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28 | + | ENGROSSED SENATE AMENDMENT | |
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31 | + | BILL NO. 2726 By: Pittman and Davis of the | |
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42 | + | An Act relating to alcoholic beverages; amending | |
43 | + | Section 3, Chapter 366, O.S.L. 2016, as last amended | |
44 | + | by Section 6, Chapter 161, O.S.L. 2020 (37 A O.S. | |
45 | + | Supp. 2020, Section 1 -103), which relates to | |
46 | + | definitions; defining certain terms; amending Section | |
47 | + | 22, Chapter 366, O.S.L. 2016, as last amended by | |
48 | + | Section 1, Chapter 424, O.S.L. 2019 (37 A O.S. Supp. | |
49 | + | 2020, Section 2-110), which relates to mixed beverage | |
50 | + | licenses; granting additional authorities to mixed | |
51 | + | beverage licensees; amending Section 142, Chapter | |
52 | + | 366, O.S.L. 2016, as last amended by Section 20, | |
53 | + | Chapter 161, O.S.L. 2020 (37 A O.S. Supp. 2020, | |
54 | + | Section 6-102), which relates to prohibited acts of | |
55 | + | licensees; providing certain exception to prohibited | |
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16 | 151 | An Act relating to alcoholic beverages; amending | |
17 | 152 | Section 3, Chapter 366, O.S.L. 2016, as last amended | |
18 | 153 | by Section 6, Chapter 161, O.S.L. 2020 (37 A O.S. | |
19 | 154 | Supp. 2020, Section 1-103), which relates to | |
20 | 155 | definitions; defining certain terms; amending Section | |
21 | 156 | 22, Chapter 366, O.S.L. 2016, as last amended by | |
22 | 157 | Section 1, Chapter 424, O.S.L. 2019 (37 A O.S. Supp. | |
23 | 158 | 2020, Section 2-110), which relates to mixed beverage | |
24 | 159 | licenses; granting additional authorities to mixed | |
25 | 160 | beverage licensees; amending Section 142, Chapter | |
26 | - | 366, O.S.L. 2016, as last amended by Section 1 of | |
27 | - | Enrolled House Bill No. 2277 of the 1st Session of | |
28 | - | the 58th Oklahoma Legislature , which relates to | |
29 | - | prohibited acts of licensees; providing certain | |
30 | - | exception to prohibited acts; providing requirements | |
31 | - | for patron self-pour service of beer and wine; | |
32 | - | defining term; repealing Section 142, Chapter 366, | |
33 | - | O.S.L. 2016, as last amended by Section 1 of Enrolled | |
34 | - | House Bill No. 2380 of the 1st Session of the 58th | |
35 | - | Oklahoma Legislature, which relates to licensee | |
36 | - | prohibited acts; and declaring an emergency. | |
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163 | + | Section 6-102), which relates to prohibited acts of | |
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42 | 171 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: | |
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44 | 172 | SECTION 1. AMENDATORY Section 3, Chapter 366, O.S.L. | |
45 | 173 | 2016, as last amended by Section 6, Chapt er 161, O.S.L. 2020 (37 A | |
46 | - | O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 1 -103), is amended to read as follows: ENR. H. B. NO. 2726 Page 2 | |
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174 | + | O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 1 -103), is amended to read as follows: | |
48 | 175 | Section 1-103. As used in the Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage | |
49 | 176 | Control Act: | |
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51 | 203 | 1. "ABLE Commission" or "Commission" means the Alcoholic | |
52 | 204 | Beverage Laws Enforcement Commission; | |
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54 | 205 | 2. "Alcohol" means and includes hydrated oxide of ethyl, ethyl | |
55 | 206 | alcohol, ethanol or spirits of wine, from whatever source or by | |
56 | 207 | whatever process produced. It does not include wood alcohol or | |
57 | 208 | alcohol which has been denatured or produced as denatured in | |
58 | 209 | accordance with Acts of Congress and regulations promulgated | |
59 | 210 | thereunder; | |
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61 | 211 | 3. "Alcoholic beverage" means alcohol, spirits, beer and wine | |
62 | 212 | as those terms are defined herein and also includes every liquid or | |
63 | 213 | solid, patented or not, containing alcohol, spirits, w ine or beer | |
64 | 214 | and capable of being consumed as a beverage by human beings; | |
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66 | 215 | 4. "Applicant" means any individual, legal or commercial | |
67 | 216 | business entity, or any individual involved in any legal or | |
68 | 217 | commercial business entity allowed to hold any license issued in | |
69 | 218 | accordance with the Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Control Act; | |
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71 | 219 | 5. "Beer" means any beverage of alcohol by volume and obtained | |
72 | 220 | by the alcoholic fermentation of an infusion or decoction of barley, | |
73 | 221 | or other grain, malt or similar products. "Beer" may or may not | |
74 | 222 | contain hops or other vegetable products. "Beer" includes, among | |
75 | 223 | other things, beer, ale, stout, lager beer, porter and other malt or | |
76 | 224 | brewed liquors, but does not include sake, known as Japanese rice | |
77 | 225 | wine; | |
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79 | 252 | 6. "Beer keg" means any brewer-sealed, single container that | |
80 | 253 | contains not less than four (4) gallons of beer; | |
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82 | 254 | 7. "Beer distributor" means and includes any person licensed to | |
83 | 255 | distribute beer for retail sale in the state, but does not include a | |
84 | 256 | holder of a small brewer self -distribution license or bre wpub self- | |
85 | 257 | distribution license. The term "distributor", as used in the | |
86 | 258 | Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, shall be construed to refer | |
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89 | 260 | 8. "Bottle club" means any establishment in a county which has | |
90 | 261 | not authorized the retail sa le of alcoholic beverages by the | |
