Req. No. 8644 Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 STATE OF OKLAHOMA 2nd Session of the 58th Legislature (2022) HOUSE BILL 3732 By: West (Josh) AS INTRODUCED An Act relating to alcoholic beverages; amending 37A O.S. 2021, Section 7 -102, which relates to cocktails- to-go definitions; expandi ng the meaning of original container to include manufactured mi xed drinks; amending 37A O.S. 2021, Section 7 -103, which relates to the requirements for cocktails -to-go; modifying requirements to sell cocktails-to-go; and providing an effective date. BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 37 A O.S. 2021, Section 7 -102, is amended to read as follows: Section 7-102. As used in this act: 1. "Cocktail" or "mixed drink" means any beverage obtained by combining ingredients alcoholic in nature, whether b rewed, fermented, or distilled, with ingredients nonalcoholic in nature, such as fruit juice, lemonade, cream or a carbonated beverage; 2. "Single-serve wine" means a bottle or sealed contain er, containing seven (7) fluid ounces, or less, of wine; 3. "Original container" means, for the purposes of this act only, a container that is filled, sealed and secured with a tamper- Req. No. 8644 Page 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 evident lid or cap by the original manufacturer of the mixed drink or by a mixed beverage licensee 's or caterer licensee 's employee at the mixed beverage licensee's or caterer licensee 's location with a tamper-evident lid or cap; 4. "Sealed container" means a rigid container that contains a mixed drink, is new, has never bee n used, has a secured lid or cap designed to prevent consumption without removal of the lid or cap and is tamper evident. Sealed container does not include a container with a lid with sipping holes or openings for straws or a container made of plastic, pa per or polystyrene foam; and 5. "Tamper evident" means a lid or cap that has been sealed with tamper-evident covers, including, but not limited to, wax dip or heat-shrink wrap. SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 37 A O.S. 2021, Section 7 -103, is amended to read as follows: Section 7-103. A cocktail, mixed drink or single-serve wine placed in a sealed container by a mixed beverage licensee at the mixed beverage licensee 's or caterer licensee 's location in its original container may be transferred and sold for off-premises consumption if the following requir ements are met: 1. The cocktail, mixed beverage or single -serve wine is transferred within the licensed premises by a curbside pickup or by delivery by an employee of the retail licensee who: a. is at least twenty-one (21) years of age, and Req. No. 8644 Page 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 b. upon delivery, verifies the age of the person to whom the cocktail is being delivered; 2. If the employee delivering the cocktail, mixed drink or single-serve wine is not able to safely verify a person 's age or level of intoxication upon delivery, the employee shall cancel the sale of alcohol and ret urn the product to the retail license holder; 3. The sealed container is placed in the trunk of the vehicle or, if there is no trunk, in the vehicle 's rear compartment that is not readily accessible to the passenger area ; and 4. The In the case of a mixe d drink sealed by the mixed beverage or caterer licensee, the sealed container shall be affixed with a label or tag that contains the following information: a. the cocktail, mixed drink or single -serve wine ingredients, type and name of the alcohol, b. the name, license number and address of the mixed beverage licensee or caterer licensee who filled the original container and sold the product, c. the volume of the cocktail, mixed drink or single - serve wine in the sealed co ntainer, and d. verification that the sealed container was filled less than seven (7) days before the date of sale ; and 5. In the case of a mixed drink in its original container from the original manufacturer of the mixed drink, the Oklahoma - Req. No. 8644 Page 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 registered label shall not be tampered with, modified, or otherwise changed. SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2022. 58-2-8644 JL 11/23/21