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Okla. Stat. tit. 37A, § 37A-2-159

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Complimentary beverage license

Official statutory text

A complimentary beverage license shall authorize the holder

thereof: To provide, free of charge for on premises consumption

only, no more than two alcoholic beverages containing spirits,

twelve (12) ounces of wine, or twenty-four (24) ounces of beer per

day, to a guest or client who is twenty-one (21) years of age or

older. This license shall not be issued to a business which

possesses any other form of license issued by the ABLE Commission,

except for event-type licenses. Complimentary beverage licenses

shall only be issued to a business located in a building or

structure that has a permanent physical address. This license shall

only be issued to businesses which involve retail sales or provide

services to its clients including, but not limited to, furniture

stores, art studios, nail salons, hair salons, cigar stores,

clothing stores, bridal shops or business support services. A

chamber of commerce, main street, economic development authority,

vocational trade school, higher education college or similar

organization promoting economic development or an organization that

is exempt from taxation pursuant to the provisions of subsection (c)

of Section 501 of the United States Internal Revenue Code shall also

qualify for a complimentary beverage license. A business whose

patronage is primarily persons under the age of eighteen (18), is a

restaurant or a business that provides adult entertainment shall not

qualify for a license. Upon issuance of the license, the business

shall purchase all of its alcoholic beverages from a brewer,

winemaker, retail spirit, retail beer, or retail wine licensee and

will become a licensed premise subject to inspection by any ABLE

Commission agent or any other peace officer, pursuant to Section 5-

115 of Title 37A of the Oklahoma Statutes. Employees who serve the

alcoholic beverage shall be twenty-one (21) years of age or older

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and shall not be required to obtain an employee license. A

complimentary beverage license shall not be used in lieu of a mixed

beverage, caterer, brew pub, brewer, public event, special event,

beer and wine, or charitable event license. This license is an

annual license and renewable on an annual basis.

A chamber of commerce, main street, economic development

authority, vocational trade school, higher education college or

similar organization promoting economic development shall be exempt

from the permanent location requirement and permitted to utilize the

license at other locations within the city in which they are located

or on their campus for member recruitment, education and development

of new business functions.

The holder of an Oklahoma winery or brewers license may serve

free samples and offer for sale sealed product for off premises

consumption at temporary tastings on the premises of a complimentary

beverage licensee.

Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site

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