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92 | 263 | serve alcoholic beverages belonging to club members on club | |
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95 | 265 | 9. "Bottle service" means the sale and provision of spirits in | |
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97 | 267 | in that mixed beverage licensee 's club suite; | |
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99 | 268 | 10. "Brand" means any word, name, group of letters, symbol or | |
100 | 269 | combination thereof, that is adopted and used by a licensed brewer | |
101 | 270 | to identify a specific beer, wine or spirit and to distinguish that | |
102 | 271 | product from another beer, wine or spirit; | |
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106 | 273 | a. after October 1, 2018, any brand of beer or cider | |
107 | 274 | introduced by a manufacturer in this state which | |
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111 | 303 | unique features of a preexisting brand of the | |
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115 | 306 | associated with the preexisting brand, or | |
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117 | 307 | b. any brand of beer that a brewer, the majority of whose | |
118 | 308 | total volume of all brands of beer distributed in this | |
119 | 309 | state by such brewer on January 1, 2016, was | |
120 | 310 | distributed as low-point beer, desires to sell, | |
121 | 311 | introduces, begins selling or theretofore has sold and | |
122 | 312 | desires to continue selling a strong beer in this | |
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130 | 318 | goodwill associated with a preexisting low -point | |
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133 | 320 | 11. 12. "Brewer" means and includes any person who manufactures | |
134 | 321 | for human consumption by the use of raw materials or other | |
135 | 322 | ingredients any beer or cider upon which a license fee and a tax are | |
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139 | 325 | the premises of, or on premises located contiguous to, a small | |
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144 | 355 | alcoholic fermentation of fruit juice, including but not limited to | |
145 | 356 | flavored, sparkling or carbonated cider. For the purposes of the | |
146 | 357 | manufacture of this product, cider may be manufactured by either | |
147 | 358 | manufacturers or brewers. For the purposes of the distribution of | |
148 | 359 | this product, cider may be distributed by either wine and spirits | |
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151 | 361 | 15. "Club suite" means a designated area within the premises of | |
152 | 362 | a mixed beverage licensee designed to provide an exclusive space | |
153 | 363 | which is limited to a patron or patrons specifically granted access | |
154 | 364 | by a mixed beverage licensee and is not accessible to other patrons | |
155 | 365 | of the mixed beverage licensee or the public. A club suite must | |
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157 | 367 | specifically granted access by the mixed beverage licensee to ensure | |
158 | 368 | that persons present in the suite are limited to patrons | |
159 | 369 | specifically granted access by the mixed beverage licensee and | |
160 | 370 | employees providing services to the club suite; | |
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163 | 372 | in retailing a limited range of general household items and | |
164 | 373 | groceries, with extended hours of operation, whether or not engaged | |
165 | 374 | in retail sales of automotive fuels in combination with such sale s; | |
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168 | 402 | of guilt resulting from a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, the | |
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170 | 404 | irrespective of the pronouncement of judgment or the suspension | |
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173 | 406 | 16. 18. "Designated products" means the brands of wine or | |
174 | 407 | spirits offered for sale by a manufacturer that the manufacturer has | |
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178 | 410 | wholesaler who has been selected by a manufacturer as a wholesaler | |
179 | 411 | appointed to distribute designated products; | |
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183 | 413 | 19. 21. "Distiller" means any person who produces spirits from | |
184 | 414 | any source or substance, or any person who brews or makes mash, wort | |
185 | 415 | or wash, fit for distillation or for the production of spirits | |
186 | 416 | (except a person making or using such material in the authorized | |
187 | 417 | production of wine or beer, or the production of vinegar by | |
188 | 418 | fermentation), or any person who by any process separates alcoholic | |
189 | 419 | spirits from any fermented substance, or any person who, making or | |
190 | 420 | keeping mash, wort or wash, has also in his or her possession or use | |
191 | 421 | a still; | |
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194 | 423 | between the distributor and brewer as set forth in Section 3 -108 of | |
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198 | 452 | retailing prescription and nonprescription drugs and medicines; | |
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200 | 453 | 22. 24. "Dual-strength beer" means a brand of beer that, | |
201 | 454 | immediately prior to April 15, 2017, was being sold and distributed | |
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204 | 456 | a. as a low-point beer pursuant to the Low -Point Beer | |
205 | 457 | Distribution Act in effect immediately prior to | |
206 | 458 | October 1, 2018, and | |
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208 | 459 | b. as strong beer pursuant to the Alcoho lic Beverage | |
209 | 460 | Control Act in effect immediately prior to October 1, | |
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212 | 462 | and continues to be sold and distributed as such on October 1, 2018. | |
213 | 463 | Dual-strength beer does not include a brand of beer that arose as a | |
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216 | 465 | 23. 25. "Fair market value" means the value in the subject | |
