms allowed pursuant to A.R.S. section 4-229" .
B. A person shall not carry a firearm on the licensed premises of an on-sale retailer if the licensee has posted the notice prescribed in subsection A of this section.
C. It is an affirmative defense to a violation of subsection B of this section if:
1. The person was not informed of the notice prescribed in subsection A of this section before the violation.
2. Any one or more of the following apply:
(a) At the time of the violation the notice prescribed in subsection A of this section had fallen down.
(b) At the time of the violation the person was not a resident of this state.
(c) The licensee had posted the notice prescribed in subsection A of this section not more than thirty days before the violation.
D. The department of liquor licenses and control shall prepare the signs required by this section and make them available at no cost to licensees.
E. The signs required by this section shall be composed of block, capital letters printed in black on white laminated paper at a minimum weight of one hundred ten pound index. The lettering and pictogram shall consume a space at least six inches by nine inches. The letters constituting the words " no firearms allowed" shall be at least three-fourths of a vertical inch and all other letters shall be at least one-half of a vertical inch. Nothing shall prohibit a licensee from posting additional signs at one or more locations on the premises.
F. This section does not prohibit a person who possesses a handgun from entering the licensed premises for a limited time for the specific purpose of either:
1. Seeking emergency aid.
2. Determining whether a sign has been posted pursuant to subsection A of this section.
Structure Arizona Revised Statutes
§ 4-113 - Enforcement officer; credentials; peace officer status
§ 4-114 - Interest in business prohibited; forfeiture of office
§ 4-115 - Disposition of fees and penalties
§ 4-116 - Receipts from club licenses and applications
§ 4-116.01 - Receipts from sampling privilege and growler permits
§ 4-118 - Inspection of premises
§ 4-120 - Liquor licenses fund; exemption
§ 4-201 - Licensing; application procedure in city, town or county; burden of proof
§ 4-201.01 - Extending time limits
§ 4-202 - Qualifications of licensees; application; background information; prior convictions
§ 4-203 - Licenses; issuance; transfer; reversion to state
§ 4-203.01 - Interim permit; fee; rules
§ 4-203.02 - Special event license; rules
§ 4-203.03 - Farm winery festival license; farm winery fair license; fee
§ 4-203.05 - Licenses held in nonuse status
§ 4-203.06 - Mixed cocktails; off-sale privileges; leases; fees
§ 4-203.07 - Off-sale privileges; leases; mixed cocktails; permits; fees
§ 4-204 - Personal representative or fiduciary acting for licensee
§ 4-205 - Issuance of club license; regulatory provisions; revocation
§ 4-205.01 - Hotel-motel license; issuance; revocation
§ 4-205.04 - Farm winery license; issuance; regulatory provisions; retail site; fee
§ 4-205.05 - Disposal of seized or recovered liquor
§ 4-205.06 - Hotel or motel minibars; rules; definitions
§ 4-205.07 - Conveyance license for excursion boats
§ 4-205.08 - Microbrewery license; issuance; regulatory provisions; retail site
§ 4-205.09 - Microbrewery and farm winery licenses on same land; requirements
§ 4-205.10 - Craft distiller license; issuance; regulatory provisions; fee
§ 4-205.11 - Craft distillery festival license; craft distillery fair license; craft distillery fee
§ 4-205.12 - Tasting rooms with shared patios
§ 4-205.13 - Registered alcohol delivery contractor; issuance; fee; regulatory provisions
§ 4-207 - Restrictions on licensing premises near school buildings; definition
§ 4-207.02 - Multiple licensees with joint premises
§ 4-207.03 - Extended premises; application; requirements; fee
§ 4-208 - Rejection as to location
§ 4-210.01 - Authority to impose civil penalty; training
§ 4-210.02 - Appeals from director
§ 4-211 - Judicial review; bond
§ 4-214 - Arizona wines; labeling
§ 4-221 - Registration of stills; forfeiture; sale; proceeds
§ 4-222 - Registration of retail agents; fees
§ 4-224 - Local ordinances; prohibitions
§ 4-225 - Food safety; federal law; preemption
§ 4-227 - Qualified retail cooperatives; pricing; definitions
§ 4-227.01 - Channel pricing; definition
§ 4-228 - Front entrance lock prohibited; exception
§ 4-229 - Licenses; handguns; posting of notice
§ 4-242 - Sale of liquor on credit prohibited; exceptions
§ 4-243 - Commercial coercion or bribery unlawful; exceptions
§ 4-243.01 - Purchasing from other than primary source of supply unlawful; definitions
§ 4-243.02 - Sale of beer, wine or distilled spirits by producer; limitations
§ 4-243.03 - Alternating proprietorships
§ 4-243.04 - On-sale retail licensees; ownership interests; conditions
§ 4-244 - Unlawful acts; definition
§ 4-244.02 - Unlawful importation of spirituous liquor; exceptions
§ 4-244.04 - Farm winery sampling
§ 4-246 - Violation; classification; fine; civil penalty
§ 4-248 - Reporting by court of convictions; definition
§ 4-249 - Consumption of liquor by underage person in religious service allowed
§ 4-250 - Distilled spirits pricing; prohibition
§ 4-301 - Liability limitation; social host
§ 4-302 - Notice of litigation
§ 4-311 - Liability for serving intoxicated person or minor; definition