Okla. Stat. tit. 37A, § 37A-3-103

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Filing of rules by Commission - Notice of license

Official statutory text

applicants to be sent to municipalities or county commissioners,

county sheriff, district attorney and chief of police.

All rules of the ABLE Commission shall be promulgated and filed

pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act, and

also shall be filed with the Secretary of State and the State

Librarian pursuant to the provisions of Sections 251 through 253 of

Title 75 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Copies of all rules shall be

made available to each county clerk, district attorney, sheriff and

chief of police in the state upon request.

The ABLE Commission shall send a notice of application for a

license to sell alcohol, alcoholic beverage, wine or beer under the

Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Control Act to the district attorney of

the county wherein the premises is located at least fifteen (15)

days prior to the approval or disapproval of the application.

For any applicant for a license issued pursuant to the

provisions of the Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Control Act whose

place of business for which the license is being sought is located

in a city or town, the ABLE Commission shall mail a notice of

application to the chief of police of the city or town, the sheriff

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 37a. Alcoholic Beverages Page 98

of the county in which the city or town is located, and the district

attorney of the county in which the city or town is located. The

city or town may make recommendations on whether or not the

applicant should be issued a license by the ABLE Commission within

twenty (20) days after the date the copies of the application were

mailed.

For any applicant for a license issued pursuant to the

provisions of the Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Control Act whose

place of business for which the license is being sought is located

outside of the incorporated boundaries of a city or town, the ABLE

Commission shall mail a notice of application to the board of county

commissioners of the county in which the place of business is

located, the sheriff of the county and the district attorney of the

county. The board of county commissioners shall make

recommendations on whether or not the applicant should be issued a

license by the ABLE Commission within twenty (20) days after the

date the copies of the application were mailed.

Any political subdivision which is entitled to notice of an

application for a license shall be considered an interested party to

the proceeding and shall be given notice of any issuance of license.

The political subdivision shall be entitled to appeal any such

issuance in the same manner as the applicant would be entitled to

appeal a denial of the license application.

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