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An act relating to alcoholic beverages, the official text

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1                   STATE OF OKLAHOMA

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2                 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)

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3 SENATE BILL 1046  By: Coleman
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6                   AS INTRODUCED

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7   An Act relating to alcoholic beverages; amending 37A

7   O.S. 2021, Sections 2-101, as amended by Section 3,

8   Chapter 338, O.S.L. 2023, and 2-161 (37A O.S. Supp.

8   2024, Section 2-101), which relate to annual license

9   fees and curbside pickup and delivery; defining

9   terms; establishing certain license; providing

10  certain requirements for license; determining certain

10  abilities; establishing certain limits for license

11  holders; establishing certain renewal requirements;

11  determining certain requirements for charges;

12  providing certain exceptions; promulgating certain

12  enforcement; establishing certain violations;

13  establishing certain requirements for certain

13  applicants; requiring certain notice for certain

14  application denials; allowing certain purchases of

14  certain licenses; promulgating certain rules;

15  establishing certain license fees; updating statutory

15  language; including certain licenses; permitting

16  certain action; establishing certain protections for

16  certain licensees; establishing certain

17  responsibilities; establishing certain license

17  privileges; requiring certain pricing; establishing

18  certain limitations on certain delivery areas;

18  omitting certain licensees; providing for

19  codification; and providing an effective date.

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22 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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1   SECTION 1.    AMENDATORY  37A O.S. 2021, Section 2-101, as

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2 amended by Section 3, Chapter 338, O.S.L. 2023 (37A O.S. Supp. 2024,
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3 Section 2-101), is amended to read as follows:
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4   Section 2-101. A. Except as otherwise provided in this

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5 section, the licenses issued by the ABLE Commission, and the annual
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6 fees therefor, shall be as follows:
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7   1. Brewer License.................................. $1,250.00

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8   2. Small Brewer License.............................. $125.00

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9   3. Distiller License............................... $3,125.00

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10  4. Winemaker License................................. $625.00

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11  5. Small Farm Winery License.......................... $75.00

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12  6. Rectifier License............................... $3,125.00

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13  7. Wine and Spirits Wholesaler License............. $3,000.00

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14  8. Beer Distributor License.......................... $750.00

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15  9. The following retail spirits license fees

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16  shall be determined by the latest Federal

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17  Decennial Census:

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18  a. Retail Spirits License for cities and

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19                towns from 200 to 2,500 population.......... $305.00

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20  b. Retail Spirits License for cities and

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21                towns from 2,501 to 5,000 population........ $605.00

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22  c. Retail Spirits License for cities and

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23                towns over 5,000 population................. $905.00

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24  10. Retail Wine License............................ $1,000.00

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1   11. Retail Beer License.............................. $500.00

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2   12. Mixed Beverage License......................... $1,005.00

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3                 (initial license)

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4                 $905.00

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5                 (renewal)

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6   13. Mixed Beverage/Caterer Combination License..... $1,250.00

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7   14. On-Premises Beer and Wine License................ $500.00

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8                 (initial license)

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9                 $450.00

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10                (renewal)

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11  15. Bottle Club License............................ $1,000.00

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12                (initial license)

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13                $900.00

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14                (renewal)

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15  16. Caterer License................................ $1,005.00

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16                (initial license)

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17                $905.00

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18                (renewal)

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19  17. Annual Special Event License...................... $55.00

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20  18. Quarterly Special Event License................... $55.00

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21  19. Hotel Beverage License......................... $1,005.00

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22                (initial license)

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23                $905.00

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24                (renewal)

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1   20. Airline/Railroad/Commercial Passenger Vessel Beverage

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2   License........................................ $1,005.00

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3                              (initial license)

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4                                             $905.00

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5                                             (renewal)

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6   21. Agent License..................................... $55.00

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7   22. Employee License.................................. $30.00

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8   23. Industrial License................................ $23.00

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9   24. Carrier License................................... $23.00

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10  25. Private Carrier License........................... $23.00

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11  26. Bonded Warehouse License......................... $190.00

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12  27. Storage License................................... $23.00

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13  28. Nonresident Seller License ...................... $750.00

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14  29. Manufacturer License:

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15  a. 50 cases or less sold in Oklahoma in

