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3030 1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
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3232 HOUSE BILL 1601 By: Martinez
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3838 AS INTRODUCED
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4040 An Act relating to alcoholic beverages; creating the
4141 alcoholic beverage gift basket lice nse; providing
4242 that a holder of an alcoholic be verage gift basket
4343 license may sell and deliver alcoholi c gift baskets
4444 outside of Oklahoma; providing requirements for
4545 selling alcoholic beverage gift baskets; requiring a
4646 license holder to maintain records a nd submit reports
4747 as required by the Alcoholic Beverage Laws
4848 Enforcement (ABLE) Commission; authorizin g the ABLE
4949 Commission to promulgate rules, regulations, forms ,
5050 and procedures; amending 37A O.S. 2021, Section 2 -
5151 101, which relates to license fees and su rcharges;
5252 providing license fee for an alcoholic beverage gift
5353 basket license; providing for codificati on; and
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6060 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
6161 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
6262 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 2-162 of Title 37A, unless there
6363 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
6464 A. An alcoholic beverage gift basket license shall authorize
6565 the holder thereof to sell and deliver gift baskets that contain
6666 nonalcoholic items as well as alcoholic beverages including beer ,
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9393 wine, and spirits in sealed containers to consumers located out of
9494 the State of Oklahoma as follows:
9595 1. The alcoholic beverage gift basket licensee is subject to
9696 the recipient state's applicable laws;
9797 2. The alcoholic beverage gift basket licensee must att ach
9898 shipping labels to gift baskets containing alcohol that follow the
9999 state law of the receiving state ;
100100 3. The alcoholic beverage gift basket licensee must ensure that
101101 an individual who is at least twenty -one (21) years of age, as shown
102102 on a driver license or identity card, signs for the delivery ;
103103 4. The alcoholic beverage gift basket licensee shall not ship
104104 alcoholic gift baskets to any address in the state where the sale of
105105 alcoholic liquor is prohibited by local option;
106106 5. Payment for alcoholic beverage g ift basket delivery by the
107107 alcoholic beverage gift basket licensee may be made by cash, check,
108108 transportable credit/debit card processors , or advance online
109109 payment methods; and
110110 6. The alcoholic beverage gift basket licensee shall be
111111 responsible for their delivery employees as provided in Section 2 -
112112 133 of Title 37A of the Oklahoma Statutes.
113113 B. The alcoholic beverages containe d in a gift basket shall be
114114 purchased from an Oklahoma licensed w holesale distributor.
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141141 C. A holder of an alcoholic beverage gift basket l icense shall
142142 maintain records and submit reports as required by the Alcoholic
143143 Beverage Laws Enforcement (ABLE) Commission.
144144 D. The ABLE Commission is authorized to promulgate rules,
145145 regulations, forms, and procedures necessary to implement and
146146 enforce the provisions of this section.
147147 SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 37A O.S. 2021, Section 2 -101, is
148148 amended to read as follows:
149149 Section 2-101. A. Except as otherwise provided in this
150150 section, the licenses issued by the ABLE Commission, and t he annual
151151 fees therefor, shall be as follows:
152152 1. Brewer License................................ .. $1,250.00
153153 2. Small Brewer License .............................. $125.00
154154 3. Distiller License ............................... $3,125.00
155155 4. Winemaker License ................................ . $625.00
156156 5. Small Farm Winery License .......................... $75.00
157157 6. Rectifier License ............................... $3,125.00
158158 7. Wine and Spirits Wholesaler License............. $3,000.00
159159 8. Beer Distributor License .......................... $750.00
160160 9. The following retail spiri ts license fees
161161 shall be determined by the latest Federal
162162 Decennial Census:
163163 a. Retail Spirits Licen se for cities and
164164 towns from 200 to 2,500 population .......... $305.00
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191191 b. Retail Spirits License for cities and
192192 towns from 2,501 to 5,000 population ........ $605.00
193193 c. Retail Spirits License for cities and
194194 towns over 5,000 population ................. $905.00
195195 10. Retail Wine License ............................ $1,000.00
196196 11. Retail Beer License .............................. $500.00
197197 12. Mixed Beverage L icense......................... $1,005.00
198198 (initial license)
199199 $905.00
200200 (renewal)
201201 13. Mixed Beverage/Caterer Combination Lice nse..... $1,250.00
202202 14. On-Premises Beer and Wine License ................ $500.00
203203 (initial license)
204204 $450.00
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206206 15. Bottle Club License............................ $1,000.00
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208208 $900.00
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210210 16. Caterer License ................................ $1,005.00
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212212 $905.00
213213 (renewal)
214214 17. Annual Special Event License ...................... $55.00
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241241 18. Quarterly Special Event License ................... $55.00
242242 19. Hotel Beverage Licens e......................... $1,005.00
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244244 $905.00
245245 (renewal)
246246 20. Airline/Railroad/Commercial Passenger Vessel Beverage
247247 License................................ ........ $1,005.00
248248 (initial license)
249249 $905.00
250250 (renewal)
251251 21. Agent License................................ ..... $55.00
252252 22. Employee License ................................ .. $30.00
253253 23. Industrial License ................................ $23.00
254254 24. Carrier License................................ ... $23.00
255255 25. Private Carrier License ........................... $23.00
256256 26. Bonded Warehouse License ......................... $190.00
257257 27. Storage License ................................ ... $23.00
258258 28. Nonresident Seller Licens e ...................... $750.00
259259 29. Manufacturer License:
