AB85: Bill Text

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2009 - 2010 LEGISLATURE

2009 Assembly BILL 85

February 24, 2009 - Introduced by Representatives Gottlieb, Tauchen, Nygren, Lothian, Newcomer, Mursau, Vos, Townsend, Bies, Murtha, Ballweg, Nerison, Strachota and Spanbauer, cosponsored by Senators Grothman, Taylor and Darling. Referred to Committee on Urban and Local Affairs.

AB85,1,2 An Act to amend 125.51 (10) of the statutes; relating to: temporary alcohol beverage retail licenses.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

Current law authorizes municipalities to issue temporary "Class B" licenses to certain clubs, fair associations, agricultural societies, churches, veterans organizations, lodges, and societies that authorize the retail sale of wine at fairs, meetings, picnics, and similar gatherings hosted by these organizations. A municipality may not issue to one of these organizations more than two temporary "Class B" licenses in any 12-month period.

This bill increases, from two to ten, the number of temporary "Class B" licenses that a municipality may issue to one of these organizations in any 12-month period.

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:

AB85, s. 1 Section 1. 125.51 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB85,2,16 125.51 (10) Temporary licenses. Notwithstanding s. 125.68 (3), temporary "Class B" licenses may be issued to bona fide clubs, to county or local fair associations or agricultural societies, to churches, lodges or societies that have been in existence for at least 6 months before the date of application and to posts of veterans' organizations authorizing the sale of wine in an original package, container or bottle or by the glass if the wine is dispensed directly from an original package, container or bottle at a particular picnic or similar gathering, at a meeting of the post, or during a fair conducted by the fair association or agricultural society. The amount of the fee for the license shall be $10, except that no fee may be charged to a person who at the same time applies for a temporary Class "B" license under s. 125.26 (6) for the same event. A license issued to a county or district fair licenses the entire fairgrounds where the fair is being conducted and all persons engaging in retail sales of wine from leased stands on the fairgrounds. The county or district fair to which the license is issued may lease stands on the fairgrounds to persons who may engage in retail sales of wine from the stands while the fair is being held. Not more than 2 10 licenses may be issued under this subsection to any club, county or local fair association, agricultural association, church, lodge, society or veterans post in any 12-month period.

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