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16                last calendar year........................... $50.00

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17  b. 51 to 500 cases sold in Oklahoma in

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18                last calendar year........................... $75.00

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19  c. 501 cases or more sold in Oklahoma in

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20                last calendar year.......................... $150.00

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21  30. Manufacturer's Agent License...................... $55.00

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22  31. Sacramental Wine Supplier License................ $100.00

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23  32. Charitable Auction License......................... $1.00

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24  33. Charitable Alcoholic Beverage License............. $55.00

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1   34. Winemaker Self-Distribution License:

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2   a. produced ten thousand (10,000) gallons

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3                 or less in last calendar year............... $350.00

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4   b. produced more than ten thousand

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5                 (10,000) gallons but no more than

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6                 fifteen thousand (15,000) gallons in

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7                 last calendar year.......................... $750.00

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8   35. Annual Public Event License.................... $1,005.00

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9   36. One-Time Public Event License.................... $255.00

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10  37. Small Brewer Self-Distribution License:

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11  a. produced fifteen thousand (15,000)

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12                barrels or less in last calendar year....... $350.00

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13  b. produced more than fifteen thousand

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14                (15,000) barrels in last calendar year...... $750.00

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15  38. Brewpub License................................ $1,005.00

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16  39. Brewpub Self-Distribution License................ $750.00

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17  40. Complimentary Beverage License.................... $75.00

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18  41. Satellite Tasting Room License................... $100.00

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19  42. Delivery Service License ...................... $1,500.00

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20  43. Delivery Driver License........................... $30.00

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21  B. 1. There shall be added to the initial or renewal fees for

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22 a mixed beverage license an administrative fee, which shall not be
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23 deemed to be a license fee, in the amount of Five Hundred Dollars
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24 ($500.00), which shall be paid at the same time and in the same
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1 manner as the license fees prescribed by paragraph 12 of subsection
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2 A of this section; provided, this fee shall not be assessed against
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3 service organizations or fraternal beneficiary societies which are
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4 exempt under Section 501(c)(19), (8) or (10) of the Internal Revenue
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5 Code.
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6   2. There shall be added to the fee for a mixed beverage/caterer

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7 combination license an administrative fee, which shall not be deemed
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8 to be a license fee, in the amount of Two Hundred Fifty Dollars
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9 ($250.00), which shall be paid at the same time and in the same
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10 manner as the license fee prescribed by paragraph 13 of subsection A
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11 of this section.
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12  C. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A of this

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13 section:
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14  1. The license fee for a mixed beverage or bottle club license

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15 for those service organizations or fraternal beneficiary societies
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16 which are exempt under Section 501(c)(19), (8) or (10) of the
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17 Internal Revenue Code shall be Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) per
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18 year; and
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19  2. The renewal fee for an airline/railroad/commercial passenger

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20 vessel beverage license held by a railroad described in 49 U.S.C.,
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21 Section 24301, shall be One Hundred Dollars ($100.00).
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22  D. An applicant may apply for and receive both an on-premises

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23 beer and wine license and a caterer license.
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1   E. All licenses, except as otherwise provided, shall be valid

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2 for one (1) year from date of issuance unless revoked or
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3 surrendered. Provided, all employee licenses and delivery driver
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4 licenses shall be valid for two (2) years.
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5   F. The holder of a license, issued by the ABLE Commission, for

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6 a bottle club located in a county of this state where the sale of
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7 alcoholic beverages by the individual drink for on-premises
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8 consumption has been authorized, may exchange the bottle club
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9 license for a mixed beverage license or an on-premises beer and wine
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10 license and operate the licensed premises as a mixed beverage
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11 establishment or an on-premises beer and wine establishment subject
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12 to the provisions of the Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Control Act.
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13 There shall be no additional fee for such exchange and the mixed
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14 beverage license or on-premises beer and wine license issued shall
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15 expire one (1) year from the date of issuance of the original bottle
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16 club license.
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17  G. In addition to the applicable licensing fee, the following

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18 surcharge shall be assessed annually on the following licenses:
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19  1. Nonresident Seller License...................... $2,500.00

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20  2. Manufacturer License:

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21  a. 50 cases or less sold in Oklahoma in

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22                last calendar year.......................... $100.00

