AB425: Bill Text

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1999 - 2000 LEGISLATURE

1999 Assembly BILL 425

August 3, 1999 - Introduced by Representatives Morris-Tatum, Bock, J. Lehman and Staskunas. Referred to Committee on State Affairs.

AB425,1,3 An Act to amend 134.65 (3); and to create 134.65 (2) (c) of the statutes; relating to: applications for retailer licenses for selling and giving away tobacco products.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, no person may sell or give away cigarettes or tobacco products without holding a cigarettes and tobacco products, retailer license issued by a city, village or town. Under this bill, cities, villages and towns must require applicants for this license who will sell cigarettes or tobacco products from vending machines to indicate on the application where the vending machines will be located.

For further information see the local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

AB425, s. 1 Section 1. 134.65 (2) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

AB425,2,2 134.65 (2) (c) A city, village or town shall require an applicant for a license under par. (a) or (b) who will sell cigarettes or tobacco products from a vending machine to specifically describe on the written application the premises where the vending machine will be located.

AB425, s. 2 Section 2. 134.65 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB425,2,7 134.65 (3) Each such license shall name the licensee and specifically describe the premises where such business is to be conducted or where any vending machine is to be located. Such licenses shall not be transferable from one person to another nor from one premises to another.

AB425,2,8 (End)