The Cherokee Strip Conference Center and the Mark Price Arena are not licensed facilities. There are various options to consider if you want to serve alcohol at the Conference Center or Mark Price Arena:
Private Party Status—Private party status is when a group wants to have liquor, wine, beer or low point beer in any particular room without The Cherokee Strip Conference Center and the Mark Price Arena are not licensed facilities. There are various
options to consider if you want to serve alcohol at the Conference Center or Mark Price Arena:
1. Private Party Status—Private party status is when a group wants to have liquor, wine, beer or low
point beer in any particular room without licensing and meets all of the
following requirements:
A. The private party is not open to the public.
B. There cannot be any charge to get into the private party or for the liquor. The party
must be completely free and there cannot be a cover charge. The party cannot charge a
fee to get into the room and state that the fee is for food when liquor is being served
on the premises.
C. Alcohol can be donated or purchased by event organizers. Organizers can choose
whether or not to hire professional bartenders.
Examples: Weddings, family reunions, rehearsal dinners, charity events where
donations are made prior to event and no tickets are sold at the door, a dinner in con
junction with a conference or other events that may have been paid for by attendees.
2. Special Event Liquor License - available to an organization, association, or a non-profit
corporation. This license allows the holder to sell or to provide alcoholic beverages to the
public or event attendees. To obtain these licenses, complete the following:
Step One—Contact the Able Commission and apply for a Special Event Liquor License.
There are two options available—quarterly or annual. The cost for either license is $55. The
annual license allows you to have up to four events in a year not to exceed two events in any
three-month period. A special event cannot exceed 10 consecutive days. The Able
Commission must be notified 10 days prior to each event. The quarterly special event license
allows you to have up to three events over a three-month period. The special event cannot
exceed ten consecutive days. The Able Commission must be notified 10 days prior to each
event.
Step Two—Contact the Oklahoma Tax Commission for a Mixed-Beverage Tax Permit. The
cost is $100.
Special Provisions
A. All alcohol must be purchased through a Class B Wholesaler and accounted
for on the Special Event License application.
B. Donated alcohol/beer/wine cannot be used.
C. All permits must be on file with the Cherokee Strip Conference Center/Mark
Price Arena
Examples: Any organizations that charges to attend their event or wants to benefit
from the sale of alcohol at their event.
3. Hire a caterer with a Mixed Beverage License—A list of licensed caterers with a Mixed
Beverage License is available for your review. If your caterer is not on the list, you
need to make sure that your caterer goes through the following steps.
Step One—Be a licensed caterer and have a catering license (and restaurant license if the
entity also serves food) on file with the City of Enid.
Step Two—Obtain a Mixed Beverage/Caterers license through the ABLE Commission.
The cost is $1,500.
Step Three—Obtain a Mixed Beverage/Caterers Mixed Beverage Permit with the Oklahoma
Tax Commission. The cost is $100.
Step Four—Sign Caters Agreement with the Conference Center/ Mark Price Arena and agree
to pay 10% of their charges to the facility.
Special Provisions
A. The licensed caterer must provide a certificate of insurance naming the City of Enid
as an additional insured. The policy must provide at least $1,000.00 in general
liability and liquor liability coverage ($100,000 per occurrence).
B. The caterer and the caterer’s employees will not serve any person who is or appears
to be intoxicated or may cause harm or damage to the public health, safety or welfare
of the community due to their intoxicated condition.
C. The caterer and the caterers employees must be aware of the guest’s age and refrain
from serving any persons under the age of 21.
D. Caterers, employees, servants and agents must serve only guests that have been
invited or are attending the function that they are working. Attendees are not allowed
to exit the premises of the private party with the possession of alcohol.
Examples: Event organizers do not want to pay for the alcohol for their guests, but want
to have alcohol available at a charge for the guests. Event organizers that
want to charge for the event (can be a hosted or non-hosted bar).
*Some other options exist for non-profit charity events that ONLY WANT TO SERVE WINE and events where only 3.2 beer will be served. If you think this may apply to you, ask your event coordinator for details.
All events where alcohol is present must have licensed security professionals in attendance. Lessee must provide proof of hired licensed security at least 10 days prior to event if alcohol will be served. NO EXCEPTIONS.
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