2017 Oklahoma Statutes
Title 37A. Alcoholic Beverage
§37A-2-114. Special event license - Public event licenses
Text effective Oct. 1, 2018. See, also, Title 37 for text effective until Oct. 1, 2018.
A. An annual special event license shall authorize the holder thereof to sell and distribute mixed beverages for consumption on the premises for which the license has been issued for up to four events to be held over a period not to exceed one (1) year, not to exceed two such events in any three-month period. For purposes of this subsection, an event shall not exceed a period of ten (10) consecutive days. An annual special event license shall only be issued in counties of this state where the sale of alcoholic beverages by the individual drink for on-premises consumption has been authorized. The holder of an annual special event license shall provide written notice to the ABLE Commission of each special event not less than ten (10) days before the event is held.
B. A quarterly special event license shall authorize the holder thereof to sell and distribute mixed beverages for consumption on the premises for which the license has been issued for up to three events to be held over a period not to exceed three (3) months. For purposes of this subsection, an event shall not exceed a period of ten (10) consecutive days. A quarterly special event license shall only be issued in counties of this state where the sale of alcoholic beverages by the individual drink for on-premises consumption has been authorized. The holder of a quarterly special event license shall provide written notice to the ABLE Commission of each special event not less than ten (10) days before the event is held.
C. An annual public event license shall authorize the holder thereof to sell and distribute mixed beverages for consumption on the premises for which the license has been issued for up to six events to be held over a period not to exceed one (1) calendar year. The applicant for an annual public event license, who does not already hold a license issued by the ABLE Commission, shall make application not less than sixty (60) days before its first event. The ABLE Commission shall have the authority to waive the sixty-day requirement at its discretion. For purposes of this subsection, an event shall not exceed a period of three (3) consecutive days. An annual public event license shall only be issued in counties of this state where the sale of alcoholic beverages by the individual drink for on-premises consumption has been authorized. The holder of an annual public event license shall provide written notice to the ABLE Commission of each promoted public event not less than ten (10) days before the event is held. A public event license shall not be used in lieu of a mixed beverage license.
D. A one-time public event license shall authorize the holder thereof to sell and distribute mixed beverages for consumption on the premises for which the license has been issued. The applicant for a one-time public event license, who does not already hold a license issued by the ABLE Commission, shall make application not less than sixty (60) days before the event. The ABLE Commission shall have the authority to waive the sixty-day requirement at its discretion. For purposes of this paragraph, an event shall not exceed a period of three (3) consecutive days. A public event license shall only be issued in counties of this state where the sale of alcoholic beverages by the individual drink for on-premises consumption has been authorized. The holder of a public event license shall provide written notice to the ABLE Commission of each public event not less than ten (10) days before the event is held. A public event license shall not be used in lieu of a mixed beverage license.
Added by Laws 2016, c. 366, § 26, eff. Oct. 1, 2018.
NOTE: This section shall become effective October 1, 2018, upon certification of election returns favoring passage of the Constitutional Amendment proposed in Senate Joint Resolution No. 68 of the 2nd Session of the 55th Oklahoma Legislature.