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23  b. 51 to 500 cases sold in Oklahoma in

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24                last calendar year.......................... $225.00

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1   c. 501 cases or more sold in Oklahoma in

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2                 last calendar year.......................... $450.00

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3   3. Wine and Spirits Wholesaler License............. $2,500.00

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4   4. Beer Distributor................................ $1,000.00

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5   5. Retail Spirits License for cities and towns

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6   over 5,000 population.......................... $250.00

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7   6. Retail Spirits License for cities and towns

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8   from 2,501 to 5,000 population................. $200.00

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9   7. Retail Spirits License for cities and towns

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10  from 200 to 2,500 population................... $150.00

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11  8. Retail Wine License............................... $250.00

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12  9. Retail Beer License............................... $250.00

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13  10. Mixed Beverage License............................ $25.00

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14  11. Mixed Beverage/Caterer Combination License........ $25.00

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15  12. Caterer License................................... $25.00

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16  13. On-Premises Beer and Wine License................. $25.00

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17  14. Annual Public Event License....................... $25.00

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18  15. Small Farm Winery License......................... $25.00

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19  16. Small Brewer License.............................. $35.00

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20  17. Complimentary Beverage License.................... $25.00

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21  The surcharge shall be paid concurrent with the licensee's

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22 annual licensing fee and, in addition to Five Dollars ($5.00) of the
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23 employee license fee and delivery driver license fee, shall be
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1 deposited in the Alcoholic Beverage Governance Revolving Fund
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2 established pursuant to Section 5-128 of this title.
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3   H. Any license issued by the ABLE Commission under this title

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4 may be relied upon by other licensees as a valid license, and no
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5 other licensee shall have any obligation to independently determine
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6 the validity of such license or be held liable solely as a
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7 consequence of another licensee's failure to maintain a valid
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8 license.
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9   SECTION 2.    AMENDATORY    37A O.S. 2021, Section 2-161, is

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10 amended to read as follows:
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11  Section 2-161. A. Retail spirit licensees may sell curbside

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12 and deliver alcoholic beverages including beer, wine, and spirits in
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13 sealed original containers to consumers aged twenty-one (21) years
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14 and older as follows:
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15  1. Only employees Employees of the retail spirit licensee shall

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16 be permitted to make alcoholic beverage product deliveries,
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17 including curbside to consumers. Employees licensed as delivery
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18 drivers and delivery service licensees shall be permitted to make
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19 alcoholic beverage product deliveries, including curbside, to
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20 consumers on behalf of a retail spirit licensee;
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21  2. Payment for alcoholic beverage product delivery by the

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22 retail spirit licensee may be made by cash, check, transportable
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23 credit/debit card processors or advance on-line payment methods; and
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1   3. The retail spirit licensee shall be responsible for his or

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2 her delivery employees as provided in Section 2-133 of Title 37A of
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3 the Oklahoma Statutes this title. An action by a delivery service
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4 licensee or by a delivery driver of a delivery service licensee is
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5 not attributable to the retail spirit licensee with regard to:
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6   a. providing, selling, or serving alcohol to a minor or

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7                 to an intoxicated individual,

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8   b. the delivery of alcohol in a dry or otherwise illegal

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9                 area, unless the retailer has contractually agreed to

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10                retain responsibility for ensuring that deliveries are

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11                not directed to a dry or otherwise illegal area, or

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12  c. any other provision of this title; and

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13  4. A retail spirit licensee's responsibility under this title

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14 regarding delivery of an alcoholic beverage to a consumer shall be
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15 considered satisfied at the moment the retailer transfers possession
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16 of an alcoholic beverage to the delivery service licensee or the
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17 delivery driver of a delivery service licensee.
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18  B. Small brewers and small farm wineries licensed by the

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19 Oklahoma ABLE Commission may sell curbside only alcoholic beverages
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20 produced by such licensee in sealed original containers to consumers
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21 aged twenty-one (21) years and older as follows:
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22  1. Only employees of the licensed small brewer or small farm

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23 winery shall be permitted to make alcoholic beverage product
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24 deliveries to consumers;
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1   2. Payment for alcoholic beverage product delivery by licensed

