LRB-0940/1
ARG:wlj:ph
2009 - 2010 LEGISLATURE
February 17, 2009 - Introduced by Representatives Zepnick, Berceau, A. Williams
and A. Ott. Referred to Committee on Urban and Local Affairs.
AB66,1,2
1An Act to create 125.32 (8) and 125.68 (13) of the statutes;
relating to: pricing
2of retail sales of alcohol beverages.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, with specific exceptions, no person may sell alcohol
beverages at retail unless the person possesses a license or permit authorizing the
sale. Class "B" licenses, issued by municipalities, authorize the retail sale of
fermented malt beverages (beer) for consumption on or off the retail premises. "Class
B" licenses, also issued by municipalities, authorize the retail sale of intoxicating
liquor for consumption on or off the retail premises, which authorization is subject
to certain limitations, some of which depend on whether the issuing municipality has
adopted an ordinance related to "Class B" licenses. Under limited circumstances, the
Department of Revenue may issue Class "B" and "Class B" permits that authorize
the retail sale of, respectively, beer or intoxicating liquor for on-premises
consumption.
Under this bill, no Class "B" or "Class B" licensee or permittee may, for a fixed
price, provide to a customer an unlimited or undefined quantity of beer or
intoxicating liquor. A retailer that violates this prohibition is subject to the general
penalty for alcohol beverages violations, which is a fine of not more than $1,000 or
imprisonment for not more than 90 days or both. The retailer's license or permit may
also be revoked.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB66, s. 1
1Section
1. 125.32 (8) of the statutes is created to read:
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125.32
(8) Certain retail pricing prohibited. No Class "B" licensee or
3permittee may, for a fixed price, provide to a customer an unlimited or undefined
4quantity of fermented malt beverages.
AB66, s. 2
5Section
2. 125.68 (13) of the statutes is created to read:
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125.68
(13) Certain retail pricing prohibited. No "Class B" licensee or
7permittee may, for a fixed price, provide to a customer an unlimited or undefined
8quantity of intoxicating liquor.
