4-229. Licenses; handguns; posting of
notice


A. A person with a permit issued pursuant to section 13-3112 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 comprising 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.


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.