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2015 - 2016 LEGISLATURE
August 5, 2015 - Introduced by Senators Lassa,
Olsen and Wanggaard,
cosponsored by Representatives
Kleefisch, Krug, Quinn, Ohnstad and
Steffen. Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Small Business, and
Tourism.
SB226,1,3
1An Act to amend 125.07 (3) (a) 3. and 125.32 (3) (c) of the statutes;
relating to:
2the presence of underage persons on premises operating under a retail alcohol
3beverage license.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill allows an underage person, without a parent or guardian, to be at an
indoor golf and baseball facility licensed to sell beer.
Under current law, with limited exceptions, no person may sell alcohol
beverages to a consumer unless the seller possesses a license or permit authorizing
the sale. A Class "B" license authorizes the retail sale of fermented malt beverages
(beer) for consumption on or off the premises.
Under current law, a person who is under 21 years of age and not accompanied
by his or her parent, guardian, or spouse who is at least 21 years of age
(unaccompanied underage person) may not enter or be on any premises for which a
license or permit for the retail sale of alcohol beverages has been issued (licensed
premises). Current law also provides for various exceptions to this prohibition.
Among the exceptions, an unaccompanied underage person may enter or be on
licensed premises that is a bowling center, movie theater, billiard center meeting
certain requirements, indoor golf simulator facility, or indoor volleyball court of a
certain size.
This bill creates an additional exception allowing an unaccompanied underage
person to enter or be on Class "B" licensed premises that is an indoor golf and baseball
facility.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
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125.07
(3) (a) 3. Hotels, drug stores, grocery stores, bowling centers, movie
4theaters, painting studios, billiards centers having on the premises 12 or more
5billiards tables that are not designed for coin operation and that are 8 feet or longer
6in length, indoor golf simulator facilities,
indoor golf and baseball facilities on
7premises for which the only alcohol beverage license issued is a Class "B" license, 8service stations, vessels, cars operated by any railroad, regularly established athletic
9fields, outdoor volleyball courts that are contiguous to a licensed premises, stadiums,
10public facilities as defined in s. 125.51 (5) (b) 1. d. which are owned by a county or
11municipality or centers for the visual or performing arts.
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125.32
(3) (c) Hotels and restaurants the principal business of which is the
15furnishing of food and lodging to patrons, bowling centers, movie theaters, painting
16studios,
indoor golf and baseball facilities, indoor horseshoe-pitching facilities,
17curling clubs, golf courses and golf clubhouses may remain open for the conduct of
18their regular business but may not sell fermented malt beverages during the hours
19specified in par. (a).