Okla. Stat. tit. 37A, § 37A-5-132

brand label - Form – Fees.

A. Except as provided in subsection D of this section, no

alcoholic beverage shall be labeled, offered or advertised for sale

in this state unless in accordance with rules promulgated pursuant

to the provisions of Section 5-130 of this title and unless the

brand label shall have been registered with and approved by the ABLE

Commission and the appropriate fee paid as provided for in this

section.

B. An application for registration of a brand label shall be

filed by and fees paid by the manufacturer or brewer, winemaker,

distiller or nonresident seller of the brand. Licensees, other than

the foregoing applicants, shall not be required to verify

registration to the ABLE Commission and shall not be penalized for

any applicant’s failure to register its brand label in accordance

with this section. Cordials and wines which differ only as to age

or vintage year, as defined by such rules, shall be considered the

same brand, and those that differ as to type or class may be

considered the same brand by the ABLE Commission where consistent

with the purposes of this section.

C. The application for registration of a brand label shall be

filed on a form prescribed by the ABLE Commission, and shall contain

such information as the ABLE Commission shall require. Such

application shall be accompanied by a certified check, bank

officers’ check or draft or money order in the amount of the annual

registration fee, or the properly prorated portion thereof

prescribed by this section.

D. 1. The annual fee for registration of any brand label for

spirits shall be Three Hundred Seventy-five Dollars ($375.00),

unless total amount of spirits made available for sale in a single

year does not exceed fifty-three (53) gallons, in which case the

annual fee for registration of any brand label shall be Seventy-five

Dollars ($75.00). The annual fee for registration of any brand

label for beer shall be Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00). The annual

fee for registration of any brand label for wine made in the United

States, or for registration of any category of imported wine as

defined by the Oklahoma Tax Commission, shall be Two Hundred Dollars

($200.00). Beer manufactured in this state shall be exempt from

brand label registration fees.

2. Each brand label registered and approved pursuant to this

section shall be valid for a term of up to one (1) year, expiring on

the June 30 next following registration, and may be renewed for

subsequent terms of one (1) year beginning on the July 1 following

the initial registration. Brand registration fees for labels

registered after July 1 may be prorated through the following June

30 on a quarterly basis. The brand registration fee shall not be

transferable, unless otherwise allowed by law. A nonresident seller

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who registered brands prior to May 7, 2019, may transfer brand

registrations to the brewer or manufacturer that produces those

brands, provided the brewer or manufacturer has obtained a license,

at no expense to the nonresident seller, brewer or manufacturer.

E. If the ABLE Commission shall deny the application for

registration of a brand label, it shall return the registration fee

to the applicant, less twenty-five percent (25%) of such fee.

F. The ABLE Commission may at any time exempt any discontinued

brand from fee provisions of this section where a manufacturer,

brewer, beer distributor or wholesaler has an inventory of one

hundred cases or less of liquor or wine and five hundred cases or

less of beer, and certifies to the ABLE Commission in writing that

such brand is being discontinued.

G. No private labels or control labels shall be approved for

sale in this state, except for charity collaboration beer as

authorized in Section 2-102.1 of this title.