217 | 466 | territory covered by the written agreement with the distributor or | |
218 | 467 | wholesaler that would be determined in an arm 's length transaction | |
219 | 468 | entered into without duress or threat of terminatio n of the | |
220 | 469 | distributor's or wholesaler's rights and shall include all elements | |
221 | 470 | of value, including goodwill and going -concern value; | |
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225 | 472 | a. failure by the distributor to comply with the material | |
226 | 473 | and reasonable provisions of a written agreement or | |
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233 | 504 | distributor agreement and all officers, employees or agents thereof | |
234 | 505 | to act with honesty in fact and within reasonable standards of fair | |
235 | 506 | dealing in the trade; | |
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238 | 508 | retailing a general line of food, such as canned or frozen foods, | |
239 | 509 | fresh fruits and vegetables, and fresh and prepared m eats, fish and | |
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242 | 511 | 27. 29. "Hotel" or "motel" means an establishment which is | |
243 | 512 | licensed to sell alcoholic beverages by the individual drink and | |
244 | 513 | which contains guestroom accommodations with respect to which the | |
245 | 514 | predominant relationship existing between the occupants thereof and | |
246 | 515 | the owner or operator of the establishment is that of innkeeper and | |
247 | 516 | guest. For purposes of this section, the existence of other legal | |
248 | 517 | relationships as between some occupants and the owner or operator | |
249 | 518 | thereof shall be immaterial; | |
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251 | 519 | 28. 30. "Legal newspaper" means a newspaper meeting the | |
252 | 520 | requisites of a newspaper for publication of legal notices as | |
253 | 521 | prescribed in Sections 101 through 114 of Title 25 of the Oklahoma | |
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257 | 524 | Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, and any agent, servant or | |
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262 | 554 | 30. 32. "Low-point beer" shall mean any beverages containing | |
263 | 555 | more than one-half of one percent (1/2 of 1%) alcohol by volume, and | |
264 | 556 | not more than three and two -tenths percent (3.2%) alcohol by weight, | |
265 | 557 | including but not limited to, beer or cereal malt beverages obtained | |
266 | 558 | by the alcoholic fermentation of an infusion by barley or other | |
267 | 559 | grain, malt or similar products; | |
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269 | 560 | 31. 33. "Manufacturer" means a distiller, winemaker, rectifier | |
270 | 561 | or bottler of any alcoholic beverage (other than beer) and its | |
271 | 562 | subsidiaries, affiliates and parent companies; | |
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273 | 563 | 32. 34. "Manufacturer's agent" means a salaried or commissioned | |
274 | 564 | salesperson who is the agent authorized to act on behalf of the | |
275 | 565 | manufacturer or nonresident seller in the state; | |
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277 | 566 | 33. 35. "Meals" means foods commonly ordered at lunch or dinner | |
278 | 567 | and at least part of which i s cooked on the licensed premises and | |
279 | 568 | requires the use of dining implements for consumption. Provided, | |
280 | 569 | that the service of only food such as appetizers, sandwiches, salads | |
281 | 570 | or desserts shall not be considered "meals"; | |
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283 | 571 | 34. 36. "Mini-bar" means a closed container, either | |
284 | 572 | refrigerated in whole or in part, or nonrefrigerated, and access to | |
285 | 573 | the interior of which is: | |
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292 | 603 | 35. 37. "Mixed beverage cooler " means any beverage, by whatever | |
293 | 604 | name designated, consisting of an alcoholic beverage and fruit or | |
294 | 605 | vegetable juice, fruit or vegetable flavorings, dairy products or | |
295 | 606 | carbonated water containing more than one -half of one percent (1/2 | |
296 | 607 | of 1%) of alcohol measured by volume but not more than seven percent | |
297 | 608 | (7%) alcohol by volume at sixty (60) degrees Fahrenheit and which is | |
298 | 609 | packaged in a container not larger than three hundred seventy -five | |
299 | 610 | (375) milliliters. Such term shal l include but not be limited to | |
300 | 611 | the beverage popularly known as a "wine cooler"; | |
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302 | 612 | 36. 38. "Mixed beverages" means one or more servings of a | |
303 | 613 | beverage composed in whole or part of an alcoholic beverage in a | |
304 | 614 | sealed or unsealed container of any legal size for consumption on | |
305 | 615 | the premises where served or sold by the holder of a mixed beverage, | |
306 | 616 | beer and wine, caterer, public event, charitable event or special | |
307 | 617 | event license; | |
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309 | 618 | 37. 39. "Motion picture theater " means an establishment which | |
310 | 619 | is licensed by Section 2 -110 of this title to sell alcoholic | |
311 | 620 | beverages by the individual drink and where motion pictures are | |
312 | 621 | exhibited, and to which the general public is admitted; | |
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314 | 648 | 38. 40. "Nondesignated products " means the brands of wine or | |
315 | 649 | spirits offered for sale by a manufacture r that have not been | |
316 | 650 | assigned to a designated wholesaler; | |
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318 | 651 | 39. 41. "Nonresident seller" means any person licensed pursuant | |
319 | 652 | to Section 2-135 of this title; | |
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321 | 653 | 40. 42. "Retail salesperson" means a salesperson soliciting | |
322 | 654 | orders from and calling upon retail alco holic beverage stores with | |
323 | 655 | regard to his or her product; | |
