Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1272.1
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Carrying firearms where liquor is consumed
Official statutory text
CARRYING FIREARMS WHERE LIQUOR IS CONSUMED
A. It shall be unlawful for a person to carry or possess any
weapon designated in Section 1272 of this title in any establishment
where the sale of alcoholic beverages, as defined by Section 1-103
of Title 37A of the Oklahoma Statutes, constitutes the primary
purpose of the business. This provision shall not apply to:
1. A peace officer, as defined in Section 99 of this title, or
private investigator or armed security guard with a firearms
authorization when acting in the scope and course of employment;
2. An owner or proprietor of the establishment; or
3. An employee of the establishment who has permission from the
owner or proprietor of the establishment to carry or possess a
weapon while in the scope and course of employment.
B. It shall be lawful for a person to carry or possess any
weapon designated in Section 1272 of this title into any restaurant
or other establishment licensed to dispense alcoholic beverages
where the sale of alcoholic beverages does not constitute the
primary purpose of the business.
C. Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to authorize
any peace officer in actual physical possession of a weapon to
consume alcoholic beverages, except in the authorized line of duty
as an undercover officer.
D. Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to authorize
any person, employee, private investigator or armed security guard
with or without a firearms authorization in actual physical
possession of a weapon to consume alcoholic beverages in any
establishment where alcoholic beverages are consumed.
E. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall
upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not
to exceed Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00).
F. Any person who intentionally or knowingly carries or
possesses any weapon in violation of the provisions of this section
and refuses to leave the establishment or the property of the
establishment shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor
punishable by a fine not to exceed Two Hundred Fifty Dollars
($250.00).
G. As used in this section, "consume" means the act of drinking
or ingesting alcoholic beverages or eating a product containing
alcohol.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments Page 570
A. It shall be unlawful for a person to carry or possess any
weapon designated in Section 1272 of this title in any establishment
where the sale of alcoholic beverages, as defined by Section 1-103
of Title 37A of the Oklahoma Statutes, constitutes the primary
purpose of the business. This provision shall not apply to:
1. A peace officer, as defined in Section 99 of this title, or
private investigator or armed security guard with a firearms
authorization when acting in the scope and course of employment;
2. An owner or proprietor of the establishment; or
3. An employee of the establishment who has permission from the
owner or proprietor of the establishment to carry or possess a
weapon while in the scope and course of employment.
B. It shall be lawful for a person to carry or possess any
weapon designated in Section 1272 of this title into any restaurant
or other establishment licensed to dispense alcoholic beverages
where the sale of alcoholic beverages does not constitute the
primary purpose of the business.
C. Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to authorize
any peace officer in actual physical possession of a weapon to
consume alcoholic beverages, except in the authorized line of duty
as an undercover officer.
D. Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to authorize
any person, employee, private investigator or armed security guard
with or without a firearms authorization in actual physical
possession of a weapon to consume alcoholic beverages in any
establishment where alcoholic beverages are consumed.
E. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall
upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not
to exceed Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00).
F. Any person who intentionally or knowingly carries or
possesses any weapon in violation of the provisions of this section
and refuses to leave the establishment or the property of the
establishment shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor
punishable by a fine not to exceed Two Hundred Fifty Dollars
($250.00).
G. As used in this section, "consume" means the act of drinking
or ingesting alcoholic beverages or eating a product containing
alcohol.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments Page 570
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