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2 small brewers or small farm wineries may be made by cash, check,
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3 transportable credit/debit card processors, or advance on-line
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4 online payment methods; and
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5   3. Small brewers and small farm wineries shall be responsible

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6 for their delivery employees as provided in Section 2-133 of Title
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7 37A of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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8   C. Restaurants, bars and clubs holding mixed beverage, beer and

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9 wine, or caterer/mixed beverage licenses issued by the Oklahoma ABLE
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10 Commission may sell curbside and deliver only closed packages of
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11 beer and wine to consumers aged twenty-one (21) years and older as
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12 follows:
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13  1. Only employees Employees of such restaurant, bar or club

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14 licensee shall be permitted to make alcoholic beverage package
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15 product deliveries, including curbside, to consumers. Employees
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16 licensed as delivery drivers and delivery service licensees shall be
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17 permitted to make alcoholic beverage product deliveries, including
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18 curbside, to consumers on behalf of a restaurant, bar, or club
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19 licensee;
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20  2. Payment for alcoholic beverage package delivery by licensed

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21 restaurants, bars and clubs may be made by cash, check,
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22 transportable credit/debit card processors, or advance on-line
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23 payment methods; and
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1   3. Restaurants, bars and clubs licensed by the Oklahoma ABLE

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2 Commission shall be responsible for their delivery employees as
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3 provided in Section 2-133 of Title 37A of the Oklahoma Statutes. An
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4 action by a delivery service licensee or a delivery driver of a
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5 delivery service licensee is not attributable to the restaurant,
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6 bar, and club with regard to:
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7   a. providing, selling, or serving alcohol to a minor or

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8                 to an intoxicated individual,

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9   b. the delivery of alcohol in a dry or otherwise illegal

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10                area, or

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11  c. any other provision of this title; and

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12  4. A restaurant, bar, or club's responsibility under this title

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13 regarding delivery of an alcoholic beverage to an consumer is
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14 considered satisfied at the moment the retailer transfers possession
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15 of an alcoholic beverage to the delivery service licensee or the
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16 delivery driver of a delivery service licensee.
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17  D. Grocery and convenience stores holding a retail beer and/or

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18 retail wine license issued by the Oklahoma ABLE Commission may sell
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19 curbside and deliver original sealed containers of beer and/or wine
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20 only according to the license held to consumers aged twenty-one (21)
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21 years and older as follows:
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22  1. Only employees Employees of such licensed grocery or

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23 convenience store shall be permitted to make alcoholic beverage
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24 product deliveries to consumers;
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1   2. Payment for alcoholic beverage product delivery by a

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2 licensed grocery or convenience store may be made by cash, check,
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3 transportable credit/debit card processors or advance on-line
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4 payment methods; and
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5   3. Grocery and convenience store licensees shall be responsible

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6 for their delivery employees as provided in Section 2-133 of Title
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7 37A of the Oklahoma Statutes. An action by a delivery driver of a
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8 delivery service licensee is not attributable to the grocery and
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9 convenience store licensee with regard to:
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10  a. providing, selling, or serving alcohol to a minor or

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11                to an intoxicated individual,

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12  b. the delivery of alcohol in a dry or otherwise illegal

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13                area, or

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14  c. any other provision of this title; and

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15  4. A grocery or convenience store's responsibility under this

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16 title regarding delivery of an alcoholic beverage to a consumer is
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17 considered satisfied at the moment the retailer transfers possession
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18 of an alcoholic beverage to the delivery service licensee or the
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19 delivery driver of a delivery service licensee.
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20  E. Licensees authorized by this section to make alcoholic

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21 beverage product deliveries to consumers are prohibited from
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22 utilizing third-party vendors or delivery services for purposes of
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23 completing such product deliveries to consumers.
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1   F. Licensees authorized by this section to make alcoholic

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2 beverage product deliveries to consumers shall comply with the laws,
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3 rules, procedures and executive orders incumbent on such licensee.
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4   G. F. The Oklahoma ABLE Commission is authorized to promulgate

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5 rules, regulations, forms and procedures necessary to implement and
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6 enforce the provisions of this section.
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7   H. G. For purposes of this section each delivery authorized by