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325 | 656 | 41. 43. "Occupation" as used in connection with "occupation | |
326 | 657 | tax" means the sites occupied as the places of business of the | |
327 | 658 | manufacturers, brewers, wholesalers, beer distributors, retailers, | |
328 | 659 | mixed beverage licensees, on -premises beer and wine licensees, | |
329 | 660 | bottle clubs, caterers, public event and special event licensees; | |
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331 | 661 | 42. 44. "Original package" means any container of alcoholic | |
332 | 662 | beverage filled and stamped or sealed by the manufacturer or brewer; | |
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334 | 663 | 43. 45. "Package store" means any sole proprietor or | |
335 | 664 | partnership that qualifies to sell wine, beer and/or spirits for | |
336 | 665 | off-premises consumption and that is not a grocery store, | |
337 | 666 | convenience store or drug store, or other retail outlet that is not | |
338 | 667 | permitted to sell wine or beer for off -premises consumption; | |
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340 | 668 | 44. 46. "Patron" means any person, customer or visitor who is | |
341 | 669 | not employed by a licensee or who is not a licensee; | |
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343 | 670 | 45. 47. "Person" means an individual, any type of partnership, | |
344 | 671 | corporation, association, limit ed liability company or any | |
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345 | 698 | individual involved in the legal structure of any such business | |
346 | 699 | entity; | |
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348 | 700 | 46. 48. "Premises" means the grounds and all buildings and | |
349 | 701 | appurtenances pertaining to the grounds including any adjacent | |
350 | 702 | premises if under the direct or i ndirect control of the licensee and | |
351 | 703 | the rooms and equipment under the control of the licensee and used | |
352 | 704 | in connection with or in furtherance of the business covered by a | |
353 | 705 | license. Provided that the ABLE Commission shall have the authority | |
354 | 706 | to designate areas to be excluded from the licensed premises solely | |
355 | 707 | for the purpose of: | |
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357 | 708 | a. allowing the presence and consumption of alcoholic | |
358 | 709 | beverages by private parties which are closed to the | |
359 | 710 | general public, or | |
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361 | 711 | b. allowing the services of a caterer serving alcoholic | |
362 | 712 | beverages provided by a private party. | |
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364 | 713 | This exception shall in no way limit the licensee 's concurrent | |
365 | 714 | responsibility for any violations of the Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage | |
366 | 715 | Control Act occurring on the licensed premises; | |
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368 | 716 | 47. 49. "Private event" means a social gathering or event | |
369 | 717 | attended by invited guests who share a common cause, membership, | |
370 | 718 | business or task and have a prior established relationship. For | |
371 | 719 | purposes of this definition, advertisement for general public | |
372 | 720 | attendance or sales of tickets to the general public shall not | |
373 | 721 | constitute a private event; | |
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376 | 749 | the general public; | |
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378 | 750 | 49. 51. "Rectifier" means any person who rectifies, purifies or | |
379 | 751 | refines spirits or wines by any process (other than by origina l and | |
380 | 752 | continuous distillation, or original and continuous processing, from | |
381 | 753 | mash, wort, wash or other substance, through continuous closed | |
382 | 754 | vessels and pipes, until the production thereof is complete), and | |
383 | 755 | any person who, without rectifying, purifying or ref ining spirits, | |
384 | 756 | shall by mixing (except for immediate consumption on the premises | |
385 | 757 | where mixed) such spirits, wine or other liquor with any material, | |
386 | 758 | manufactures any spurious, imitation or compound liquors for sale, | |
387 | 759 | under the name of whiskey, brandy, rum, g in, wine, spirits, cordials | |
388 | 760 | or any other name; | |
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390 | 761 | 50. 52. "Regulation" or "rule" means a formal rule of general | |
391 | 762 | application promulgated by the ABLE Commission as herein required; | |
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393 | 763 | 51. 53. "Restaurant" means an establishment that is licensed to | |
394 | 764 | sell alcoholic beverages by the individual drink for on -premises | |
395 | 765 | consumption and where food is prepared and sold for immediate | |
396 | 766 | consumption on the premises; | |
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398 | 767 | 52. 54. "Retail container for spirits and wines " means an | |
399 | 768 | original package of any capacity approved by the United States | |
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402 | 770 | 53. 55. "Retailer" means a package store, grocery store, | |
403 | 771 | convenience store or drug store licensed to sell alcoholic beverages | |
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404 | 798 | for off-premises consumption pursuant to a Retail Spirits License, | |
405 | 799 | Retail Wine License or Retail Beer License; | |
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407 | 800 | 54. 56. "Sale" means any transfer, exchange or barter in any | |
408 | 801 | manner or by any means whatsoever, and includes and means all sales | |
409 | 802 | made by any person, whether as principal, proprietor or as an agent, | |
410 | 803 | servant or employee. The term "sale" is also declared to be and | |
411 | 804 | include the use or consumption in this state of any alcoholic | |
412 | 805 | beverage obtained within or imported from without this state, upon | |