260260 a. 50 cases or less sold in Oklahoma in
261261 last calendar year........................... $50.00
262262 b. 51 to 500 cases sold in Oklahoma in
263263 last calendar year........................... $75.00
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290290 c. 501 cases or more sold in Oklahoma in
291291 last calendar year.......................... $150.00
292292 30. Manufacturer's Agent License...................... $55.00
293293 31. Sacramental Wine Supplier License ................ $100.00
294294 32. Charitable Auction Licens e......................... $1.00
295295 33. Charitable Alcoholic Beverage License ............. $55.00
296296 34. Winemaker Self-Distribution License .............. $750.00
297297 35. Annual Public Event License .................... $1,005.00
298298 36. One-Time Public Event License .................... $255.00
299299 37. Small Brewer Self -Distribution License ........... $750.00
300300 38. Brewpub License................................ $1,005.00
301301 39. Brewpub Self-Distribution License................ $750.00
302302 40. Complimentary Beverage License .................... $75.00
303303 41. Satellite Tasting Room License ................... $100.00
304304 42. Alcoholic Beverage Gift Basket License ........... $100.00
305305 B. 1. There shall be added to the initial or ren ewal fees for
306306 a Mixed Beverage License an administrative fee, which shall not be
307307 deemed to be a license fee, in the amount of Five Hundred Dollars
308308 ($500.00), which shall be paid at the same time and in the sam e
309309 manner as the license fees prescribed by para graph 12 of subsection
310310 A of this section; provided, this fee shall not be assessed against
311311 service organizations or fraternal beneficiary societies which are
312312 exempt under Section 501(c)(19), (8) or (10) of the Internal Revenue
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340340 2. There shall be adde d to the fee for a Mixed Beverage/Caterer
341341 Combination License an administrative fee, which shall not be deemed
342342 to be a license fee, in the amount of Two Hundred Fifty Dollars
343343 ($250.00), which shall be paid at the same time and in the same
344344 manner as the license fee prescribed by paragraph 13 of subsection A
345345 of this section.
346346 C. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A of this
347347 section:
348348 1. The license fee for a mixed beverage or bottle club license
349349 for those service organizations or fraternal beneficiar y societies
350350 which are exempt under Section 501(c)(19), (8 ) or (10) of the
351351 Internal Revenue Code shall be Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) per
352352 year; and
353353 2. The renewal fee for an airline/railroad/commercial pass enger
354354 vessel beverage license held by a railroa d described in 49 U.S.C.,
355355 Section 24301, shall be One Hun dred Dollars ($100.00).
356356 D. An applicant may apply for and receive both an on -premises
357357 beer and wine license and a caterer license.
358358 E. All licenses, ex cept as otherwise provided, shall be valid
359359 for one (1) year from date of issuance unless revoked or
360360 surrendered. Provided, all employee licenses shall be valid for two
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362362 F. The holder of a license, issued by the ABLE Commission, for
363363 a bottle club located in a county of this state where the s ale of
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390390 alcoholic beverages by the individual drink for on -premises
391391 consumption has been authorized, may exchange the bottle club
392392 license for a mixed beverage license or an on -premises beer and wine
393393 license and operate the licensed premises as a mixed bever age
394394 establishment or an on -premises beer and wine establi shment subject
395395 to the provisions of the Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Control Act.
396396 There shall be no additional fee for such exchange and the mixed
397397 beverage license or on-premises beer and wine licens e issued shall
398398 expire one (1) year from the date of issua nce of the original bottle
399399 club license.
400400 G. In addition to the applicable licensing fee, the following
401401 surcharge shall be assessed annually on the foll owing licenses:
402402 1. Nonresident Seller License ...................... $2,500.00
403403 2. Manufacturer License:
404404 a. 50 cases or less sold in Oklahoma in
405405 last calendar year.......................... $100.00
406406 b. 51 to 500 cases sold in Oklahoma in
407407 last calendar year.......................... $225.00
408408 c. 501 cases or more sold in Oklahoma in
409409 last calendar year.......................... $450.00
410410 3. Wine and Spirits Wholesaler License............. $2,500.00
411411 4. Beer Distributor ................................ $1,000.00
412412 5. Retail Spirits License for cities and towns
413413 over 5,000 population .......................... $250.00
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440440 6. Retail Spirits License for cities and towns
441441 from 2,501 to 5,000 p opulation................. $200.00
442442 7. Retail Spirits License fo r cities and towns
443443 from 200 to 2,500 population ................... $150.00
444444 8. Retail Wine License............................... $250.00
445445 9. Retail Beer License ............................... $250.00
446446 10. Mixed Beverage License ............................ $25.00
447447 11. Mixed Beverage/Caterer Combination License ........ $25.00
448448 12. Caterer License ................................ ... $25.00
449449 13. On-Premises Beer and Wine License................. $25.00
450450 14. Annual Public Event Lice nse....................... $25.00
451451 15. Small Farm Winery License ......................... $25.00
452452 16. Small Brewer License .............................. $35.00
453453 17. Complimentary Beverage License .................... $25.00
454454 The surcharge shall be paid concurrent with the licensee 's
455455 annual licensing fee and, in addition to Five Dollars ($5.00) of the
456456 employee license fee, shall be deposited in the Alcoholic Beverage
457457 Governance Revolving Fund established pursuant to Section 5 -128 of
458458 this title.
459459 H. Any license issued by the ABLE Commission under this title
460460 may be relied upon by other licensees as a valid l icense, and no
461461 other licensee shall have any obligation to independently determine
462462 the validity of such license or be held liable solely as a
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489489 consequence of another licensee 's failure to maintain a v alid
490490 license.
491491 SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.
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