Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Control Board v. Burris

DOOLIN, Justice:

Appellee (Burris) made request to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board (Board) to transfer his retail liquor license to a new premises. Board approved the transfer conditioned on the removal of the “Beverage Mart” sign located on contiguous property also owned by Burris. Board indicated the large “Beverage Mart” sign indirectly attracted customer’s attention to the adjacent liquor store in violation of Art. 2, Section 31(a) of the Board’s Rules and Regulations.

Burris petitioned Board for a declaratory ruling as to whether the sign arrangement described above violated Board’s…