Oklahoma § 37A-5-137 Possession of alcoholic beverage containers not listed

Oklahoma Statutes

§ 37A-5-137 — Possession of alcoholic beverage containers not listed

Oklahoma § 37A-5-137

Title 37AAlcoholic Beverages

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Bluebook

Okla. Stat. tit. 37A, § 37A-5-137 (2026).

Text

on an invoice - Contraband – Penalties.

A.No mixed beverage, beer and wine, caterer, public event or special event licensee nor any officer, agent or employee of such licensee may possess or permit to be possessed on the premises, for which such license was issued, any container of an alcoholic beverage which is not listed on an invoice from the wholesaler from whom the alcoholic beverage was purchased, unless otherwise permitted by statute.

B.All containers of alcoholic beverages which are on the premises of a mixed beverage, beer and wine, caterer, public event or special event licensee and which are not listed on an invoice from the wholesaler pursuant to the provisions of this section are declared contraband. Any duly authorized employee of the ABLE Commission or the Oklahoma Tax Com

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on an invoice - Contraband – Penalties. A. No mixed beverage, beer and wine, caterer, public event or special event licensee nor any officer, agent or employee of such licensee may possess or permit to be possessed on the premises, for which such license was issued, any container of an alcoholic beverage which is not listed on an invoice from the wholesaler from whom the alcoholic beverage was purchased, unless otherwise permitted by statute. B. All containers of alcoholic beverages which are on the premises of a mixed beverage, beer and wine, caterer, public event or special event licensee and which are not listed on an invoice from the wholesaler pursuant to the provisions of this section are declared contraband. Any duly authorized employee of the ABLE Commission or the Oklahoma Tax Commission is authorized to seize such containers or cases, and such seized containers or cases shall be subject to confiscation and forfeiture pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Control Act. C. Any holder of a wholesaler, mixed beverage, beer and wine, caterer, public event or special event license who violates the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to revocation or suspension of such license issued by the ABLE Commission pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Control Act.

Legislative History

Added by Laws 2016, c. 366, § 140, eff. Oct. 1, 2018. NOTE: Laws 2016, c. 366, was conditionally effective upon passage of State Question No. 792, Legislative Referendum No. 370, which was adopted at election held on Nov. 8, 2016.