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2009 - 2010 LEGISLATURE
January 15, 2010 - Introduced by Representatives Zepnick, Fields, Turner,
Schneider, Sinicki, Danou, Honadel, Stone, Strachota
and Pasch,
cosponsored by Senators Sullivan, Plale, Holperin, Wirch, Miller,
Erpenbach, Taylor, Kanavas, Olsen, Lassa
and Darling. Referred to
Committee on Tourism, Recreation and State Properties.
AB656,1,4 1An Act to renumber 66.0410 (1) (a) and 66.0410 (1) (b); to amend 66.0410 (2)
2(a) and 66.0410 (2) (b); and to create 66.0410 (1) (ae), 66.0410 (1) (c), 66.0410
3(1) (e) and 66.0410 (3) of the statutes; relating to: the local regulation of ticket
4selling and providing a penalty.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, a city, village, town, or county (political subdivision) may not
enact an ordinance or adopt a resolution that prohibits the resale of any ticket to an
entertainment event or a sporting event if the resale price is equal to or less than the
ticket's face value. Also under current law, the Board of Regents of the University
of Wisconsin System (university) may not promulgate a rule or adopt a resolution
prohibiting the resale of any ticket for an amount that is equal to or less than the
ticket's face value.
This bill authorizes the university or a local governmental unit (a political
subdivision, a professional baseball or football district, or the Bradley Center) to
create a resale zone, which is defined as the only part of such an entity's property in
which a ticket may be resold.
Under the bill, if a person is observed violating a political subdivision's resale
zone ordinance, or the university's or another local governmental unit's resale zone
requirements, the person may be cited for the violation and removed from the
premises and, if convicted, is subject to a forfeiture not to exceed the penalty for a
Class C forfeiture, which is a civil penalty with a maximum forfeiture of $500. If a
person violates a resale zone ordinance or requirement a second time, the person may

be permanently prohibited from entering either, or both, of the premises where the
violations occurred.
For further information see the state and 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:
AB656, s. 1 1Section 1. 66.0410 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 66.0410 (1) (be).
AB656, s. 2 2Section 2. 66.0410 (1) (ae) of the statutes is created to read:
AB656,2,63 66.0410 (1) (ae) "Local governmental unit" means a political subdivision, a
4local professional baseball park district under s. 229.65 (5), a local professional
5football stadium district under s. 229.821 (4), or the Bradley Center Sports and
6Entertainment Corporation under s. 232.02.
AB656, s. 3 7Section 3. 66.0410 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 66.0410 (1) (d).
AB656, s. 4 8Section 4. 66.0410 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB656,2,119 66.0410 (1) (c) "Resale zone" means property owned by a local governmental
10unit or the university that the local governmental unit or university designates as
11the only area of its property in which a ticket may be resold.
AB656, s. 5 12Section 5. 66.0410 (1) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB656,2,1413 66.0410 (1) (e) "University" means the Board of Regents of the University of
14Wisconsin System.
AB656, s. 6 15Section 6. 66.0410 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB656,2,2016 66.0410 (2) (a) A Subject to sub. (3), a political subdivision may not enact an
17ordinance or adopt a resolution and the Board of Regents of the University of
18Wisconsin System
university may not promulgate a rule or adopt a resolution
19prohibiting the resale of any ticket for an amount that is equal to or less than the
20ticket's face value.
AB656, s. 7
1Section 7. 66.0410 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB656,3,52 66.0410 (2) (b) If a political subdivision or the Board of Regents of the
3University of Wisconsin System
university has in effect on April 22, 2004, an
4ordinance, rule, or resolution that is inconsistent with par. (a), the ordinance, rule,
5or resolution does not apply and may not be enforced.
AB656, s. 8 6Section 8. 66.0410 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB656,3,127 66.0410 (3) Ticket resale zones. (a) A local governmental unit and the
8university may create a resale zone. If a political subdivision enacts an ordinance
9creating a resale zone, it may enforce the ordinance under par. (b). If the university
10or a local governmental unit other than a political subdivision creates a resale zone,
11a political subdivision may enforce the requirements of the resale zone, which is
12located within its jurisdiction, under par. (b).
AB656,3,2013 (b) A person who is observed violating an ordinance or requirement described
14under par. (a) may be cited for that violation and removed from the premises and, if
15convicted of the violation, is subject to a forfeiture not to exceed the penalty for a
16Class C forfeiture under s. 939.52 (3) (c). A person who is cited and removed from
17the premises may not return to the premises until the person is convicted or the
18citation is dismissed. A person convicted of violating such an ordinance or
19requirement for the 2nd time may be permanently prohibited from entering the
20premises where either, or both, of the violations occurred.
AB656, s. 9 21Section 9. Initial applicability.
AB656,3,2322 (1) This act first applies to a ticket that is resold on the effective date of this
23subsection.
AB656,3,2424 (End)
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