2017 WISCONSIN ACT 289
An Act to amend 125.04 (3) (e) 1.; and to create 125.04 (3) (bm), 125.04 (3) (j), 125.04 (6) (g), 134.65 (1r) and 134.65 (5m) of the statutes; relating to: applications for alcohol beverage licenses and permits and for cigarette and tobacco products retailer licenses, appointment of corporate agents of alcohol beverage licensees and permittees, and providing a penalty.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
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1. 125.04 (3) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
125.04 (3) (bm) Signature on, and notarization of, forms. The application forms prepared by the department for a license or permit under this chapter may not require any of the following:
1. The signature of more than one person signing on behalf of the applicant.
2. That an applicant's signature be notarized.
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2. 125.04 (3) (e) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
125.04 (3) (e) 1. Each application for a license
, other than a manager's or operator's license, shall be sworn to signed by the applicant. The applicant shall file the application for a license with the municipal clerk of the intended place of sale.
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3. 125.04 (3) (j) of the statutes is created to read:
125.04 (3) (j) Penalty for materially false application information. Any person who knowingly provides materially false information in an application for a license or permit under this chapter may be required to forfeit not more than $1,000.
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4. 125.04 (6) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
125.04 (6) (g) Forms. If the department or any municipality prepares a form relating to the appointment of an agent under this subsection, including any cancellation of an appointment or appointment of a successor agent, the form may not require the signature of more than one person signing on behalf of the corporation or limited liability company submitting the form.
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5. 134.65 (1r) of the statutes is created to read:
134.65 (1r) A city, village, or town clerk may not require an applicant's signature on an application for a cigarette and tobacco products retailer license to be notarized. If a city, village, town, or any department of this state prepares an application form for a cigarette and tobacco products retailer license, the form may not require an applicant's signature on the form to be notarized.
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6. 134.65 (5m) of the statutes is created to read:
134.65 (5m) Any person who knowingly provides materially false information in an application for a cigarette and tobacco products retailer license under this section may be required to forfeit not more than $1,000.
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7.
Initial applicability.
(1) This act first applies to applications for licenses and permits and agent appointment forms submitted on the effective date of this subsection.
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8.
Effective date.
(1) This act takes effect on the first day of the 3rd month beginning after publication.
