AB989,41 14Section 41. 125.12 (4) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB989,14,1615 125.12 (4) (title) Suspension or revocation of licenses on complaint of the
16department office .
AB989,42 17Section 42. 125.12 (4) (ag) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB989,14,2118 125.12 (4) (ag) Complaint. (intro.) A duly authorized employee of the
19department office may file a complaint with the clerk of circuit court for the
20jurisdiction in which the premises of a person holding a license issued under this
21chapter is situated, alleging one or more of the following about a licensee:
AB989,43 22Section 43. 125.12 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB989,15,523 125.12 (5) Revocations or suspensions of, or refusals to renew, permits by
24the
department office . The department office may, after notice and an opportunity
25for hearing, revoke, suspend or refuse to renew any retail permit issued by it for the

1causes provided in sub. (4) and any other permit issued by it under this chapter for
2any violation of this chapter or ch. 139, except that, for a violation of sub. (4) (ag) 6.
3with respect to a license issued under s. 125.51 (4) (v) or a violation of s. 125.535 or
4139.035, the department office shall revoke the license or permit. A revocation,
5suspension or refusal to renew is a contested case under ch. 227.
AB989,44 6Section 44. 125.12 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB989,15,147 125.12 (6) (a) Any person may file a sworn written complaint with the
8department office alleging that an intoxicating liquor wholesaler has violated s.
9125.54 (7) (a). The complaint shall identify the specific legal basis for the complaint
10and sufficient facts for the department office to determine whether there is cause to
11find that a violation has occurred. The department office shall provide a copy of the
12complaint to any wholesaler against whom allegations are made, along with notice
13of the time period under par. (b) to show cause why the wholesaler's permit should
14not be revoked or suspended or to request a hearing.
AB989,45 15Section 45. 125.12 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB989,15,1916 125.12 (6) (b) Within 30 days of receiving a copy of the complaint under par. (a),
17any wholesaler against whom allegations are made may file a sworn written
18response or a written request for an evidentiary hearing before the department office
19under s. 227.44.
AB989,46 20Section 46. 125.12 (6) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB989,16,421 125.12 (6) (c) Subject to pars. (d) 1. and (dm), if no request for an evidentiary
22hearing is made under par. (b), within 60 days of receiving any response under par.
23(b) or, if no response is made, within 60 days of the date on which a response or
24request for hearing is due under par. (b), the department office shall make a written
25decision as to whether a violation has occurred and either dismiss the complaint or

1take action under par. (e). Any decision under this paragraph shall include findings
2of fact and conclusions of law and shall state all reasons for the decision. The
3department office shall provide a copy of the decision to the complainant and to any
4wholesaler against whom allegations are made.
AB989,47 5Section 47. 125.12 (6) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB989,16,146 125.12 (6) (cm) Subject to pars. (d) 2. and (dm), if a request for an evidentiary
7hearing is made under par. (b), the hearing shall be conducted in the manner
8specified for a contested case under ss. 227.44 to 227.50, except that the hearing shall
9be conducted within 45 days of receiving the request for hearing under par. (b) and
10the department office shall make its written decision, including whether a violation
11has occurred and whether the complaint is dismissed or action is taken under par.
12(e), within 15 days after the hearing. In addition to service of the decision as provided
13under s. 227.48, the department office shall provide a copy of the decision to the
14complainant.
AB989,48 15Section 48. 125.12 (6) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB989,16,2216 125.12 (6) (d) 1. If no request for an evidentiary hearing is made under par. (b),
17within 60 days of receiving any response under par. (b) or, if no response is made,
18within 60 days of the date on which a response or request for hearing is due under
19par. (b), the department office may extend the time period for making a decision
20under par. (c) by an additional 60 days if the department office provides notice within
21the time period specified in par. (c) that an additional 60 days is necessary for
22investigation.
AB989,17,223 2. If a request for an evidentiary hearing is made under par. (b), within 45 days
24of receiving the request for hearing under par. (b), the department office may extend
25the time period for conducting the hearing by an additional 45 days if the department

1office provides notice within 45 days of receiving the request for hearing under par.
2(b) that an additional 45 days is necessary for investigation.
