Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-15-116
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Power of municipality or political subdivision to
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enforce act.
Upon the enactment of any ordinance, rule or regulation adopted
in conformity with this act, the municipality or political
subdivision is authorized to investigate and enforce the ordinance,
rule, or regulation on public property, or private property where
the public is invited such as, but not limited to, the following:
1. Places of lodging including, but not limited to, inns,
hotels, and motels;
2. Establishments serving food or drink including, but not
limited to, restaurants and bars;
3. Places of exhibition or entertainment including, but not
limited to, motion picture houses, theaters, concert halls, and
stadiums;
4. Places of public gathering including, but not limited to,
auditoriums, convention centers, and lecture halls;
5. Sales or rental establishments including, but not limited
to, bakeries, grocery stores, hardware stores, and shopping centers;
6. Service establishments including, but not limited to,
laundromats, dry cleaners, banks, barber shops, beauty shops, travel
services, shoe repair services, funeral parlors, gas stations,
offices of accountants or lawyers, pharmacies, insurance offices,
professional offices of health care providers, and hospitals;
7. Public transportation terminals, depots, or stations, not
including facilities relating to air transportation;
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 47. Motor Vehicles Page 703
8. Places of public display or collection including, but not
limited to, museums, libraries, and galleries;
9. Places of recreation including, but not limited to, parks,
zoos, and amusement parks;
10. Places of education including, but not limited to, nursery
schools, elementary, secondary, undergraduate, or postgraduate
private schools;
11. Social service center establishments including, but not
limited to, day care centers, senior citizen centers, homeless
shelters, food banks, and adoption agencies; or
12. Places of exercise or recreation including, but not limited
to, gymnasiums, health spas, bowling alleys, and golf courses.
Upon the enactment of any ordinance, rule or regulation adopted
in conformity with this act, the municipality or political
subdivision is authorized to investigate and enforce the ordinance,
rule, or regulation on public property, or private property where
the public is invited such as, but not limited to, the following:
1. Places of lodging including, but not limited to, inns,
hotels, and motels;
2. Establishments serving food or drink including, but not
limited to, restaurants and bars;
3. Places of exhibition or entertainment including, but not
limited to, motion picture houses, theaters, concert halls, and
stadiums;
4. Places of public gathering including, but not limited to,
auditoriums, convention centers, and lecture halls;
5. Sales or rental establishments including, but not limited
to, bakeries, grocery stores, hardware stores, and shopping centers;
6. Service establishments including, but not limited to,
laundromats, dry cleaners, banks, barber shops, beauty shops, travel
services, shoe repair services, funeral parlors, gas stations,
offices of accountants or lawyers, pharmacies, insurance offices,
professional offices of health care providers, and hospitals;
7. Public transportation terminals, depots, or stations, not
including facilities relating to air transportation;
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 47. Motor Vehicles Page 703
8. Places of public display or collection including, but not
limited to, museums, libraries, and galleries;
9. Places of recreation including, but not limited to, parks,
zoos, and amusement parks;
10. Places of education including, but not limited to, nursery
schools, elementary, secondary, undergraduate, or postgraduate
private schools;
11. Social service center establishments including, but not
limited to, day care centers, senior citizen centers, homeless
shelters, food banks, and adoption agencies; or
12. Places of exercise or recreation including, but not limited
to, gymnasiums, health spas, bowling alleys, and golf courses.
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