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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
HOUSE BILL 2178 By: Lowe (Dick)
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to alcoholic beverages; providing
that a holder of a small farm winery or winemaker
license may serve free samples a nd sell other items;
providing that wine may be served at off -premises
locations; providing that at public events the
location occupied by the small farm winery or
winemaker licensee becomes a licensed premises and
extension of the licensed small farm wine ry or
winemaker; requiring a licens ee to establish a
serving area; providing that multiple licensees ma y
combine their serving areas providing that a small
farm winery or winemaker licensee shall not be
required to control a consumer leaving the premi se
once served; providing there shall not be any permit
or license required by the event originator ,
coordinator, manager or property owner; providing for
codification; and providing an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAH OMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 2-162 of Title 37A, unless there
is created a duplication in numberi ng, reads as follows:
A holder of a small farm winery or winemaker l icense, which
serves wine for on-premises or off-premises consumption , with
permission from the event coordinator/manage r or the property owner ,
shall be allowed to serve free samples of, sell, or serve Oklahoma-
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manufactured wine, mulled wine, or spiced wi ne, mixed with
nonalcoholic beverages or food items, such as water, sugar, fruits
and vegetables, at any temperature, wine produced at the winery or
blended on site at an y public event, including but not limited to
festivals, trade shows, boat shows, RV shows, home and garden shows,
fairs, car shows, swap meets, sport ing events, city events, county
events, state events for either on -premises or off-premises
consumption, including any public events that are held at the
premises which hold a retail beer license, retail spirits license,
mixed beverage license, beer and wine license, caterer 's license,
special event license, public event license, winemaker license,
small farm winery license, charitable auction license , or brewpub
license. When attending a publi c event, the location within the
event occupied by the small farm winery or winemaker license becomes
a licensed premises and extension of the licensed small farm winery
or winemaker license. The licensee shall set up and define an area
contiguous to their booth space as a serving area where the wine is
dispensed. The licensee may only serve the wine in the serving
area. In the event that multiple winemakers are at the same public
event, they may combine their serving areas into one area as long as
they are contiguous to the winem akers' booths. A small farm winery
or winemaker licensee shall not be required to control the c onsumer
leaving the premises once served Oklahoma-manufactured wine, mulled
wine, or spiced wine, mixed with nonalcoholic beverages o r food
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items, such as water, sugar, fruits and vegetables, at any
temperature, wine produced at the winery or blended on-site at the
public event. There shall not be an y special permit, permit or
license required by the event originator , coordinator, manager, or
property owner to have a small farm winery or winemaker licensee at
his or her event.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.
59-1-6778 JL 01/12/23