Okla. Stat. tit. 37A, § 37A-2-121

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A. An employee license shall authorize the holder thereof to

work in a licensed package store, retail spirits, retail wine or

retail beer establishment, brewpub, mixed beverage establishment,

beer and wine establishment, bottle club, public event or any

establishment where alcohol or alcoholic beverages are sold, mixed

or served. Persons employed by a mixed beverage, on-premises beer

and wine, retail wine, retail beer, public event or a bottle club

licensee who do not participate in the service, mixing or sale of

mixed beverages shall not be required to have an employee license.

Provided, however, that a manager employed by a mixed beverage

licensee, public event licensee or a bottle club shall be required

to have an employee license whether or not the manager participates

in the service, mixing or sale of mixed beverages. Applicants for

an employee license shall be at least eighteen (18) years of age,

except for applicants employed by a grocery store or convenience

store who shall be at least sixteen (16) years of age, and have a

health card issued by the county in which they are employed, if the

county issues such a card. Provided, the provisions of this section

shall not be construed to permit any person under twenty-one (21)

years of age to be employed to sell spirits; however, individuals

eighteen (18) years of age and older may open and serve beer and

wine from their original containers or serve beer, wine, and spirits

from a shaker tin that has been premade and mixed by an employee who

is at least twenty-one (21) years of age. Employees of a special

event, caterer, unless catering a mixed beverage-licensed premises,

or airline/railroad beverage licensees shall not be required to

obtain an employee license; further, employees of beer distributors

and other licensees holding licenses issued by the ABLE Commission

shall not be required to obtain an employee license if such employee

only sells alcohol or alcoholic beverages to establishments holding

licenses issued by the ABLE Commission and not to the public.

Persons employed by a hotel licensee who participate in the stocking

of hotel room mini-bars or in the handling of alcoholic beverages to

be placed in such devices shall be required to have an employee

license. As a prerequisite to the issuance of an employee license,

not later than fourteen (14) days after initial licensure, the

first-time applicant shall be required to have successfully

completed a training program conducted by the ABLE Commission, or by

another entity approved by the ABLE Commission including an in-house

training program conducted by the employer. Proof of training

completion shall be made available for inspection by the ABLE

Commission at the business location employing the licensee. The

failure of an employee licensee to comply with this section may

constitute a revocable offense.

B. In the event the ABLE Commission denies an application for

an employee license, the Commission shall provide written notice to

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the applicant's employer, if any. The notice shall be given at the

time notice is provided to the applicant.