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1999 - 2000 LEGISLATURE
April 21, 1999 - Introduced by Senators Wirch, Panzer and Moen, cosponsored by
Representatives Porter, Kreuser, Kreibich and
Gronemus. Referred to
Committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations.
SB121,1,2
1An Act to create 135.07 (4) of the statutes;
relating to: exempting wine and
2liquor dealerships from the Wisconsin Fair Dealership Law.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under the current law known as the Wisconsin Fair Dealership Law, a person
who grants a dealership (a grantor) may not terminate, cancel, fail to renew or
substantially change the competitive circumstances of the dealership agreement
without good cause. Current law also provides that, with certain exceptions, if a
grantor decides not to renew a dealership or decides to terminate, cancel or make a
substantial change in the competitive circumstances of the dealership, the grantor
must provide the dealer with at least 90 days written notice of the grantor's decision.
The notice must state all of the reasons for the grantor's decision and must provide
that the dealer has 60 days in which to rectify any claimed deficiency. Certain motor
vehicle dealerships, insurance dealerships and dealerships under which goods or
services are marketed on a door-to-door basis are exempt from these provisions.
This bill provides that dealerships that grant the right to sell or distribute
intoxicating liquor or wine are also exempt from these dealership provisions.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB121, s. 1
3Section
1. 135.07 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
SB121,2,2
1135.07
(4) To a dealership that grants the right to sell or distribute intoxicating
2liquor, as defined in s. 125.02 (8), or wine, as defined in s. 125.02 (22).