413 | 806 | which the excise tax levied by the Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage | |
414 | 807 | Control Act has not been paid or exempted; | |
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416 | 808 | 55. 57. "Short-order food" means food other than full meals | |
417 | 809 | including but not limited to sandwiches, soups and salads. Provided | |
418 | 810 | that popcorn, chips and other similar snack food shall not be | |
419 | 811 | considered "short-order food"; | |
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421 | 812 | 56. 58. "Small brewer" means a brewer who manufactures less | |
422 | 813 | than sixty-five thousand (65,000) barrels of beer annually pursuant | |
423 | 814 | to a validly issued Small Brewer License hereunder; | |
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425 | 815 | 57. 59. "Small farm wine" means a wine that is produced by a | |
426 | 816 | small farm winery with seven ty-five percent (75%) or more Oklahoma - | |
427 | 817 | grown grapes, berries, other fruits, honey or vegetables; | |
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429 | 818 | 58. 60. "Small farm winery" means a wine-making establishment | |
430 | 819 | that does not annually produce for sale more than fifteen thousand | |
431 | 820 | (15,000) gallons of wine as r eported on the United States Department | |
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432 | 847 | of the Treasury, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Report of | |
433 | 848 | Wine Premises Operations (TTB Form 5120.17); | |
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435 | 849 | 59. 61. "Sparkling wine" means champagne or any artificially | |
436 | 850 | carbonated wine; | |
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438 | 851 | 60. 62. "Special event" means an entertainment, recreation or | |
439 | 852 | marketing event that occurs at a single location on an irregular | |
440 | 853 | basis and at which alcoholic beverages are sold; | |
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442 | 854 | 61. 63. "Spirits" means any beverage other than wine or beer, | |
443 | 855 | which contains more than one -half of one percent (1/2 of 1%) alcohol | |
444 | 856 | measured by volume, and obtained by distillation, whether or not | |
445 | 857 | mixed with other substances in solution and includes those products | |
446 | - | known as whiskey, brandy, rum, gin, vodka, liqueurs, cordials and | |
858 | + | known as whiskey, brandy, rum, gin, vodka, liqueurs, cordials and | |
447 | 859 | fortified wines and similar compounds, but shall not include any | |
448 | 860 | alcohol liquid completely denatured in accordance with the Acts of | |
449 | 861 | Congress and regulations pursuant thereto; | |
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451 | 862 | 62. 64. "Strong beer" means beer which, prior to October 1, | |
452 | 863 | 2018, was distributed pursuant to the Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage | |
453 | 864 | Control Act, Section 501 et seq. of Title 37 of the Oklahoma | |
454 | 865 | Statutes; | |
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456 | 866 | 63. 65. "Successor brewer" means a primary source of supply, a | |
457 | 867 | brewer, a cider manufacturer or an importer that acquires rights to | |
458 | 868 | a beer or cider brand from a prede cessor brewer; | |
869 | + | 64. 66. "Tax Commission" means the Oklahoma Tax Commission; | |
459 | 870 | ||
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465 | 898 | 66. 68. "Wine and spirits wholesaler " or "wine and spirits | |
466 | 899 | distributor" means and includes any sole propr ietorship or | |
467 | 900 | partnership licensed to distribute wine and spirits in the state. | |
468 | - | The term "wholesaler", as used | |
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469 | 902 | Control Act, shall be construed to refer to a wine and spirits | |
470 | 903 | wholesaler; | |
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472 | 904 | 67. 69. "Wine" means and includes any beverage containing more | |
473 | 905 | than one-half of one percent (1/2 of 1%) alcohol by volume and not | |
474 | 906 | more than twenty-four percent (24%) alcohol by volume at sixty (60) | |
475 | 907 | degrees Fahrenheit obtained by the fermentation of the natural | |
476 | 908 | contents of fruits, vegetables, honey, milk or other products | |
477 | 909 | containing sugar, whether or not other ingredients are added, and | |
478 | 910 | includes vermouth and sake, known as Japanese rice wine; | |
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480 | 911 | 68. 70. "Winemaker" means and includes any person or | |
481 | 912 | establishment who manufactures for human consumpt ion any wine upon | |
482 | 913 | which a license fee and a tax are imposed by any law of this state; | |
483 | 914 | and | |
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485 | 915 | 69. 71. "Satellite tasting room " means a licensed establishment | |
486 | 916 | operated off the licensed premises of the holder of a small farm | |
487 | 917 | winery or winemaker license, which s erves wine for on-premises or | |
488 | 918 | off-premises consumption. | |
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491 | 946 | words imparting the masculine gender include the feminine, as well | |
492 | 947 | as persons and licensees as defined in this section. | |
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494 | 948 | SECTION 2. AMENDATORY Section 22, Chapter 366, O.S.L. | |
495 | 949 | 2016, as last amended by Section 1, Chapter 424, O.S.L. 2019 (37 A | |
496 | 950 | O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 2 -110), is amended to read as follows: | |
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498 | 951 | Section 2-110. A. A mixed beverage license shall authorize the | |
499 | 952 | holder thereof: | |
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501 | 953 | 1. To purchase alcohol, spirits, beer and/or wine in retail | |
502 | 954 | containers from the holder of a wine and spirits wholesaler and beer | |
503 | 955 | distributor license as specifically provided by law; and | |
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505 | 956 | 2. To sell, offer for sale and possess mixed bevera ges for on- | |
