Okla. Stat. tit. 37A, § 37A-3-114
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Resale of beer restrictions for retailers - Violations
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– Penalties.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 37a. Alcoholic Beverages Page 118
A. This section applies to all retailers authorized to sell
beer for consumption off the premises.
B. The holder of a retail beer or retail spirits license may
resell beer only in the packaging in which the holder received the
beer or may resell the contents of the packages as individual
containers.
C. Except for purposes of resale as individual containers, the
licensee shall not:
1. Mutilate, tear apart or cut apart original packaging in
which beer was received; or
2. Repackage beer in a manner misleading to the consumer or
that results in required labeling being omitted or obscured.
D. The ABLE Commission shall impose the following penalties for
a violation of subsection B or C of this section:
1. After notice and hearing, immediately revoke the license of
the licensee committing the violation; and
2. Impose a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars
($1,000.00) for each violation.
Any licensee whose license is revoked pursuant to this
subsection shall not be eligible to reapply for a license for at
least three (3) months from the date of the revocation. Any stock
of beer in undamaged original packaging in the possession of such
licensee shall be repurchased by the distributor as long as the
repurchased inventory falls within the date considered by the brewer
of the product to be appropriate for sale to a consumer.
E. Administrative fines collected pursuant to this section
shall be enforceable in the district courts of this state. All
administrative fines collected by the ABLE Commission pursuant to
this section shall be forwarded to the State Treasurer for deposit
in the General Revenue Fund.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 37a. Alcoholic Beverages Page 118
A. This section applies to all retailers authorized to sell
beer for consumption off the premises.
B. The holder of a retail beer or retail spirits license may
resell beer only in the packaging in which the holder received the
beer or may resell the contents of the packages as individual
containers.
C. Except for purposes of resale as individual containers, the
licensee shall not:
1. Mutilate, tear apart or cut apart original packaging in
which beer was received; or
2. Repackage beer in a manner misleading to the consumer or
that results in required labeling being omitted or obscured.
D. The ABLE Commission shall impose the following penalties for
a violation of subsection B or C of this section:
1. After notice and hearing, immediately revoke the license of
the licensee committing the violation; and
2. Impose a fine of not more than One Thousand Dollars
($1,000.00) for each violation.
Any licensee whose license is revoked pursuant to this
subsection shall not be eligible to reapply for a license for at
least three (3) months from the date of the revocation. Any stock
of beer in undamaged original packaging in the possession of such
licensee shall be repurchased by the distributor as long as the
repurchased inventory falls within the date considered by the brewer
of the product to be appropriate for sale to a consumer.
E. Administrative fines collected pursuant to this section
shall be enforceable in the district courts of this state. All
administrative fines collected by the ABLE Commission pursuant to
this section shall be forwarded to the State Treasurer for deposit
in the General Revenue Fund.
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