AB989,49 3Section 49. 125.12 (6) (dm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB989,17,134 125.12 (6) (dm) Within 45 days of receiving any response or request for hearing
5under par. (b) or, if no response or request for hearing is made, within 45 days of the
6date on which a response or request for hearing is due under par. (b), the department
7office may elect to file a complaint in circuit court under sub. (4) that includes all
8allegations of the complaint under par. (a) for which the department office
9determines there is cause to find that a violation of s. 125.54 (7) (a) has occurred. If
10the department office files a complaint in circuit court as provided under this
11paragraph, the department office shall not conduct a hearing under par. (cm) or make
12a written decision under par. (c), but shall proceed with the matter as provided under
13sub. (4).
AB989,50 14Section 50. 125.12 (6) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB989,17,1815 125.12 (6) (e) If the department office finds the allegations under par. (a) true
16and sufficient, the department office shall either suspend for not less than 10 days
17nor more than 90 days or revoke the wholesaler's permit, and give notice of the
18suspension or revocation to the wholesaler.
AB989,51 19Section 51. 125.13 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB989,18,2 20125.13 Report of suspension, revocation or imposition of penalty.
21Whenever a municipal governing body or court revokes or suspends a license or
22permit or imposes a penalty on a licensee or permittee for the violation of this
23chapter, the clerk of the municipality or court revoking or suspending the license or
24imposing the penalty shall, within 10 days after the revocation, suspension or
25imposition of penalty, mail a report to the department office at Madison, Wisconsin,

1giving the name of the licensee, the address of the licensed premises and a full
2description of the penalty imposed.
AB989,52 3Section 52. 125.14 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB989,18,84 125.14 (2) (c) Identification. Any person seizing alcohol beverages or personal
5property and electing to dispose of it under this subsection shall exercise reasonable
6diligence to ascertain the name and address of the owner of the alcohol beverages or
7property and of all persons holding a security interest in the property seized. The
8person shall report his or her findings in writing to the department office.
AB989,53 9Section 53. 125.14 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB989,18,2110 125.14 (2) (d) Order. Upon conviction of any person for owning, possessing,
11keeping, storing, manufacturing, selling, distributing or transporting alcohol
12beverages in violation of this chapter or ch. 139, the court shall order part or all of
13the alcohol beverages or personal property seized to be destroyed if it is unfit for sale.
14Alcohol beverages and other personal property fit for sale shall be turned over to the
15department office for disposition. Upon receipt of the confiscated property, the
16department office shall exercise reasonable diligence to ascertain the names and
17addresses of all owners of the property and of all persons holding a security interest
18in the property. If a motor vehicle is confiscated, the department office shall obtain
19the written advice of the department of transportation as to the ownership of the
20motor vehicle and shall make a reasonable search for perfected security interests in
21the vehicle.
AB989,54 22Section 54. 125.14 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB989,19,1023 125.14 (2) (e) Disposal. The department office shall dispose of the alcohol
24beverages turned over to it by the court by either giving it to law enforcement
25agencies free of charge for use in criminal investigations, selling it to the highest

1bidder if the bidder is a person holding a license or permit issued under this chapter,
2or destroying it, at the discretion of the department office. If the department office
3elects to sell the alcohol beverages, it shall publish a class 2 notice under ch. 985
4asking for sealed bids from qualified bidders. Any items or groups of items in the
5inventory subject to a security interest, the existence of which was established in the
6proceedings for conviction as being bona fide and as having been created without the
7secured party having notice that the items were being used or were to be used in
8connection with the violation, shall be sold separately. The net proceeds from the
9sale, less all costs of seizure, storage, and sale, shall be turned over to the secretary
10of administration and credited to the common school fund.
AB989,55 11Section 55. 125.14 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB989,20,212 125.14 (2) (f) Sale. Any personal property, other than alcohol beverages, seized
13under par. (a) and fit for sale, shall be turned over by the department office to the
14department of administration for disposal at public auction to the highest bidder, at
15a time and place stated in a notice of sale which describes the property to be sold.
16The sale shall be held in a conveniently accessible place in the county where the
17property was confiscated. A copy of the notice shall be published as a class 2 notice
18under ch. 985. The last insertion shall be at least 10 days before the sale. The
19department of revenue office shall serve a copy of the notice of sale at least 2 weeks
20before the date thereof on all persons who are or may be owners or holders of security
21interests in the property. Any confiscated property worth more than $100 shall be
22sold separately, and the balance of the confiscated property shall be sold in bulk or
23separately at the discretion of the department of administration. The net proceeds
24from the sale, less all costs of seizure, storage, and sale, shall be turned over to the

1secretary of administration. No motor vehicle or motorboat confiscated under this
2section may be sold within 30 days after the date of seizure.
