Okla. Stat. tit. 37A, § 37A-2-156
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Restrictions on licenses and ownership interest in
Official statutory text
package stores - Spousal interests - Package store sales.
A. No retail spirits license shall be issued to a corporation,
limited liability company or similar business entity. No person may
own any interest in more than two package stores; provided, a spouse
of a retail spirits license holder may hold a separate interest in
up to two (2) package stores. For the purpose only of establishing
whether or not a person owns an interest in more than one package
store, any person having a beneficial interest in any package store
shall be deemed to be a partner in the package store except that the
spouse of any retail spirits license holder or partner shall not be
deemed to be a partner or have a beneficial interest in a package
store unless his or her name appears on the license. A beneficial
interest shall be any interest that benefits from any sales or
profits of the package store.
B. For purposes of this section, any spouse of a retail spirits
license holder shall not hold another license provided for pursuant
to the Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, except a retail wine
license, retail beer license, on-premises beer and wine license,
mixed beverage license, a caterer's license or a retail spirits
license.
C. Package stores licensed under the Oklahoma Alcoholic
Beverage Control Act may sell only alcoholic beverages in retail
containers as defined in Section 1-103 of this title, in the
original package for consumption off the premises; provided, that
package stores licensed under the Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage
Control Act that are also mixed beverage licensees shall not be
prohibited from the exercise of the authorities granted them by
Section 2-110 of this title. All retail sales shall be made on the
licensed premises and all deliveries off the premises, at retail, of
intoxicating liquor or beer are hereby prohibited. Provided, 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, except for motor fuel, 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.
A. No retail spirits license shall be issued to a corporation,
limited liability company or similar business entity. No person may
own any interest in more than two package stores; provided, a spouse
of a retail spirits license holder may hold a separate interest in
up to two (2) package stores. For the purpose only of establishing
whether or not a person owns an interest in more than one package
store, any person having a beneficial interest in any package store
shall be deemed to be a partner in the package store except that the
spouse of any retail spirits license holder or partner shall not be
deemed to be a partner or have a beneficial interest in a package
store unless his or her name appears on the license. A beneficial
interest shall be any interest that benefits from any sales or
profits of the package store.
B. For purposes of this section, any spouse of a retail spirits
license holder shall not hold another license provided for pursuant
to the Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, except a retail wine
license, retail beer license, on-premises beer and wine license,
mixed beverage license, a caterer's license or a retail spirits
license.
C. Package stores licensed under the Oklahoma Alcoholic
Beverage Control Act may sell only alcoholic beverages in retail
containers as defined in Section 1-103 of this title, in the
original package for consumption off the premises; provided, that
package stores licensed under the Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage
Control Act that are also mixed beverage licensees shall not be
prohibited from the exercise of the authorities granted them by
Section 2-110 of this title. All retail sales shall be made on the
licensed premises and all deliveries off the premises, at retail, of
intoxicating liquor or beer are hereby prohibited. Provided, 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, except for motor fuel, 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.
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