(7) Annual limit. No individual in this state may receive more than 108 liters of wine annually shipped under authority of the section. Each individual shall be responsible for compliance with this annual limit. An individual who violates this annual limit is subject to a warning issued by the department for the individual's first violation and a $500 fine for each violation by the individual that occurs after a warning has been issued by the department. This subsection does not apply to purchases made under a permit issued under s. 125.61.
20,2759k
Section 2759k. 125.54 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
125.54 (1) Authorized activities. The department shall issue wholesalers' permits authorizing the permittee to sell intoxicating liquor at wholesale from the premises described in the permit. Except as provided under s. 125.69 (1) (b) 3., the The permittee may not sell intoxicating liquor for consumption on the premises. If a wholesale permit is issued to a brewery that holds a "Class B" license, the permit shall authorize the wholesale sale of wine only. Possession of a permit under this section does not authorize the permittee to sell tax-free intoxicating liquor and wine brought into this state under s. 139.03 (5).
20,2759kc
Section 2759kc. 125.54 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
125.54 (4) Taste sampling prohibited. Wholesalers holding a permit under this section, employees of such wholesalers, and individuals representing such wholesalers may not provide or participate in providing taste samples under ss. 125.51 (2) (am) and 125.69 (8).
20,2759kg
Section 2759kg. 125.55 (1) (intro.) and (a) of the statutes are consolidated, renumbered 125.55 (1) and amended to read:
125.55 (1) The department may issue the following combination permits: (a) A a combination manufacturer's and rectifier's permit.
20,2759kh
Section 2759kh. 125.55 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
20,2759ki
Section 2759ki. 125.55 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
125.55 (2) A combination manufacturer's and wholesaler's permit may not be issued. A combination rectifier's and wholesaler's permit may not be issued.
20,2759km
Section 2759km. 125.58 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
125.58 (1) The department shall issue out-of-state shippers' permits which authorize persons located outside this state to sell or ship intoxicating liquor into this state. Except as provided under sub. (4), intoxicating liquor may be shipped into this state only to a person holding a manufacturer's, rectifier's, wholesaler's
, industrial alcohol or medicinal alcohol permit under s. 125.54 or, if shipped from a manufacturer or rectifier in another state holding a permit under this section, to a person holding a manufacturer's or rectifier's permit under s. 125.52. Except as provided under sub. (4), a separate out-of-state shipper's permit is required for each location from which any intoxicating liquor is sold or shipped into this state, including the location from which the invoices are issued for the sales or shipments. Any person holding an out-of-state shipper's permit issued under this section may solicit orders for sales or shipments by the permittee without obtaining the sales solicitation permit required by s. 125.65, but every agent, salesperson or other representative who solicits orders for sales or shipments by an out-of-state shipper shall first obtain a permit for soliciting orders under s. 125.65. No holder of an out-of-state shipper's permit issued under this section may sell intoxicating liquor in this state or ship intoxicating liquor into this state unless the out-of-state shipper is the primary source of supply for that intoxicating liquor.
20,2759L
Section 2759L. 125.58 (4) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 125.58 (4) and amended to read:
125.58 (4) A winery located outside of this state may ship wine into this state as provided under s. 125.68 (10) (bm) if all of the following apply: 125.535 and is not required to hold an out-of-state shipper's permit under this section.
20,2759m
Section 2759m. 125.58 (4) (a) 1. to 4. of the statutes are repealed.
20,2759mm
Section 2759mm. 125.58 (4) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
20,2759n
Section 2759n. 125.68 (10) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
125.68 (10) (a) Except as provided in par. (bm) s. 125.535, no intoxicating liquor may be shipped into this state unless consigned to a person holding a wholesaler's permit for the sale of intoxicating liquor, other than a retail "Class B" permit under s. 125.54 or, if shipped from a manufacturer or rectifier in another state holding a permit under s. 125.58, consigned to a person holding a manufacturer's or rectifier's permit under s. 125.52.
20,2759o
Section 2759o. 125.68 (10) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
125.68 (10) (b) Except as provided in par. (bm) s. 125.535, no common carrier or other person may transport into and deliver within this state any intoxicating liquor unless it is consigned to a person holding a wholesaler's permit for the sale of intoxicating liquor, other than a retail "Class B" permit under s. 125.54 or, if shipped from a manufacturer or rectifier in another state holding a permit under s. 125.58, consigned to a person holding a manufacturer's or rectifier's permit under s. 125.52. Any common carrier violating this paragraph shall forfeit $100 for each violation.
20,2759p
Section 2759p. 125.68 (10) (bm) of the statutes is repealed.
20,2759pg
Section 2759pg. 125.68 (10) (bs) of the statutes is repealed.