AB989,56 3Section 56. 125.14 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB989,20,74 125.14 (3) (b) Deadline. The application shall be made within one year after
5the sale of the property. A copy of the application and the order setting a hearing on
6it shall be served on the department office at least 20 days before the date set for
7hearing.
AB989,57 8Section 57. 125.145 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB989,20,14 9125.145 Prosecutions by attorney general or department office. Upon
10request by the secretary of revenue office, the attorney general may represent this
11state or assist a district attorney in prosecuting any case arising under this chapter.
12The department office may represent this state in prosecuting any violation of s.
13125.54 (7) (a) or (b) and shall bring any such action in the circuit court for Dane
14County.
AB989,58 15Section 58. 125.15 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB989,20,1916 125.15 (1) An intoxicating liquor wholesaler, intoxicating liquor retail licensee
17or permittee, or intoxicating liquor trade association that makes a written complaint
18to the department office under s. 125.12 (6) of a violation of s. 125.54 (7) (a) may bring
19an action to enforce the provisions of s. 125.54 (7) if any of the following apply:
AB989,20,2120 (a) The department office has not rendered a decision within the time periods
21specified in s. 125.12 (6) (c) to (d).
AB989,20,2522 (b) The department office has rendered a decision under s. 125.12 (6) in which
23the department office has determined that a violation has occurred but no action has
24been brought in circuit court by the department office, attorney general, or a district
25attorney to prosecute the violation.
AB989,59
1Section 59. 125.17 (6) (a) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin
2Act 59
, is amended to read:
AB989,21,103 125.17 (6) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in par. (b), no municipal governing
4body may issue an operator's license unless the applicant has successfully completed
5a responsible beverage server training course at any location that is offered by a
6technical college district and that conforms to curriculum guidelines specified by the
7technical college system board or a comparable training course, which may include
8computer-based training and testing, that is approved by the department office or
9the department of safety and professional services, or unless the applicant fulfills
10one of the following requirements:
AB989,60 11Section 60. 125.19 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB989,21,1612 125.19 (1) Issuance. The department office shall issue an alcohol beverage
13warehouse permit which authorizes the permittee to store and warehouse alcohol
14beverages in warehouse premises covered by the permit, subject to rules adopted by
15the department office. The permit does not authorize the sale of any alcohol
16beverages.
AB989,61 17Section 61. 125.27 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin Act 59,
18is amended to read:
AB989,22,219 125.27 (1) (a) The department office shall issue Class “B" permits to clubs
20holding a valid certificate issued under s. 73.03 (50) that are operated solely for the
21playing of golf or tennis and are commonly known as country clubs and to clubs that
22are operated solely for curling, ski jumping or yachting, if the club is not open to the
23general public and if no Class “B" licenses are issued by the governing body of the
24municipality in which the club is located. A Class “B" permit authorizes retail sales
25of fermented malt beverages to be consumed on the premises where sold. Persons

1holding a Class “B" permit may sell beverages containing less than 0.5 percent of
2alcohol by volume without obtaining a license under s. 66.0433.
AB989,62 3Section 62. 125.27 (2) (a) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB989,22,84 125.27 (2) (a) 1. (intro.) The department office may issue a Class “B" permit to
5any person who holds a valid certificate issued under s. 73.03 (50) and who is
6qualified under s. 125.04 (5) authorizing the sale of fermented malt beverages for
7consumption on any vessel having a regular place of mooring located in any waters
8of this state as defined under s. 29.001 (45) and (63) if any of the following applies:
AB989,63 9Section 63. 125.27 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB989,22,1810 125.27 (2) (a) 2. The department office may issue the permit only if the vessel
11leaves its place of mooring while the sale of fermented malt beverages is taking place
12and if the vessel fulfills the requirement under par. (am). A permit issued under this
13paragraph also authorizes the permittee to store fermented malt beverages
14purchased for sale on the vessel on premises owned or leased by the permittee and
15located near the vessel's regular place of mooring. The permittee shall describe on
16the permit application under s. 125.04 (3) (a) 3. the premises where the fermented
17malt beverages will be stored. The premises shall be open to inspection by the
18department office upon request.