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8 a licensee to be made by his or her employee shall be deemed a
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9 direct hand-to-hand sale as though the consumer was physically
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10 present on the licensed premises and authorized by law by such
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11 licensee.
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12  H. Notwithstanding any law or rule to the contrary, a delivery

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13 service licensee or a delivery driver of a delivery service
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14 licensee, in accordance with Section 2-101 of this title, may
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15 transport and deliver alcoholic beverage products, including
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16 curbside, from a retailer or restaurant, bar, or club holding mixed
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17 beverage, beer and wine, or caterer/mixed beverage licenses, to
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18 consumers twenty-one (21) years of age and older for the consumer's
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19 personal use and not for resale.
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20  I. A delivery service licensee or a delivery driver of a

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21 delivery service licensee who is authorized by law and by
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22 contractual agreement with a retailer, or restaurant, bar, or club
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23 holding a mixed beverage, beer and wine, or caterer/mixed beverage
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24 license to deliver alcoholic beverage products to a consumer shall be
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1 held responsible for violations of alcoholic beverage laws or
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2 administrative rules of the ABLE Commission, affecting his or her
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3 license privilege to deliver alcoholic beverage products to
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4 consumers.
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5       J. A retailer, restaurant, bar, or club holding a mixed

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6 beverage, beer and wine, or caterer/mixed beverage license:
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7       1. Is not required to verify that the delivery service licensee

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8 or the delivery driver of a delivery service licensee has received
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9 delivery driver training or a delivery driver license under this act;
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10 and
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11      2. Shall not be held responsible for any reason under this title

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12 or statutory or common law for the actions of a delivery service
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13 licensee or a delivery driver of a delivery service licensee.
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14      K. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, pricing for

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15 alcoholic beverages delivered in accordance with this act shall meet
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16 the minimum markup requirements of Section 3-118 of this title prior
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17 to any additional charges, delivery, or service fees.
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18      L. Any delivery service licensee engaged in authorized delivery

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19 shall only do so within the county the licensed premise is located,
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20 and any immediately contiguous county sharing a county line border
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21 with the licensee's home county where the license is held.
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22      M. A delivery service licensee shall not have any ownership

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23 interest in a wine and spirits wholesaler license, a beer distributor
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24 license, or any manufacturer license under this title.
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1   SECTION 3.    NEW LAW    A new section of law to be codified

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2 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 2-161.1 of Title 37A, unless
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3 there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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4   A. Any individual, limited liability company, corporation, or

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5 partnership that is registered to do business in this state,
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6 regardless of the residency of the ownership of the entity, may
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7 apply for and be issued a delivery service license that authorizes
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8 the licensee to deliver alcoholic beverages from a retailer,
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9 licensed by the Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement (ABLE)
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10 Commission to sell alcoholic beverage products, to any person in
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11 this state who is at least twenty-one (21) years of age for the
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12 individual's personal use and not for resale.
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13  B. To receive a delivery service license, an applicant shall:

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14  1. File an application with the ABLE Commission;

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15  2. Provide to the ABLE Commission a sample contract that the

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16 applicant intends to enter into with a retailer for the delivery of
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17 alcoholic beverage products, unless the applicant is the retailer
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18 licensed by the ABLE Commission or operates under the same parent
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19 company as the retailer;
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20  3. Submit to the ABLE Commission an outline of internal or

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21 external training for delivery service personnel that addresses
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22 topics such as identifying underage persons, intoxicated persons,
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23 and fake or altered identification;
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1   4. Provide an attestation that the applicant is at least

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2 twenty-one (21) years of age and has not been convicted of a felony
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3 in any state or federal court;
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4   5. Provide proof of a general liability insurance policy in an

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5 amount not less than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) per
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6 occurrence; and
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7   6. Be properly registered to conduct business in Oklahoma.

