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Okla. Const. art. XXVIII-A, § 3
Legislature to prescribe licenses
Text effective Oct. 1, 2018
A. The Legislature shall, by law, prescribe a set of licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages to consumers for off-premise consumption, which shall include but not be limited to:
1. A Retail Spirits License, which shall be required in order to sell the following:
a. spirits in their original sealed package, and/or
b. refrigerated and non-refrigerated wine and beer in their original sealed package.
A holder of a Retail Spirits License shall be permitted to sell at retail any item that may be purchased at a grocery store or convenience store, as defined by law, so long as the sale of items other than alcoholic beverages do not comprise more than twenty percent (20%) of the holder's monthly sales;
2. A Retail Wine License, which shall be required in order to sell refrigerated or non-refrigerated wine in the original sealed package. Retail Wine Licenses may be owned without limitation on number by retail locations; and
3. A Retail Beer License, which shall be required in order to sell refrigerated or non-refrigerated beer in the original sealed package. Retail Beer Licenses may be owned without limitation on number by retail locations.
B. As used in this section, the term "retail location" shall include but not be limited to:
1. Supermarkets, grocery stores, convenience stores, drug stores, warehouse clubs and supercenters as defined by law; and/or
2. Retail outlets which were authorized to legally sell low point beer as of the effective date of this section.
C. The Legislature shall, by law, prescribe a set of licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages to consumers for on-premise consumption, which may include the sale of spirits, wine and/or beer, provided that such sales of alcoholic beverages by the individual drink have been authorized by the voters in the specific county where the alcoholic beverages are sold, either prior to or after the enactment of this Article.
History
Added by State Question No. 792, Legislative Referendum No. 370, adopted at election held on Nov. 8, 2016, eff. Oct. 1, 2018.
Provenance
- Source
- oklegislature.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-29
- Edition
- supplied-2026-09-29
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