Okla. Stat. tit. 37A, § 37A-4-101
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Municipal authority to enact ordinances
Official statutory text
A. Municipalities are authorized to enact ordinances consistent
with the provisions of the Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Control Act.
In municipalities with populations of thirty-five thousand (35,000)
or more according to the most recent federal decennial census, these
ordinances may provide for maximum penalties of fines not to exceed
One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) plus court costs, an imprisonment
not to exceed ninety (90) days, or both such fine and imprisonment.
B. All municipalities of this state may enact ordinances
prohibiting or regulating nudity or drink solicitation in
establishments licensed pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma
Alcoholic Beverage Control Act.
C. The provisions of this section shall not authorize any
municipality to regulate by ordinance or issue any licenses for
activities for which a license is required to be issued pursuant to
the provisions of the Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Control Act.
D. Municipalities are authorized to enact ordinances regulating
the closing time of ABLE Commission licensees who provide alcoholic
beverages for consumption on the premises; provided, no ordinance
shall be enacted for premises to open later than 6:00 a.m. or close
earlier than 2:00 a.m.
with the provisions of the Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Control Act.
In municipalities with populations of thirty-five thousand (35,000)
or more according to the most recent federal decennial census, these
ordinances may provide for maximum penalties of fines not to exceed
One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) plus court costs, an imprisonment
not to exceed ninety (90) days, or both such fine and imprisonment.
B. All municipalities of this state may enact ordinances
prohibiting or regulating nudity or drink solicitation in
establishments licensed pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma
Alcoholic Beverage Control Act.
C. The provisions of this section shall not authorize any
municipality to regulate by ordinance or issue any licenses for
activities for which a license is required to be issued pursuant to
the provisions of the Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Control Act.
D. Municipalities are authorized to enact ordinances regulating
the closing time of ABLE Commission licensees who provide alcoholic
beverages for consumption on the premises; provided, no ordinance
shall be enacted for premises to open later than 6:00 a.m. or close
earlier than 2:00 a.m.
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