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Okla. Stat. tit. 37A, § 37A-2-156: Restrictions on licenses and ownership interest in

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package stores - Spousal interests - Package store sales.

A. No retail spirits license shall be issued to a corporation,

limited liability company or similar business entity. No person may

own any interest in more than two package stores; provided, a spouse

of a retail spirits license holder may hold a separate interest in

up to two (2) package stores. For the purpose only of establishing

whether or not a person owns an interest in more than one package

store, any person having a beneficial interest in any package store

shall be deemed to be a partner in the package store except that the

spouse of any retail spirits license holder or partner shall not be

deemed to be a partner or have a beneficial interest in a package

store unless his or her name appears on the license. A beneficial

interest shall be any interest that benefits from any sales or

profits of the package store.

B. For purposes of this section, any spouse of a retail spirits

license holder shall not hold another license provided for pursuant

to the Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, except a retail wine

license, retail beer license, on-premises beer and wine license,

mixed beverage license, a caterer's license or a retail spirits

license.

C. Package stores licensed under the Oklahoma Alcoholic

Beverage Control Act may sell only alcoholic beverages in retail

containers as defined in Section 1-103 of this title, in the

original package for consumption off the premises; provided, that

package stores licensed under the Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage

Control Act that are also mixed beverage licensees shall not be

prohibited from the exercise of the authorities granted them by

Section 2-110 of this title. All retail sales shall be made on the

licensed premises and all deliveries off the premises, at retail, of

intoxicating liquor or beer are hereby prohibited. Provided, a

holder of a Retail Spirits License shall be permitted to sell at

retail any item that may be purchased at a grocery store or

convenience store, as defined by law, except for motor fuel, so long

as the sale of items other than alcoholic beverages do not comprise

more than twenty percent (20%) of the holder's monthly sales.

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