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39 | 63 | | An Act relating to alcoholic beverages; amending 3 7A |
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40 | 64 | | O.S. 2021, Section 2 -129, which relates to charitable |
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41 | 65 | | alcoholic beverage lice nses; updating statutory |
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42 | 66 | | language; exempting certain organizations from |
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43 | 67 | | certain amount of licenses issue d each year; and |
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44 | 68 | | declaring an emergency . |
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49 | 73 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: |
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50 | 74 | | SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 37A O.S. 2021, Section 2-129, is |
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51 | 75 | | amended to read as follows: |
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52 | 76 | | Section 2-129. A. A charitable auction or charitable alcoholic |
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53 | 77 | | beverage event license may be issued to a charitable organization |
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54 | 78 | | exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(3), (4), (5), (6), (7), |
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55 | 79 | | (8), (9), (10) or (19) of th e United States Internal R evenue Code. |
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56 | 80 | | The charitable alcoholic beverage event license shall authorize the |
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57 | 81 | | holder thereof to conduct a wine, spirit and/or beer event which may |
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58 | 82 | | consist of one or more of a wine, spirit and/or beer-tasting event, |
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59 | 83 | | a wine, spirit and/or beer dinner event or a wine, spirit and/or |
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60 | 84 | | beer auction, which may be either a live auction conducted by an |
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61 | 85 | | auctioneer or a silent auction for which: |
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89 | 137 | | 1. Bid sheets are accepted from interested bidders at the |
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90 | 138 | | event; |
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91 | 139 | | 2. The holders of tickets ar e allowed to bid online fo r a |
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92 | 140 | | period not exceeding thirty (30) days prior to the event; or |
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93 | 141 | | 3. Both bid sheets are accepted at the event and online bids |
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94 | 142 | | are accepted pursuant to paragraph 2 of this subsection. |
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95 | 143 | | B. A charitable alcoholic beverage event shall be conducted |
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96 | 144 | | solely to raise funds for chari table purposes. A charitable |
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97 | 145 | | alcoholic beverage license shall allow the event attendees access to |
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98 | 146 | | tastings, samples, dinners and alcoholic beverages as parts part of |
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99 | 147 | | their entrance fee or ticket price. Wine, spiri ts and/or beer used |
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100 | 148 | | in, served or consumed at a charitable alcoholic beverage event may |
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101 | 149 | | be purchased by the charitable organization or donated by any person |
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102 | 150 | | or entity. |
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103 | 151 | | C. The charitable alcoholic beverage event license sh all be |
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104 | 152 | | issued for a period not exceeding four (4) days. Only eight such |
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105 | 153 | | licenses may be issued to an organization in any twelve -month |
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106 | 154 | | period; provided, that institutions of higher education in this |
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107 | 155 | | state shall not be restricted to the maximum number of event |
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108 | 156 | | licenses issued in any twelve-month period pursuant to this |
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109 | 157 | | subsection. The charitable organization holding a charitable |
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110 | 158 | | alcoholic beverage event license shall not be required to obtain a |
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111 | 159 | | special event license. |
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139 | 211 | | D. Charitable auction and charitable alcoh olic beverage event |
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140 | 212 | | license holders may also utilize a licensed caterer to prov ide |
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141 | 213 | | additional alcohol services at the event and on the premises. |
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142 | 214 | | E. The charitable auction license shall authorize the holder |
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143 | 215 | | thereof to auction wine, spirits and/or beer purc hased from a retail |
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144 | 216 | | package store or received as a gift from an individual if the |
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145 | 217 | | auction is conducted to raise funds for charitable pur poses. The |
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146 | 218 | | charitable auction license shall be issued for a period not to |
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147 | 219 | | exceed two (2) days. Only four such licenses shall be issued to an |
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148 | 220 | | organization in any twelve -month period; provided, that institutions |
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149 | 221 | | of higher education in this state shall not be restricted to the |
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150 | 222 | | maximum number of auction licenses issued in any twelve-month period |
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151 | 223 | | pursuant to this subsection. The maximum amount of wine, spiri ts |
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152 | 224 | | and/or beer auctioned pursuant to the charitable auction license |
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153 | 225 | | shall not exceed fif ty (50) gallons. All wines, beer and spirits |
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154 | 226 | | auctioned pursuant to the charitable auction l icense shall be |
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155 | 227 | | registered and all fees and taxes shall be paid in accordance with |
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156 | 228 | | the Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Control Act. |
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157 | 229 | | F. No charitable alcoholic beverage event license shall be |
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158 | 230 | | required for an organization, association or nonprofit corporation |
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159 | 231 | | which is an economic development chamber or similar entity, provided |
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160 | 232 | | the event is not conducted primarily for fundraising purposes, and |
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161 | 233 | | provided the services of a li censed caterer are used to provide and |
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162 | 234 | | distribute the alcoholic beverages at the event. |
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