506 | 957 | premises consumption only, provided: | |
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508 | 958 | a. the holder of a mixed beverage license issued for an | |
509 | 959 | establishment which is also a restaurant may purchase | |
510 | 960 | wine directly from a winemaker and beer directly from | |
511 | 961 | a small brewer who is permitted and has elec ted to | |
512 | 962 | self-distribute as provided in Article XXVIII -A of the | |
513 | 963 | Oklahoma Constitution, and | |
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515 | 964 | b. the holder of a mixed beverage license that is also a | |
516 | 965 | holder of a retail wine license or retail beer license | |
517 | 966 | or both a retail wine license and retail beer license | |
518 | 967 | shall not be prohibited from the on -premises sale of | |
519 | 968 | wine or beer, according to the license held, for off - | |
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521 | 996 | the retail wine license or retail beer license ; and | |
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523 | 997 | 3. To sell spirits in their original packages for consumption | |
524 | 998 | on its premises under the following conditions: | |
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526 | 999 | a. spirits in their original packages shall remain and be | |
527 | 1000 | consumed in the club suite of a mixed beverage | |
528 | 1001 | licensee and may not be removed from the club suite if | |
529 | 1002 | not consumed in their entirety a t or before the | |
530 | 1003 | conclusion of the period for which the club suite was | |
531 | 1004 | made available to a specific patron or patrons by the | |
532 | 1005 | mixed beverage licensee, and | |
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534 | 1006 | b. spirits in their original packages to be consumed in | |
535 | 1007 | the club suite are provided exclusively by the mixed | |
536 | 1008 | beverage licensee. | |
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538 | 1009 | B. Sales and service of mixed beverages by holders of mixed | |
539 | 1010 | beverage licenses shall be limited to the licensed premises of the | |
540 | 1011 | licensee unless the holder of the mixed beverage license also | |
541 | 1012 | obtains a caterer license or a mixed beve rage/caterer combination | |
542 | 1013 | license. A mixed beverage license shall only be issued in counties | |
543 | 1014 | of this state where the sale of alcoholic beverages by the | |
544 | 1015 | individual drink for on -premises consumption has been authorized. A | |
545 | 1016 | separate license shall be required for each place of business. | |
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547 | 1017 | C. Holders of a mixed beverage license shall not be prohibited | |
548 | 1018 | from obtaining and holding a retail beer license or retail wine | |
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549 | 1045 | license or both a retail beer license and retail wine license; | |
550 | 1046 | provided, that each holder qualifies and maintains the | |
551 | 1047 | qualifications for each license held as set forth in this title and | |
552 | 1048 | the rules promulgated by the ABLE Commission. | |
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554 | 1049 | D. Upon application, a mixed beverage license shall be issued | |
555 | 1050 | for any place of business functioning as a motion picture the ater, | |
556 | 1051 | as defined by Section 1 -103 of this title. Provided, that upon | |
557 | 1052 | proof of legal age to consume alcohol, every patron being served | |
558 | 1053 | alcoholic beverages shall be required to wear a wrist bracelet or | |
559 | 1054 | receive a hand stamp identifying the patron as being of legal age to | |
560 | 1055 | consume alcohol. This requirement shall only apply inside a motion | |
561 | 1056 | picture theater auditorium where individuals under the legal age to | |
562 | 1057 | consume alcohol are allowed. | |
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564 | 1058 | SECTION 3. AMENDATORY Section 142, Chapter 366, O.S .L. | |
565 | - | 2016, as last amended by Section 1 of Enrolled House Bi ll No. 2277 | |
566 | - | of the 1st Session of the 58th Oklahoma Legislature , is amended to | |
567 | - | read as follows: | |
568 | - | ||
1059 | + | 2016, as last amended by Section 20, Chapter 161, O.S.L. 2020 (37 A | |
1060 | + | O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 6 -102), is amended to read as follows: | |
569 | 1061 | Section 6-102. A. No licensee of the ABLE Commission shall: | |
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571 | 1062 | 1. Receive, possess or sell any alcoholic beverage except as | |
572 | 1063 | authorized by the Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Control Act and by the | |
573 | 1064 | license or permit which the licensee holds; | |
574 | - | ||
575 | 1065 | 2. Employ any person under eighteen (18) years of age in the | |
576 | 1066 | selling of beer or wine or employ any person under twenty -one (21) | |
577 | 1067 | years of age in the selling of spirits. Provided: | |
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579 | 1094 | a. a mixed beverage, beer and wine, caterer, public | |
580 | 1095 | event, special event, bottle club, retail wine or | |
581 | 1096 | retail beer licensee may employ servers or sales | |
582 | 1097 | clerks who are at least eighteen (18) years of age, | |
583 | 1098 | except persons under twenty-one (21) years of age may | |
584 | 1099 | not serve in designated bar or lounge areas, and | |
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586 | 1100 | b. a mixed beverage, beer and wine, caterer, public | |
587 | 1101 | event, special event or bottle club licensee may | |
588 | 1102 | employ or hire musical bands who have musicians who | |
589 | 1103 | are under eighteen (18) years of age if each such | |
590 | 1104 | musician is either accompanied by a parent or legal | |
591 | 1105 | guardian or has on their person, to be made available | |
592 | 1106 | for inspection upon demand by any employee of the ABLE | |
593 | 1107 | Commission or law enforcement officer, a written, | |
594 | 1108 | notarized affidavit from the parent or legal guardian | |