AB989,64 19Section 64. 125.27 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB989,22,2320 125.27 (3) (b) Upon application, the department office shall issue a Class “B"
21permit to a tribe that holds a valid certificate issued under s. 73.03 (50) and that is
22qualified under s. 125.04 (5) and (6). The permit authorizes the retail sale of
23fermented malt beverages for consumption on or off the premises where sold.
AB989,65 24Section 65. 125.275 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB989,23,5
1125.275 (1) The department office may issue an industrial fermented malt
2beverages permit which authorizes the permittee to purchase and use fermented
3malt beverages for industrial purposes only. Such permits may be issued only to
4persons who prove to the department office that they use alcohol for industrial
5purposes and who holds a valid certificate issued under s. 73.03 (50).
AB989,66 6Section 66. 125.275 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB989,23,97 125.275 (3) Shipments of industrial fermented malt beverages shall be
8conspicuously labeled “for industrial purposes" and shall meet other requirements
9which the department office prescribes by rule.
AB989,67 10Section 67. 125.28 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB989,23,1611 125.28 (1) (a) Subject to par. (b), the department office may issue permits to
12wholesalers for the sale of fermented malt beverages from premises within this state,
13which premises shall comply with the requirements under s. 125.34 (2). Subject to
14s. 125.34, and except as provided in pars. (e) and (f), a wholesaler's permit authorizes
15sales of fermented malt beverages only in original packages or containers to retailers
16or wholesalers.
AB989,68 17Section 68. 125.28 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB989,24,318 125.28 (1) (b) If a wholesaler does not maintain any warehouse in this state but
19is licensed and maintains a warehouse in an adjoining state that allows wholesalers
20holding a wholesaler's permit in this state to deliver fermented malt beverages to
21retailers in the adjoining state without warehousing in that state and that further
22requires that all fermented malt beverages be first unloaded and physically at rest
23at, and distributed from, the warehouse of the licensed wholesaler in that state, the
24wholesaler's permit shall be issued by the department office. Notwithstanding s.
25125.04 (5) (a) 2. and (c) and (6), the department office may issue the wholesaler's

1permit to a wholesaler described in this paragraph who is a natural person and not
2a resident of this state or that is a corporation or limited liability company and has
3not appointed an agent in this state.
AB989,69 4Section 69. 125.28 (2) (e) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB989,24,105 125.28 (2) (e) 2. After January 1, 2012, the department office shall issue to each
6person holding an unexpired wholesaler's license issued under s. 125.28, 2009 stats.,
7a wholesaler's permit if the person does not hold a license or permit prohibited under
8par. (b). The issuance of a wholesaler's permit by the department office to any person
9shall invalidate any previous wholesaler's license issued under s. 125.28, 2009 stats.,
10to the person.
AB989,70 11Section 70. 125.28 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB989,24,1712 125.28 (4) The amount of the permit fee shall be established by the department
13and shall be an amount that is sufficient to fund one special agent position dedicated
14to alcohol and tobacco enforcement at the department, but the permit fee
office but
15may not exceed $2,500 per year or fractional part thereof. All permit fees received
16under this subsection shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.566
17(1) (hd).
AB989,71 18Section 71. 125.28 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB989,24,2519 125.28 (5) (b) A wholesaler under this section shall annually sell and deliver
20fermented malt beverages to at least 25 retail licensees or other wholesalers that do
21not have any direct or indirect interest in each other or in the wholesaler. The
22department office may not issue a permit under this section unless the applicant
23represents to the department office an intention to satisfy this requirement, and may
24not renew a permit issued under this section unless the wholesaler demonstrates
25that this requirement has been satisfied.
AB989,72
1Section 72. 125.28 (5) (d) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB989,25,42 125.28 (5) (d) 3. This paragraph shall not affect the authority of any
3municipality or the department office to revoke, suspend, or refuse to renew or issue
4a license or permit under s. 125.12.
