Okla. Stat. tit. 37A, § 37A-2-142

A. No license provided for in the Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage

Control Act shall be issued except pursuant to an application filed

with the ABLE Commission. The ABLE Commission may, however, provide

for a form of simplified application for renewal of a license.

Payment of the prescribed fee shall accompany each application for a

license.

B. Every applicant for an original license, except applicants

for an employee, charitable event, special event or airline/railroad

beverage license, shall also furnish the following:

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1. A tax receipt proving payment of ad valorem taxes, including

real and personal taxes, or furnish to the ABLE Commission

satisfactory evidence that no taxes are due or delinquent;

2. A certificate of zoning issued by the municipality in which

the applicant proposes to locate the applicant's principal place of

business under the license, or by the county if the principal place

of business is located outside the incorporated limits of a

municipality, certifying that the applicant's proposed location and

use thereof comply with all municipal zoning ordinances or county

zoning regulations if applicable;

3. A certificate issued by the municipality in which the

applicant proposes to locate the applicant's principal place of

business under the license, or by the county if the principal place

of business is located outside the incorporated limits of a

municipality, certifying that the applicant's existing or proposed

operations under the license comply with all municipal or county

fire codes, safety codes, or health codes, if applicable;

4. Authorization, on forms furnished by the ABLE Commission,

for complete investigation of the applicant's current financial

status as it relates to the application for a license, including but

not limited to access to bank accounts, loan agreements and

financial statements;

5. A deed, management agreement, purchasing agreement or lease;

and

6. Proof of liability insurance covering both bodily injury and

property damage.

C. The certificates required by paragraphs 2 and 3 of

subsection B of this section shall be signed by the mayor of the

municipality or the chair of the board of county commissioners

issuing same, unless the municipality, by ordinance, or the county

designates some other officer or entity to issue the certificates.

Applications for such certificates shall be in writing and shall

contain information in such detail as the municipality or county may

reasonably require describing the location and nature of operations

to be conducted under the license. Municipalities and counties

shall be required to act on all applications for such certificates

within twenty (20) days of receipt of the written application.

D. Municipalities and counties may grant conditional

certificates for premises proposed for licensed operations for which

construction, modification or alteration is not completed.

Conditional certificates shall indicate that the proposed premises

will comply with the municipal or county zoning, fire, safety and

health codes. The granting of conditional certificates shall not

relieve the applicant of the duty of obtaining the certificates

required by paragraphs 2 and 3 of subsection B of this section after

completion of the construction, modification, or alteration.

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E. A municipality or county shall issue the certificates

required by paragraphs 2 and 3 of subsection B of this section

within ten (10) days after all final inspections are completed.

Thereafter if a licensee fails to maintain compliance with

municipal or county zoning ordinances and codes, the mayor or chair

of the board of county commissioners or their designee, shall

forthwith notify the ABLE Commission in writing setting forth

details of the noncompliance.

F. Within ten (10) days of the receipt of all information
en (10) days after all final inspections are completed.

Thereafter if a licensee fails to maintain compliance with

municipal or county zoning ordinances and codes, the mayor or chair

of the board of county commissioners or their designee, shall

forthwith notify the ABLE Commission in writing setting forth

details of the noncompliance.

F. Within ten (10) days of the receipt of all information

required in subsections B through E of this section, the ABLE

Commission shall notify the applicant in writing of any deficiencies

in the application with a description of what actions need to be

taken to cure the deficiencies. The applicant shall then have a

reasonable period of time to provide the additional information

sufficient to complete the application. Upon a completed

application, the ABLE Commission shall issue or deny the license

within twenty (20) days of the applicant's final submission. The

ABLE Commission's denial of issuance of a license shall be in

writing and shall state with specificity the reasons for the denial.

G. Upon issuance of any license, the ABLE Commission shall

furnish the Oklahoma Tax Commission with a list of such licenses.

H. In the event of denial of an application for a license, the

ABLE Commission shall refund to the applicant the amount of the

tendered fee, less ten percent (10%), which it shall retain as cost

of processing the application.

I. Any licensee, except an employee licensee, who fails to

renew the license prior to the expiration date of the license, shall

be subject to a late renewal penalty as provided by rules of the

ABLE Commission. Further, any licensee, except an employee

licensee, who fails to renew the license within sixty (60) days of

the expiration of the license shall be required to submit a new

license application. An employee licensee who fails to renew prior

to the expiration of the license shall be required to submit a new

license application; provided, however, that under no circumstances

shall any licensee, including an employee licensee, whose license to

serve or sell alcoholic beverages has expired, continue to serve or

sell alcoholic beverages.

J. The requirements in this section shall be required for a

public event license applicant, except for those certificates

required by paragraphs 2 and 3 of subsection B of this section as

the events are temporary in nature and the locations are not

permanently licensed.