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An act relating to retail spirits licensees, 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 24              By: Coleman
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6                 AS INTRODUCED

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7   An Act relating to retail spirits licensees; amending

7   37A O.S. 2021, Section 6-103, as last amended by

8   Section 1, Chapter 200, O.S.L. 2023 (37A O.S. Supp.

8   2024, Section 6-103), which relates to prohibited

9   acts; allowing for licensed premises to operate a

9   specified distance outside of city limits; updating

10  statutory language; and providing an effective date.

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13 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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14  SECTION 1.    AMENDATORY  37A O.S. 2021, Section 6-103, as

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15 last amended by Section 1, Chapter 200, O.S.L. 2023 (37A O.S. Supp.
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16 2024, Section 6-103), is amended to read as follows:
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17  Section 6-103. A. No retail spirits licensee shall:

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18  1. Purchase or receive any alcoholic beverage other than from a

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19 wine and spirits wholesaler, beer distributor, winery or small
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20 brewer self-distribution licensee who elects to self-distribute;
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21  2. Suffer or permit any retail container to be opened, or any

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22 alcoholic beverage to be consumed on the licensed premises, except
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23 when serving samples as authorized by Section 2-109 of this title or
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24 otherwise permitted by law; provided, the licensee shall not permit
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1 any alcoholic beverage content or retail container unsealed in
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2 connection with sampling authorized by Section 2-109 of this title
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3 to remain on the licensed premises at the close of business on that
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4 day, excluding spirits;
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5   3. Sell any alcoholic beverages at any hour other than between

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6 the hours of 8:00 a.m. and midnight Monday through Saturday, and
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7 shall not be permitted to be open on Thanksgiving Day or Christmas
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8 Day; provided, a county may, pursuant to the provisions of
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9 subsections B and C of Section 3-124 of this title, elect to allow
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10 such sales between the hours of noon and midnight on Sunday. Retail
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11 spirits licensees shall be permitted to sell alcoholic beverages on
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12 the day of any General, Primary, Runoff Primary or Special Election
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13 whether on a national, state, county or city election, provided that
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14 the election day does not occur on any day on which such sales are
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15 otherwise prohibited by law;
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16  4. Sell spirits in a city or town, unless such city or town has

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17 a population in excess of two hundred (200) according to the latest
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18 Federal Decennial Census, or the licensee operates within two (2)
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19 miles of the city limits of a city or town with a population in
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20 excess of twenty thousand (20,000) according to the latest Federal
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21 Decennial Census;
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22  5. Sell any alcoholic beverage on credit; provided, that

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23 acceptance by a licensee of a cash or debit card or a nationally
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24 recognized credit card in lieu of actual cash payment does not
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1 constitute the extension of credit; provided, further, as used in
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2 this section:
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3   a. "cash or debit card" means any instrument or device

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4                 whether known as a debit card or by any other name,

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5                 issued with or without fee by an issuer for the use of

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6                 the cardholder in depositing, obtaining or

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7                 transferring funds from a consumer banking electronic

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8                 facility, and

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9   b. "nationally recognized credit card" means any

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10                instrument or device, whether known as a credit card,

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11                credit plate, charge plate or by any other name,

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12                issued with or without fee by an issuer for the use of

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13                the cardholder in obtaining money, goods, services or

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14                anything else of value on credit which is accepted by

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15                over one hundred retail locations;

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16  6. Offer or furnish any prize, premium, gift or similar

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17 inducement to a consumer in connection with the sale of alcoholic
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18 beverages, except that goods or merchandise included by the
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19 manufacturer in packaging with alcoholic beverages or for packaging
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20 with alcoholic beverages shall not be included in this prohibition,
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21 but no wholesaler or retailer shall sell any alcoholic beverage
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22 prepackaged with other goods or merchandise at a price which is
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23 greater than the price at which the alcoholic beverage alone is
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24 sold; provided, it shall not be considered inducement or a premium
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1 for a retail spirits licensee to have an advertised price posted
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2 higher online than the shelf price on the licensed premises; or
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3   7. Pay for alcoholic beverages by a check or draft which is

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4 dishonored by the drawee when presented to such drawee for payment;
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5 and the ABLE Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement (ABLE) Commission
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6 may cancel or suspend the license of any retailer who has given a
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7 check or draft, as maker or endorser, which is so dishonored upon
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8 presentation.
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9   B. No retail spirits licensee shall permit any person under

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10 twenty-one (21) years of age to enter into or remain within or about
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11 the licensed premises unless accompanied by the person's parent or
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12 legal guardian; provided, however, this restriction shall not apply
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13 to an employee of a licensed beer distributor or wine and spirits
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14 wholesaler who:
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15  1. Is at least eighteen (18) years of age;

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16  2. Is accompanied by a coworker at least twenty-one (21) years

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17 of age; and
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18  3. Enters for the sole purpose of merchandising or delivering

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19 product to the licensee in the normal course of business.
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20  SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.

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