SECTION 45:40-3-1. Transportation by authorized Carrier  


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  • (a)   All alcoholic beverages transported into, within, or out of the State of Oklahoma shall be transported in this State only by Carriers holding either a certificate of public convenience and necessity and/or permit from either the Interstate Commerce Commission or the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, and an Alcoholic Beverage Carrier's license issued by the Commission; PROVIDED, that no such Carrier's license shall be required of licensed Brewers, Distillers, Winemakers, Rectifiers, Wine and Spirits Wholesaler, Beer Distributor, Small Brewer Self-Distributor, Brewpub Self-Distributor or Winemaker Self-Distributor, to transport alcoholic beverages from the place of purchase or acquisition to the licensed premises of such licensees, and from such licensed premises to the licensed premises of the purchaser, in vehicles owned or leased by such licensee, when such transportation is for a lawful purpose and not for hire; PROVIDED further, that all Carriers, Brewers, Distillers, Winemakers, Rectifiers, Wine and Spirits Wholesalers, Beer Distributors, Small Brewer Self-Distributors, Brewpub Self-Distributors or Winemaker Self-Distributors shall comply with all the laws and rules and regulations of the Interstate Commerce Commission and/or the Oklahoma Corporation Commission and shall furnish proof of such compliance to the Director.
    (b)   All carriers required under (a) of this Section to secure a license from this Commission shall file with the Director an application in writing on forms to be prescribed by the Commission. No Carrier, except those exempt in (a) of this Section, shall transport any alcoholic beverage into, within or out of the State without first securing and holding a valid Carrier's license issued by the Commission, authorizing such transportation.
[Source: Amended at 35 Ok Reg 853, eff 10-1-18]