AB989,73 5Section 73. 125.28 (5) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB989,25,156 125.28 (5) (e) The department office shall promulgate rules to administer and
7enforce the requirements under this subsection. The rules shall ensure coordination
8between the department's office's issuance and renewal of permits under this section
9and its enforcement of the requirements of this subsection, and shall require that all
10applications for issuance or renewal of permits under this section be processed by
11department office personnel generally familiar with activities of fermented malt
12beverages wholesalers. The department office shall establish by rule minimum
13requirements for warehouse facilities on premises described in permits issued under
14this section and for periodic site inspections by the department office of such
15warehouse facilities.
AB989,74 16Section 74. 125.29 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB989,25,1917 125.29 (1) Permit. No person may operate as a brewer unless that person
18obtains a permit from the department office. A permit under this section may only
19be issued to a person who holds a valid certificate issued under s. 73.03 (50).
AB989,75 20Section 75. 125.29 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB989,25,2221 125.29 (3) Authorized activities. (intro.) The department office shall issue
22brewer's permits to eligible applicants authorizing all of the following:
AB989,76 23Section 76. 125.295 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB989,25,2524 125.295 (1) (intro.) The department office shall issue brewpub permits to
25eligible applicants authorizing all of the following:
AB989,77
1Section 77. 125.295 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB989,26,92 125.295 (2) (b) If an applicant under par. (a) has no current operations, the
3applicant may certify that the applicant has applied for or will apply for a Class “B"
4license or license under s. 97.30 for a restaurant or will comply with any other
5requirement under par. (a), prior to or upon commencing operations authorized
6under this section. If a Class “B" license or license under s. 97.30 for a restaurant
7is not subsequently issued to the applicant, or if the applicant otherwise fails to
8comply with any requirement for eligibility under par. (a), the department office may
9revoke under s. 125.12 (5) the permit issued under this section.
AB989,78 10Section 78. 125.295 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB989,26,2011 125.295 (2) (c) If an applicant under par. (a) holds any license or permit
12prohibited under par. (a) 6. at the time of its application, the applicant may certify
13that the applicant will surrender any such license or permit upon issuance of a
14permit under this section. If the department office issues a permit under this section
15and the applicant fails to surrender any license or permit prohibited under par. (a)
166., the department office may revoke under s. 125.12 (5) the permit issued under this
17section. An applicant is not required to surrender any Class “B" license issued under
18s. 125.31 (1) (a) 2., 2009 stats., or under s. 125.31 (1) (a) 3., 2005 stats., if the
19applicant's continued possession of the license is consistent with subs. (1) (h), (2) (a)
204., and (3) (b) and (c).
AB989,79 21Section 79. 125.295 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB989,26,2422 125.295 (4) The fee established by the department office for a brewpub permit
23shall not exceed the fee established by the department office for a permit under s.
24125.29.
AB989,80 25Section 80. 125.295 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB989,27,2
1125.295 (5) The department office shall promulgate rules and prescribe forms
2to ensure strict compliance with the requirements under this section.
AB989,81 3Section 81. 125.30 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB989,27,144 125.30 (1) The department office shall issue out-of-state shippers' permits
5which, except as provided in sub. (4), authorize the permittee to ship fermented malt
6beverages only to holders of a wholesaler's permit issued under s. 125.28. Except
7with respect to any shipment from a warehouse in an adjoining state by a wholesaler
8issued a wholesale permit under s. 125.28 (1) (b), no person may receive fermented
9malt beverages in this state which have been directly shipped from outside this state
10by any person other than the holder of a permit issued under this section. Subject
11to s. 125.34 (2), all shipments of fermented malt beverages to a wholesaler of
12fermented malt beverages in this state, whether shipped to the wholesaler from
13inside this state or from outside this state, shall be unloaded in, physically at rest in,
14and only then distributed from the wholesaler's warehouse in this state.
AB989,82 15Section 82. 125.30 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB989,27,2016 125.30 (2) (intro.) The application for an out-of-state shipper's permit and the
17permit shall be on forms prescribed by the department office which shall contain
18provisions determined by the department office as necessary to effectuate the
19purposes of ss. 139.01 to 139.25 and shall include a provision that the permittee
20agrees:
AB989,83 21Section 83. 125.30 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB989,27,2422 125.30 (2) (b) To permit inspections and examinations of the permittee's
23premises and records by the department office and its duly authorized employees,
24as authorized under s. 139.08 (4) 125.025 (3); and
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