{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-37a-37a-3-104","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 37A, § 37A-3-104","heading":"Beer kegs - Identification seals – Record keeping","body":"required for sales - Violations – Penalties.\n\nA. For purposes of this section:\n\n1. \"Beer keg\" means any brewery-sealed, single container that\n\ncontains not less than four (4) gallons of beer;\n\n2. \"Licensed retailer\" means a licensed package store; and\n\n3. \"Identification seal\" means any device approved by the ABLE\n\nCommission which is designed to be affixed to beer kegs and which\n\ndisplays an identification number and any other information as may\n\nbe prescribed by the ABLE Commission.\n\nB. No licensed retailer shall sell beer kegs unless that\n\nretailer affixes an identification seal to each beer keg. An\n\nidentification seal shall consist of durable material as determined\n\nby the ABLE Commission that is not easily removed or destroyed.\n\nIdentification seals used may contain a nonpermanent adhesive\n\nmaterial in order to apply the seal directly to an outside surface\n\nof a beer keg at the time of sale. Identification seals shall be\n\nattached to beer kegs at the time of sale as determined by the ABLE\n\nCommission. The identification information contained on the seal\n\nshall include the licensed retailer's name, address, beer license\n\nnumber and telephone number; a unique beer keg number assigned by\n\nthe licensed retailer; and a prominently visible warning that\n\nintentional removal or defacement of the seal is a misdemeanor.\n\nUpon return of a beer keg to the licensed retailer that sold the\n\nbeer keg and attached the identification seal, the licensed retailer\n\nshall be responsible for the complete and thorough removal of the\n\nentire identification seal and any adhesive or attachment devices of\n\nthe seal. The seal beer keg identification number must be kept on\n\nfile with the retailer for not less than one (1) year from the date\n\nof return.\n\nC. A licensed retailer shall not sell a beer keg unless the\n\nbeer keg has attached a seal complying with the standards\n\nestablished by subsection B of this section.\n\nD. 1. A licensed retailer who sells a beer keg must at the\n\ntime of the sale record:\n\na. the purchaser's name and address and the number of the\n\npurchaser's driver license, identification card issued\n\nby the Department of Public Safety, military\n\nidentification card or valid United States or foreign\n\npassport,\n\nb. the date and time of the purchase,\n\nc. the beer keg identification seal number required by\n\nsubsection B of this section, and\n\nd. the purchaser's signature.\n\n2. The record shall be retained for not less than one (1) year\n\nafter the date of the sale.\n\nE. A licensed retailer required to retain records under\n\nsubsection D of this section shall make the records available during\n\nregular business hours for inspection by a law enforcement officer\n\nor an employee of the ABLE Commission.\n\nF. 1. A person required to record information under subsection\n\nD of this section shall not knowingly make a materially false entry\n\nin the book or register required under subsection D of this section.\n\nIn a prosecution under this subsection, it is a defense for the\n\ndefendant to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that the\n\ndefendant reasonably and in good faith relied upon the\n\nidentification provided by the purchaser of a beer keg.\n\n2. No person other than a licensed retailer, a licensed beer\n\ndistributor, a law enforcement officer or an employee of the ABLE\n\nCommission may intentionally remove a seal placed on a beer keg in\n\ncompliance with subsection C of this section. No person may\n\nintentionally deface or damage the seal on a beer keg to make it\n\nunreadable.\n\n3. Any person who purchases a beer keg and who fails to return\n\nthe keg or who returns a keg with a damaged or missing seal shall be\n\nsubject to a fine of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00).\n\n4. Any licensed retailer who fails to report an individual\n\nprovided for in paragraph 3 of this subsection to law enforcement\nto make it\n\nunreadable.\n\n3. Any person who purchases a beer keg and who fails to return\n\nthe keg or who returns a keg with a damaged or missing seal shall be\n\nsubject to a fine of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00).\n\n4. Any licensed retailer who fails to report an individual\n\nprovided for in paragraph 3 of this subsection to law enforcement\n\nshall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to fines of\n\nnot less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for first and second\n\noffenses. A third violation by a licensed retailer of the\n\nprovisions of this paragraph shall result in the revocation of the\n\nretailer's license for up to one (1) year.\n\nG. Any person who purchases a beer keg which is subsequently\n\nstolen from such person shall not be liable for any penalty imposed\n\npursuant to the provisions of this section if such person properly\n\nreported the theft of the beer keg to law enforcement authorities\n\nwithin twenty-four (24) hours of the discovery of the theft.\n\nH. The ABLE Commission shall promulgate rules for the\n\nimplementation and application of this section.","path":["OK Code","Title 37A"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os37A.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"0c47d876c66d3aca6f55b9b6bb3a9266c6b933a00738463a577559363394588a","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-37a-37a-3-103","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-37a-37a-3-105"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}