595 | 1109 | giving the underage musician permission to perform in | |
596 | 1110 | designated bar or lounge areas; | |
597 | - | ||
598 | 1111 | 3. Give any alcoholic beverage as a prize, premium or | |
599 | 1112 | consideration for any lottery, game of chance or skill or any type | |
600 | 1113 | of competition; | |
601 | - | ||
602 | 1114 | 4. Use any of the following means or inducements to stimulate | |
603 | 1115 | the consumption of alcoholic beverages, including but not limited | |
604 | 1116 | to: | |
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606 | 1143 | a. deliver more than two drinks to one person at one | |
607 | 1144 | time, except as provided for serving tasting flights | |
608 | - | defined in Section 6-102.1 of this title, | |
609 | - | ||
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610 | 1146 | b. sell or offer to sell to any person or group of | |
611 | 1147 | persons any drinks at a price that is less than six | |
612 | 1148 | percent (6%) below the markup of the cost to the mixed | |
613 | 1149 | beverage licensee; provided, a mixed beverage license e | |
614 | 1150 | shall be permitted to offer these drink specials on | |
615 | 1151 | any particular hour of any particular day and shall | |
616 | 1152 | not be required to offer these drink specials for an | |
617 | - | entire calendar week or from open to close, and shall | |
618 | - | not be required to offer such drink specials at all | |
619 | - | venues operating under the same mixed beverage | |
620 | - | license, | |
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623 | 1154 | c. sell or offer to sell to any person an unlimited | |
624 | 1155 | number of drinks during any set period of time for a | |
625 | 1156 | fixed price, except at private functions not open to | |
626 | 1157 | the public, | |
627 | - | ||
628 | 1158 | d. sell or offer to sell drinks to any person or group of | |
629 | 1159 | persons on any one day or portion thereof at prices | |
630 | 1160 | less than those charged the g eneral public on that | |
631 | 1161 | day, except at private functions not open to the | |
632 | 1162 | public, | |
633 | - | ||
634 | 1163 | e. increase the volume of alcoholic beverages contained | |
635 | 1164 | in a drink without increasing proportionately the | |
636 | 1165 | price regularly charged for such drink during the same | |
637 | 1166 | calendar week, or | |
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639 | 1193 | f. encourage or permit, on the licensed premises, any | |
640 | 1194 | game or contest which involves drinking or the | |
641 | 1195 | awarding of drinks as prizes. | |
642 | - | ||
643 | 1196 | Provided, that the provisions of this paragraph shall not | |
644 | 1197 | prohibit the advertising or offering of food or, entertainment or | |
645 | 1198 | bottle service in licensed establishments; | |
646 | - | ||
647 | 1199 | 5. Permit or allow any patron or person to exit the licensed | |
648 | 1200 | premises with an open container of any alcoholic beverage. | |
649 | 1201 | Provided, this prohibition shall not be applicable to closed | |
650 | 1202 | original containers of alcoho lic beverages which are carried from | |
651 | 1203 | the licensed premises of a bottle club by a patron, closed original | |
652 | 1204 | wine containers removed from the premises of restaurants, hotels and | |
653 | 1205 | motels, or to closed original containers of alcoholic beverages | |
654 | 1206 | transported to and from the place of business of a licensed caterer | |
655 | 1207 | by the caterer or an employee of the caterer; | |
656 | - | ||
657 | 1208 | 6. Serve or sell alcoholic beverages with an expired license | |
658 | 1209 | issued by the ABLE Commission; or | |
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660 | 1210 | 7. Permit any person to be drunk or intoxicated on the | |
661 | - | licensee's licensed premises; or | |
662 | - | ||
663 | - | 8. Permit or allow any patron to serve or pour himself or | |
664 | - | herself any alcoholic beverage, except a licensee may offer a patron | |
665 | - | self-pour service of beer or wine, or both, from automated devices | |
666 | - | on licensed premises so long as: | |
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668 | - | a. the licensee monitors and has the ability to control | |
669 | - | the dispensing of such beer or wine, or both, from the | |
670 | - | automated devices. "Automated device" shall mean any | |
671 | - | mechanized device capable of dispensing wine or beer, | |
672 | - | or both, directly to a patron in exchange for | |
673 | - | compensation that a licensee has received directly | |
674 | - | from the patron, and | |
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676 | - | b. each licensee offering a patron self -pour service of | |
677 | - | wine or beer, or both, from any automated device shall | |
678 | - | provide constant video monitoring of the automated | |
679 | - | device at all times during which the licensee is open | |
680 | - | to the public. The licensee shall keep recorded | |
681 | - | footage from the video monitoring for at least sixty | |
682 | - | (60) days, and shall p rovide the footage, upon | |
683 | - | request, to any agent of the Director of the ABLE | |
684 | - | Commission or other authorized law enforcement agent. | |
685 | - | ||
686 | - | B. 1. The compensation required by subparagraph a of paragraph | |
687 | - | 8 of subsection A of this section shall be in the form of a r adio | |
688 | - | frequency identification (RFID) device, mobile application or any | |
689 | - | other technology approved by the ABLE Commission containing a fixed | |
690 | - | amount of volume of thirty -two (32) ounces for beer and ten (10) | |
691 | - | ounces for wine that may be directly exchanged for b eer or wine | |
692 | - | dispensed from the automated device: | |
693 | - | ||
694 | - | a. RFID devices may be assigned, used or reactivated only | |
695 | - | during a business day, | |
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697 | - | b. each RFID device shall be obtained from the licensee | |
698 | - | by a patron, | |
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700 | - | c. a licensee shall not issue more than one active RFI D | |