20,2759pr
Section 2759pr. 125.68 (10) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
20,2759q
Section 2759q. 125.69 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
125.69 (1) (a) No intoxicating liquor manufacturer, rectifier, winery, out-of-state shipper permittee, or wholesaler may hold any direct or indirect interest in any "Class A" license or establishment and no "Class A" licensee may hold any direct or indirect interest in a wholesale permit or establishment, except that a winery that has a permit under s. 125.53 may have an ownership interest in a "Class A" license.
20,2759r
Section 2759r. 125.69 (1) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
125.69 (1) (b) 1. Except as provided under subds. 2. to subd. 4., no intoxicating liquor manufacturer, rectifier, winery, out-of-state shipper permittee, or wholesaler may hold any direct or indirect interest in any "Class B" license or permit or establishment or "Class C" license or establishment and no "Class B" licensee or permittee or "Class C" licensee may hold any direct or indirect interest in a wholesale permit or establishment.
20,2759s
Section 2759s. 125.69 (1) (b) 2. and 3. of the statutes are repealed.
20,2759t
Section 2759t. 125.69 (1) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 125.69 (1) (c) and amended to read:
125.69 (1) (c) No manufacturer, rectifier, winery, or out-of-state shipper permittee, whether located within or without this state, may hold any direct or indirect interest in any wholesale permit or establishment, except as provided in s. 125.53, and except that a manufacturer that is also a brewer may hold a permit issued under s. 125.54 for the wholesale sale of wine only. This paragraph does not prohibit any of the following persons from obtaining a permit under s. 125.65:. Except as provided in s. 125.53, no retail licensee may hold any direct or indirect interest in any manufacturer, rectifier, winery, or out-of-state shipper permittee.
20,2759u
Section 2759u. 125.69 (1) (c) 1. to 3. of the statutes are repealed.
20,2759um
Section 2759um. 125.69 (1) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
125.69 (1) (d) Except as provided in s. 125.295 (3) (c), no brewpub may hold any direct or indirect interest in any "Class B" license or permit or establishment or "Class C" license or establishment.
20,2759v
Section 2759v. 125.69 (4) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
20,2759w
Section 2759w. 125.69 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
125.69 (6) (a) No campus or retail licensee or permittee may purchase or possess intoxicating liquor purchased from any person other than a manufacturer, rectifier or wholesaler holding a permit under this chapter for the sale of intoxicating liquor.
20,2759x
Section 2759x. 125.69 (8) of the statutes is created to read:
125.69 (8) Providing taste samples on "Class A" premises. (a) With the consent of the "Class A" licensee, a manufacturer or rectifier may provide, free of charge, on "Class A" premises, taste samples of intoxicating liquor, other than wine, to any person who has attained the legal drinking age, for consumption on the premises during hours in which the "Class A" licensee is authorized under s. 125.51 (2) (am) to provide taste samples. The provision of taste samples under this subsection shall be subject to the same limitations that apply to taste samples provided by a "Class A" licensee under s. 125.51 (2) (am). No manufacturer or rectifier may provide as taste samples under this subsection any intoxicating liquor that the manufacturer or rectifier did not purchase from the "Class A" licensee on whose premises the taste samples are provided.
(b) 1. A manufacturer or rectifier may provide taste samples under par. (a) through an individual representing the manufacturer or rectifier if all of the following apply:
a. The individual is hired by the manufacturer or rectifier.
b. The individual is not employed by, or an agent of, a wholesaler.
2. All provisions of par. (a) that apply to a manufacturer or rectifier apply equally to any individual representing a manufacturer or rectifier.
20,2760
Section
2760. 134.43 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:
134.43 (3m) Subsections (2) (b), (2m) and (3) do not apply to information regarding the name, address or employer of or financial information related to a subscriber or member of a subscriber's household that is requested under s. 49.22 (2m) by the department of workforce development children and families or a county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5).
20,2768e
Section 2768e. 138.052 (5) (am) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
138.052 (5) (am) 2. b. Within 5 days after the date on which the determination is made, the division of banking shall calculate the average, rounded to the nearest one-hundredth of a percent, of the rates determined by the division of banking and the office of credit unions and report that interest rate to the revisor of statutes
legislative reference bureau within 5 days after the date on which the determination is made.
20,2768r
Section 2768r. 138.052 (5) (am) 2. c. of the statutes is amended to read:
138.052 (5) (am) 2. c. The revisor of statutes legislative reference bureau shall publish the average rate in the next publication of the Wisconsin administrative register. The published interest rate shall take effect on the first day of the first month following its publication and shall be the interest rate used to calculate interest on escrow accounts that are subject to this subdivision until the next year's interest rate is published under this subd. 2. c.
20,2769
Section
2769. 138.09 (1m) (b) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
138.09 (1m) (b) 2. b. The division may disclose information under subd. 1. a. to the department of workforce development children and families in accordance with a memorandum of understanding under s. 49.857.
