[Amended 2-29-2012, Ordinance
2012-01; amended 7-27-2017 by
Ordinance 2017-10]
1. There
is hereby levied and assessed an annual occupation tax on every business
or occupation relating to alcoholic beverages an occupation tax equal
to the amount levied by the State of Oklahoma.
2. The
license fee for a mixed beverage or bottle club license for those
service organizations or fraternal beneficiary societies which are
exempt under Section 501(c)(19), (8) and (10) of the Internal Revenue
Code shall be $500 per year.
3. The
fees provided for in this section for a brewer license and for a Class
B wholesaler license shall be reduced by 75% if the applicant therefor
is also the holder of a license to manufacture or wholesale any low-point
beer as provided for in this Chapter.
4. An
applicant may apply for and receive both a mixed beverage license
and a caterer license.
5. All
licenses, except as otherwise provided, shall be valid for one year
from date of issuance unless revoked or surrendered. Provided, that
a special event license shall be valid for a period not to exceed
10 consecutive days from the first date the license is valid; said
date to be specified on the license.
6. The
holder of a license, issued by the ABLE Commission, for a bottle club
may exchange the bottle club license for a mixed beverage license
and operate the licensed premises as a mixed beverage establishment
subject to the provisions of the Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Control
Act, Section 501 et seq. There shall be no additional fee for such
exchange and the mixed beverage license issued shall expire one year
from the date of issuance of the original bottle club license. (Reference:
Title 37, 1991 O.S., Section 554.1; see also Title 37 O.S., Section
518.)
7. Sale
of alcoholic beverages by the individual drink for on premises consumption
is not allowed on Christmas day, or on Sundays between the hours of
2:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon. (Reference: Custer County Special Election,
January 20, 1987.)
The City Clerk shall make an annual report to the ABLE Commission,
covering the fiscal year, showing the number and class of licensees
subject to the occupation tax and the amount of money collected from
said tax. (Reference: Title 37, 1991 O.S., Section 554.1.)
No retail alcoholic beverage store, and no wholesale alcoholic
beverage store, warehouse, brewery, distillery, winery, or any other
place, however described, for the manufacture or production or bottling
of alcoholic beverages of any kind shall be located, maintained, or
operated by any person at any place within the boundaries of the City
of Weatherford, except at a location at which such an establishment
is permitted by the zoning ordinance of the city.
No person within this city shall transport in any vehicle upon
any public highway, street, or alley any alcoholic beverage unless
such alcoholic beverage is:
1. In an unopened original container with seal unbroken and the original
cap or cork not removed from the container; or
2. In the trunk or other closed compartment or other container, out
of public view and out of reach of the driver or any occupant of the
vehicle.
[Amended 2-28-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-11]
1. No person shall consume spirits in any public place except on the
premises of a licensee of the ABLE Commission who is authorized to
sell or serve spirits by the individual drink, nor shall any person
be intoxicated in such public place.
2. It shall be unlawful for any person to drink beer or wine while in
or upon any street, alley or other public place in the city, except
that such beverages may be consumed or possessed by persons 21 years
of age or older within the boundaries of any area licensed by the
ABLE Commission or on the Southwestern Oklahoma State University campus
in accordance with rules established by said institution.
No person, at any retail alcoholic beverage store in this city,
shall sell any alcoholic beverage on credit.
No owner or proprietor of a retail alcoholic beverage store,
and no person employed therein shall offer or furnish any prize, premium,
gift, or similar inducement to a consumer in connection with a sale
of alcoholic beverage.
No person operating a cafe, restaurant, club, or any place of
recreation within this city and no employee engaged in connection
with the operation of such a cafe, restaurant, or club, or place of
recreation shall permit any person to be drunk or intoxicated in such
place of business.