Oklahoma 2023 Regular Session

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33	28		ENGROSSED HOUSE
34	29		BILL NO. 2178 By: Lowe (Dick) of the House
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38	33		Paxton of the Senate
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43	38		An Act relating to alcoholic beverages; providing
44	39		that a holder of a small fa rm winery, winemaker, or
45	40		small brewer license may serve free samples and s ell
46	41		other items; providing that wine or beer may be
47	42		served at off-premises locations; providing that at
48	43		public events the location occupied by the small farm
49	44		winery, winemaker, or small brewer licensee becomes a
50	45		licensed premises and extension of the license
51	46		holder; requiring a licens ee to establish a serving
52	47		area; providing that multiple licensees may combine
53	48		their serving areas; providing that a small farm
54	49		winery, winemaker, or small brewer licensee shall not
55	50		be required to control a consumer leaving the
56	51		premises once served; providing there shall not be
57	52		any permit or license require d by the event
58	53		originator, coordinator, manager, or property owner;
59	54		providing for codification; and pr oviding an
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65	60		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
66	61		SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
67	62		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 2-162 of Title 37A, unless there
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69	64		A holder of a small farm winery , winemaker, or small brewer
70	65		license, which serves wi ne or beer for on-premises or off-premises
	66	+	consumption, with permission from the event coor dinator, manager, or
	67	+	the property owner, shall be allowed to serve free samples of, sell,
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98		-	consumption, with permission from the event coor dinator, manager, or
99		-	the property owner, shall be allowed to serve free samples of, sell,
100	94		or serve Oklahoma-manufactured beer, wine, mulled wine, or spiced
101	95		wine, mixed with nonalcoholic beverages or food items, such as
102	96		water, sugar, fruits and vegetables, at any temperature, wine
103	97		produced at the winery or blended on-site at any public event,
104	98		including but not limited to festivals, trade shows, boat shows, RV
105	99		shows, home and garden shows, fairs, car shows, swap meets, sport ing
106	100		events, city events, county events, state events, for either on-
107	101		premises or off-premises consumption, including any public events
108	102		that are held at the premises which hold a retail beer license,
109	103		retail spirits license, mixed beverage license, beer and wine
110	104		license, caterer's license, special event license, public event
111	105		license, winemaker license, small farm winery license, charitable
112	106		auction license, or brewpub license. When attending a public event ,
113	107		the location within the event occupied by the small farm wi nery,
114	108		winemaker, or small brewer licensee becomes a licensed premises and
115	109		extension of the licensed small farm winery , winemaker, or small
116	110		brewer license. The licensee shall set up and define an area
117	111		contiguous to their booth space as a serving area where the wine or
118	112		beer is dispensed. The licensee may only serve the wine or beer in
119	113		the serving area. In the event that multiple winemakers or small
120	114		brewers are at the same public event, they may combine their serving
121	115		areas into one area as long as they are contiguous to the
	116	+	winemakers' or small brewers' booths. A small farm winery,
	117	+	winemaker, or small brewer licensee shall not be required to cont rol
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149		-	winemakers' or small brewers' booths. A small farm winery,
150		-	winemaker, or small brewer licensee shall not be required to cont rol
151	144		the consumer leaving the premises once served Oklahoma-manufactured
152	145		beer, wine, mulled wine, or spiced wine, mixed with nonalcoholic
153	146		beverages or food items , such as water, sugar, fruits and
154	147		vegetables, at any temperature , wine produced at the winery or
155	148		blended on-site at the public event. There shall not be an y special
156	149		permit, permit, or license required by the event originator,
157	150		coordinator, manager, or property owner to have a small farm winery,
158	151		winemaker, or small brewer licensee at his or her event.
159	152		SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.
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	153	+	Passed the House of Representatives the 9th day of March, 2023.
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	162	+	Passed the Senate the ___ day of __________, 2023.
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