20,2770
Section
2770. 138.09 (1m) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
138.09 (1m) (c) 1. If an applicant who is an individual does not have a social security number, the applicant, as a condition of applying for or applying to renew a license, shall submit a statement made or subscribed under oath or affirmation to the division that the applicant does not have a social security number. The form of the statement shall be prescribed by the department of workforce development children and families.
20,2771
Section
2771. 138.09 (3) (am) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
138.09 (3) (am) 3. The applicant fails to comply, after appropriate notice, with a subpoena or warrant issued by the department of workforce development children and families or a county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and related to paternity or child support proceedings.
20,2772
Section
2772. 138.09 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
138.09 (4) (b) The division shall restrict or suspend a license under this section if, in the case of a licensee who is an individual, the licensee fails to comply, after appropriate notice, with a subpoena or warrant issued by the department of workforce development children and families or a county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and related to paternity or child support proceedings or is delinquent in making court-ordered payments of child or family support, maintenance, birth expenses, medical expenses or other expenses related to the support of a child or former spouse, as provided in a memorandum of understanding entered into under s. 49.857. A licensee whose license is restricted or suspended under this paragraph is entitled to a notice and hearing only as provided in a memorandum of understanding entered into under s. 49.857 and is not entitled to a hearing under par. (a).
20,2773
Section
2773. 138.12 (3) (d) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
138.12 (3) (d) 2. b. The division may disclose information under subd. 1. a. to the department of workforce development children and families in accordance with a memorandum of understanding under s. 49.857.
20,2774
Section
2774. 138.12 (3) (e) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
138.12 (3) (e) 1. If an applicant who is an individual does not have a social security number, the applicant, as a condition of applying for or applying to renew a license under this section, shall submit a statement made or subscribed under oath or affirmation to the division that the applicant does not have a social security number. The form of the statement shall be prescribed by the department of workforce development children and families.
20,2775
Section
2775. 138.12 (4) (b) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
138.12 (4) (b) 6. If an individual, has not failed to comply, after appropriate notice, with a subpoena or warrant issued by the department of workforce development children and families or a county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and related to paternity or child support proceedings and is not delinquent in making court-ordered payments of child or family support, maintenance, birth expenses, medical expenses or other expenses related to the support of a child or former spouse, as provided in a memorandum of understanding entered into under s. 49.857.
20,2776
Section
2776. 138.12 (5) (am) 1. c. of the statutes is amended to read:
138.12 (5) (am) 1. c. In the case of a licensee who is an individual, the applicant fails to comply, after appropriate notice, with a subpoena or warrant that is issued by the department of workforce development children and families or a county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and that is related to paternity or child support proceedings or the applicant is delinquent in making court-ordered payments of child or family support, maintenance, birth expenses, medical expenses or other expenses related to the support of a child or former spouse, as provided in a memorandum of understanding entered into under s. 49.857. An applicant whose renewal application is denied under this subd. 1. c. is entitled to a notice and hearing under s. 49.857 but is not entitled to a hearing under par. (b).
20,2777
Section
2777. 138.12 (5) (am) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
138.12 (5) (am) 2. The division shall restrict or suspend the license of any insurance premium finance company if the division finds that, in the case of a licensee who is an individual, the licensee fails to comply, after appropriate notice, with a subpoena or warrant that is issued by the department of workforce development
children and families or a county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and that is related to paternity or child support proceedings or the licensee is delinquent in making court-ordered payments of child or family support, maintenance, birth expenses, medical expenses or other expenses related to the support of a child or former spouse, as provided in a memorandum of understanding entered into under s. 49.857. A licensee whose license is restricted or suspended under this subdivision is entitled to a notice and hearing under s. 49.857 but is not entitled to a hearing under par. (b).
20,2777g
Section 2777g. 139.01 (1) and (2) of the statutes are amended to read:
139.01 (1) "Bottler" means any person other than a brewer or brewpub who places fermented malt beverages in bottles or similar containers.
(2) "Brewer" means any person who manufactures fermented malt beverages for sale or transportation except that brewer does not include a permittee under s. 125.295.
20,2777r
Section 2777r. 139.01 (2c) and (2e) of the statutes are created to read:
139.01 (2c) "Brewpub" means a permittee under s. 125.295.
(2e) "Brewpub premises" means any premises covered by a permit issued under s. 125.295.
20,2780b
Section 2780b. 139.035 of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
139.035 Wine shipped directly to individuals in this state. (1) All wine shipped directly to an individual located in Wisconsin by a person holding a direct wine shipper's permit under s. 125.535 shall be sold with the occupational tax imposed under s. 139.03 included in the selling price. As directed by the department, the taxes imposed under s. 139.03 shall be paid to, and a quarterly return filed with, the department once every quarter. In addition to filing a quarterly liquor tax return, each person holding a direct wine shipper's permit under s. 125.535 shall be required to file an addendum, on forms furnished by the department, that provides, at minimum, the identity, quantity, and price of all wine shipped to individuals in this state during the previous quarter, along with the name, address, and birthdate of each person who purchased the wine as well as the name of the person of legal drinking age who acknowledged delivery of the wine. Working with permittees under s. 125.535, the department shall develop forms, in both paper and electronic format, for use by such permittees in obtaining this information and complying with any other requirement under this state's law in connection with the direct shipment of wine.