701 | - | device to a patron, and | |
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703 | - | d. an RFID device shall be deemed active if the RFID | |
704 | - | device contains volume credit or has not yet been used | |
705 | - | to dispense ten (10) ounces of wine or thirty -two (32) | |
706 | - | ounces of beer. | |
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708 | - | 2. In order to obtain a n RFID device from a lice nsee, each | |
709 | - | patron shall produce a valid driver license, identification card or | |
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713 | - | require the production of the patron's valid identification before | |
714 | - | the RFID device can be used for the first time during any business | |
715 | - | day or for any subsequent reactivation. | |
716 | - | ||
717 | - | 3. Each RFID device shall become inactive at the end of ea ch | |
718 | - | business day. | |
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720 | - | 4. Each RFID device shall be programmed to allow the dispensing | |
721 | - | of no more than ten (10) ounces of wine or thirty -two (32) ounces of | |
722 | - | beer to a patron: | |
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724 | - | a. once an RFID device has been used to dispense ten (10) | |
725 | - | ounces of wine or thirty -two (32) ounces of beer to a | |
726 | - | patron, the RFID device shall become inactive, and | |
727 | - | ||
728 | - | b. any patron in possession of an inactive RFID device | |
729 | - | may, upon production of the patron's valid | |
730 | - | identification to the licensee or licensee's employee, | |
731 | - | have the RFID device rea ctivated to allow the | |
732 | - | dispensing of an additional ten (10) ounces of wine or | |
733 | - | thirty-two (32) ounces of beer from an automated | |
734 | - | device. | |
735 | - | ||
736 | - | Paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 4 of this subsection shall not apply to wine | |
737 | - | or beer that is dispensed directly to the licensee or the licensee's | |
738 | - | agent or employee. | |
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740 | - | B. C. A mixed beverage or beer and wine licensee shall not be | |
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1212 | + | B. A mixed beverage or beer and wine licensee shall not be | |
741 | 1213 | deemed to have violated the provisions of paragraph 5 of subsection | |
742 | 1214 | A of this section if it allowed a patron to leave the licensed | |
743 | 1215 | premises with an open container of beer or wine only and: | |
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745 | 1242 | 1. The otherwise prohibited act was committed during the hours | |
746 | 1243 | of 8 a.m. to midnight on the day of a scheduled home football game | |
747 | 1244 | of institutions within The Oklahoma State System of Higher | |
748 | 1245 | Education, and the establishment is located within two thousand | |
749 | 1246 | (2,000) feet of the institution; | |
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751 | 1247 | 2. The licensee is participating by invitation in a municipally | |
752 | 1248 | sanctioned art, music or sporting event within city limits when the | |
753 | 1249 | municipality has provided written notice of the event and a list of | |
754 | 1250 | invited licensees to the ABLE Commission at least five (5) days | |
755 | 1251 | prior to the event; or | |
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757 | 1252 | 3. The patron remains on the connected, physical property of | |
758 | 1253 | the licensee or in a public area adjacent to the physical property | |
759 | 1254 | of the licensee with prior municipal approval; pr ovided that written | |
760 | 1255 | notice of the use of the connected, physical property of the | |
761 | 1256 | licensee or public area shall be provided to the ABLE Commission at | |
762 | 1257 | least five (5) days prior to such use. | |
1258 | + | SECTION 4. This act shall become effective November 1, 2021. | |
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764 | - | SECTION 4. REPEALER Section 142, Chapter 366, O.S.L. | |
765 | - | 2016, as last amended by Section 1 of Enrolled House Bill No. 2380 | |
766 | - | of the 1st Session of the 58th Oklahoma Legislature , is hereby | |
767 | - | repealed. | |
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769 | - | SECTION 5. It being immediately necessary for the preservation | |
770 | - | of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby | |
771 | - | declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and | |
772 | - | be in full force from and after its passage and approval. | |
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774 | - | Passed the House of Representatives the 5th day of May, 2021. | |
1285 | + | Passed the House of Representatives the 3rd day of March, 2021. | |
775 | 1286 | ||
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778 | 1289 | ||
779 | 1290 | Presiding Officer of the House | |
780 | 1291 | of Representatives | |
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782 | 1293 | ||
783 | - | Passed the Senate the | |
1294 | + | Passed the Senate the ___ day of __________, 2021. | |
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788 | 1299 | Presiding Officer of the Senate | |
789 | 1300 | ||
790 | - | ||
791 | - | ||
792 | - | OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR | |
793 | - | Received by the Office of the Governor this ____________________ | |
794 | - | day of ___________________, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M. | |
795 | - | By: _________________________________ | |
796 | - | Approved by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _________ | |
797 | - | day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M. | |
798 | - | ||
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800 | - | _________________________________ | |
801 | - | Governor of the State of Oklahoma | |
802 | - | ||
803 | - | OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE | |
804 | - | Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________ | |
805 | - | day of ___________________, 20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M. | |
806 | - | By: _________________________________ | |
807 | - |