Oklahoma 2022 2022 Regular Session

Oklahoma Senate Bill SB760 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/21/2021

                     
 
 
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STATE OF OKLAHOMA 
 
1st Session of the 58th Legislature (2021) 
 
SENATE BILL 760 	By: Pugh 
 
 
 
 
 
AS INTRODUCED 
 
An Act relating to alcoholic beverage license es; 
amending Section 149, Chapter 366, O.S.L. 2016, as 
amended by Section 8, Chapter 205, O.S.L. 2017 (37A 
O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 6-109),which relates to 
prohibited acts of certain licensee s; authorizing 
transport of alcoholic beverages in certain common 
areas for certain licensees; allowing ABLE Commission 
to designate common drinking areas for certain 
licensees; requiring notice of consent for common 
areas of certain licensees; and dec laring an 
emergency. 
 
 
 
 
 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: 
SECTION 1.     AMENDATORY     Section 149, Chapter 366, O.S.L. 
2016, as amended by Section 8, Chapter 205, O.S.L. 2017 (37A O.S. 
Supp. 2020, Section 6-109), is amended to read as follows: 
Section 6-109. No mixed beverage, beer and wine, bottle club, 
caterer, charitable event, public event or special event license e or 
any employee, manager, operator or agent thereof shall: 
1.  Consume or be under the influence of alcoholic beverages 
during the hours he or she is on duty.  For the purposes of this 
section, licensees will be deemed to be on duty from the time the   
 
 
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licensee first comes on duty until the time the licensee goes off 
duty at the end of the shift , including any break periods permitted 
by management.  This paragraph shall not apply to any person who 
works on the premises as an entertainer only; 
2.  Permit or tolerate any conduct or language which is intended 
to threaten another with physical harm or any fighting or offensive 
physical contact, in or upon the licensed premises or areas just 
outside the licensed premises which are controlled by the licensee; 
3.  Permit empty or discarded alcoholic beverage container s to 
be in public view outside the licensed premises.  All empty or 
discarded containers shall be disposed of in accordance with ABLE 
Commission rules and regulations; 
4.  Permit any illegal gambling ac tivity, violations of the 
state narcotic and dangerous drug laws, prostitution activity or any 
other criminal conduct to occur on the licensed premises; 
5.  Refuse or fail to promptly open a door to the li censed 
premises upon request of an employee of the ABLE Commission or any 
other peace officer to enter th e premises when the licensee or 
employee knows or should know that such request is made by an 
employee of the ABLE Commission or a peace officer.  This provision 
shall not be construed to deny employees of the ABLE Commission or 
peace officers access at an y time to any licensed premises; 
6.  Permit a sealed or unsealed container of alcoholic beverage 
to be removed from the licensed premises.  Provided, t hat   
 
 
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restaurants, hotels and motels may permit the r emoval of closed 
original wine containers the contents of which have been partially 
consumed and bottle clubs may permit the removal by a club member of 
closed original containers of alcoholic beverages be longing to 
members.  The provisions of this paragra ph shall not be construed to 
prohibit or restrict: 
a. hotels or motels who are holders of mixed beverage or 
on-premises beer and wine licenses from allowing 
alcoholic beverages to be served away from the b ar 
area anywhere on the licensed premises, 
b. licensees, who are lawfully operating in a facility or 
on property owned or operated by any agency, political 
subdivision or public trust of this state, from 
allowing persons to transport alcoholic beverages fr om 
one licensed premises to another within the same 
building or property, provided that the building or 
property or a part thereof is defined as a common 
drinking area for consumption of alcohol by resolution 
of the governing body of the agency, political 
subdivision or public trust of this state, or 
c. licensees, who are licensed to operate in a facility 
or on property owned or operated by any agency, 
political subdivision or public trust of this state, 
from allowing other licensees to operate on their   
 
 
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licensed premises for events that are temporary in 
nature.  In the event that multiple licensees are 
operating in a facility or on property owned or 
operated by any agency, political subdivision or 
public trust of this state, each licensee shall be 
responsible for violations occurring in their area 
designated to be their temporary licensed premises; or 
d. licensees, who are lawfully operating in a facility or 
property intended for multiple licensed premises 
within the facility and also contains a common use 
area, from allowing persons to transport alcoholic 
beverages from one licensed premises to the common use 
area, which shall be designated by the ABLE Comm ission 
as a common drinking area for the consumption of 
alcoholic beverages.  Provided , further, the property 
owner and all licensees lic ensed within the facility 
or property desiring a common use area be desig nated a 
common drinking area shall notify the ABLE Commission 
in writing of their consent prior to such area being 
designated a common drinking area; or 
7.  Destroy, damage, alter, remove or conceal po tential 
evidence, or attempt to do so, or refuse to sur render evidence when 
lawfully requested to do so by an inspe ctor, agent or any other 
peace officer or incite another person to do any of the above.   
 
 
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SECTION 2.  It being immediately nece ssary for the preservation 
of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby 
declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and 
be in full force from and after its passage an d approval. 
 
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