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8   C. A delivery service licensee:

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9   1. May contract with any retail licensee, licensed to sell

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10 alcoholic beverage products for on- or off-premises consumption, for
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11 the purpose of delivering alcoholic beverage products;
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12  2. May use its own employees or a third-party service who are

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13 at least twenty-one (21) years of age to deliver such alcoholic
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14 beverage products; provided, such delivery service personnel have a
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15 valid employee license or delivery driver license issued under Title
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16 37A of the Oklahoma Statutes, and shall not have been convicted of
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17 any criminal offense relating to alcoholic beverages. The delivery
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18 service licensee shall complete a criminal history records check on
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19 each delivery driver who delivers alcoholic beverages for a
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20 licensee, and may submit to the ABLE Commission an outline of
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21 internal or external training for employees and delivery drivers
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22 that may be used for the licensing of delivery drivers; provided,
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23 that such training is approved by the ABLE Commission;
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1   3. May facilitate orders by telephone, Internet, or by other

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2 electronic means for the sale and delivery of alcoholic beverages.
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3 If payment is not received at the time of order, the delivery
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4 service licensee may act as an agent of the retail licensee in the
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5 collection of payments from the sale of alcoholic beverages, but the
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6 full amount of each order shall be handled in a manner that gives
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7 the retailer control over the receipt of the payment from the
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8 consumer with the retailer operating as the merchant of record. The
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9 retailer shall remain responsible for the proper remittance of all
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10 applicable taxes on the sale of the product;
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11  4. Shall deliver only sealed containers of alcoholic beverage

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12 products;
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13  5. Shall obtain from the consumer a confirmation that he or she

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14 is at least twenty-one (21) years of age at the time the order is
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15 placed;
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16  6. Shall require the recipient, at the time of delivery, to

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17 provide valid photo identification verifying he or she is at least
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18 twenty-one (21) years of age and such recipient shall sign for the
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19 delivery;
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20  7. Shall possess identification scanning software technology or

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21 a state-of-the-art alternative at the point of delivery to
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22 authenticate that the recipient is at least twenty-one (21) years of
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23 age, and collect the recipient's name and date of birth;
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1   8. Shall return all alcoholic beverages to the retailer if the

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2 recipient is under twenty-one (21) years of age, appears
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3 intoxicated, fails to provide proof of identification, fails or
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4 refuses to sign for delivery, fails to complete the identification
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5 verification process, declines to accept the delivery of alcoholic
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6 beverages, or if any circumstances in the delivery environment
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7 indicate illegal conduct, overconsumption, or an otherwise unsafe
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8 environment for the consumption of alcohol. Such return shall occur
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9 immediately after the discovery of such circumstance;
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10  9. May not deliver any alcoholic beverage to any person located

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11 within a dry jurisdiction in Oklahoma;
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12  10. Shall pick up alcoholic beverages for delivery only during

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13 lawful sales hours in that jurisdiction for the retail license
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16  11. Shall permit the ABLE Commission to perform an audit of the

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18  12. Shall be deemed to have consented to the jurisdiction of

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20 of this section and any related laws or rules; and
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21  13. Shall be responsible for delivery of alcoholic beverage

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1 renewal fee of One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00), and
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3 license. The annual fee for delivery service licensees shall be
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5 General Revenue Fund of this state.
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6   E. A delivery service licensee shall be authorized to charge

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7 the consumer a delivery fee but shall not charge, add on, or collect
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8 any portion of the amount of the retail sales price for the
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10  F. The ABLE Commission is authorized to promulgate rules,

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15 service licensee, irrespective of the status of any delivery service
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16 personnel as a delivery driver. Delivery to a minor shall be
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17 treated as furnishing alcohol to a minor and shall result in any
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1   I. No alcoholic beverages may be left unattended at a residence

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6 licensee to be made to a consumer shall be deemed a direct hand-to-
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9   K. Nothing in this act shall be construed to authorize the

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10 direct shipment of alcohol, liquor, wine, or beer from any
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11 manufacturer.
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12  L. Nothing in this act shall be construed to require a

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13 technology services company to obtain a delivery service license if
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15 merely provides software or a digital network application that
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16 connects consumers and retailers for the delivery of alcoholic
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18  SECTION 4.    NEW LAW  A new section of law to be codified

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19 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 2-161.2 of Title 37A, unless
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1 resale pursuant to Sections 2-101 and 2-161 of Title 37A of the
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3   B. Applicants for a delivery driver license shall be at least

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5 a delivery driver license, not later than fourteen (14) days after
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6 initial licensure, a first-time applicant shall be required to have
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10 conducted by the delivery service licensee. Proof of training
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13 Commission. The failure of a delivery driver licensee to comply
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20  D. Notwithstanding any law or rule to the contrary a delivery

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