(2) Any failure of a person holding a direct wine shipper's permit under s. 125.535 to pay the occupational tax or file the addendum required under sub. (1) within 30 days of its due date constitutes grounds for revocation or suspension of the permit. The provisions on timely filing under s. 71.80 (18) apply to the tax and addendum required under this section.
20,2780cd
Section 2780cd. 139.04 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
139.04 (2) Furnishing by a brewer or brewpub of fermented malt beverages to workmen employed in the brewery or brewpub for consumption on the brewery premises or brewpub premises without charge.
20,2780ce
Section 2780ce. 139.05 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
139.05 (2) Each brewer, brewpub, and bottler in this state and each wholesaler of malt beverages within this state to whom malt beverages are shipped from outside this state shall on or before the fifteenth day of each month file with the secretary on forms prescribed by the secretary a verified return containing such information as may be required to compute and show the amount of occupational tax payable by the brewer, brewpub, bottler, or wholesaler or by the shipper for the next preceding calendar month on malt beverages.
20,2780cf
Section 2780cf. 139.05 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
139.05 (7) (a) If any present or future law or regulation effective in any state prohibits a person from shipping into such state a fermented malt beverage produced outside thereof except upon condition that the person shipping such fermented malt beverage into such state first obtain a license therefor from such state and if such license or a renewal thereof may be refused for violation of any law of such state relating to fermented malt beverages, it is unlawful to ship into this state or to purchase or sell within this state any fermented malt beverage produced in such state, unless and until the brewer or brewpub thereof is the holder of a valid subsisting license as provided in this subsection.
20,2780cg
Section 2780cg. 139.05 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
139.05 (7) (b) Such license shall be issued by the secretary to persons who hold a valid certificate issued under s. 73.03 (50). The application for such license shall be verified and shall contain an agreement on the part of the brewer or brewpub that the brewer or brewpub shall observe all laws of this state relating to fermented malt beverages, and such other information and statements as the secretary may require. Any such brewer or brewpub who has, directly or indirectly, violated any law of this state relating to fermented malt beverages shall not be entitled to such a license. The secretary may require the applicant to furnish a bond payable to the state in an amount not less than $1,000 nor more than $5,000 conditioned upon the faithful compliance by the applicant with the undertakings set forth in the application for the license.
20,2780ch
Section 2780ch. 139.08 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
139.08 (4) Inspection for enforcement. Duly authorized employees of the department of justice and the department of revenue and any sheriff, police officer, marshal, or constable, within their respective jurisdictions, may at all reasonable hours enter any licensed premises, and examine the books, papers, and records of any brewer, brewpub, manufacturer, bottler, rectifier, wholesaler, or retailer, for the purpose of inspecting the same and determining whether the tax and fee imposed by ss. 139.01 to 139.25 have been fully paid, and may inspect and examine, according to law, any premises where fermented malt beverages or intoxicating liquors are manufactured, sold, exposed for sale, possessed, or stored, for the purpose of inspecting the same and determining whether the tax imposed by ss. 139.01 to 139.25 has been fully paid, and whether ss. 139.01 to 139.25 and ch. 125 are being complied with. Any refusal to permit such examination of such premises is sufficient grounds under s. 125.12 for revocation or suspension of any license or permit granted for the sale of any fermented malt beverages or intoxicating liquors and is punishable under s. 139.25 (10).
20,2780ci
Section 2780ci. 139.09 of the statutes is amended to read:
139.09 Registration. Every brewer,
brewpub, bottler, manufacturer, rectifier, wholesaler, or retailer liable for payment of the occupational tax imposed in ss. 139.01 to 139.25 shall hold a valid certificate under s. 73.03 (50). The secretary shall assign the person a registration number.
20,2780cj
Section 2780cj. 139.11 (2) and (3) of the statutes are amended to read:
139.11 (2) Report. Each brewer,
brewpub, bottler, manufacturer, rectifier, and wholesaler shall on or before the 15th day of each calendar month or the dates prescribed by the secretary file a verified report of all fermented malt beverages or intoxicating liquor manufactured, received, sold, delivered, or shipped by him or her during the preceding calendar month, except that the department may allow wholesale, winery, and out-of-state shipper permittees whose tax liability is less than $500 per quarter to file on a quarterly basis. Quarterly reports shall be filed on or before the 15th of the next month following the close of the calendar quarter.
