Wright v. Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Control Board

BERRY, Justice:

The sole issue presented herein is whether the District Court erred in affirming the order of Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Control Board refusing to renew appellant’s license to operate a retail package liquor store in Texola, Oklahoma, on the ground the town is inhabited by less than 200 persons.

Article XXVII, § 4, Oklahoma Constitution provides in part:

“Retail sales of alcoholic beverage shall be limited to the original sealed package, by privately owned and operated package stores, in cities and towns having a population in excess of two hundred.”

37 O.S.1971 § 537(c)(4),…