Oklahoma Const. art. XXVIII, § 8

Oklahoma Constitution

Article XXVIII, § 8 — State and political subdivisions prohibited from engaging in business

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Okla. Const. art. XXVIII, § 8.

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Text effective until Oct. 1, 2018 The State of Oklahoma, or any political subdivision thereof, or any board, commission or agency thereof, is hereby prohibited from engaging in any phase of the alcoholic beverage business, including the manufacture, sale, transportation, or distribution thereof, at wholesale or retail, and the maintenance, ownership, or operation of warehouses or alcoholic beverage stores; except that if the voters of a county in which a state lodge is located approve retail sale of alcoholic beverages by the individual drink for on-premises consumption, and if the State Legislature enacts legislation approving such sales in any such lodges located in any such counties, then such sales are authorized. The Legislature may enact laws restricting the involvement of officers and employees of the state and political subdivisions thereof in the alcoholic beverage business. Provided, that nothing herein shall prohibit the sale of alcoholic beverages legally confiscated as provided by law.

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Text effective until Oct. 1, 2018 The State of Oklahoma, or any political subdivision thereof, or any board, commission or agency thereof, is hereby prohibited from engaging in any phase of the alcoholic beverage business, including the manufacture, sale, transportation, or distribution thereof, at wholesale or retail, and the maintenance, ownership, or operation of warehouses or alcoholic beverage stores; except that if the voters of a county in which a state lodge is located approve retail sale of alcoholic beverages by the individual drink for on-premises consumption, and if the State Legislature enacts legislation approving such sales in any such lodges located in any such counties, then such sales are authorized. The Legislature may enact laws restricting the involvement of officers and employees of the state and political subdivisions thereof in the alcoholic beverage business. Provided, that nothing herein shall prohibit the sale of alcoholic beverages legally confiscated as provided by law.

History

Added by State Question No. 563, Legislative Referendum No. 319, adopted at election held on Sept. 18, 1984. Amended by State Question No. 638, Legislative Referendum No. 286, adopted at election held on Sept. 18, 1990. Repealed by State Question No. 792, Legislative Referendum No. 370, adopted at election held on Nov. 8, 2016, effective Oct. 1, 2018.

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