SB801,20,2120 (a) The department office has not rendered a decision within the time periods
21specified in s. 125.12 (6) (c) to (d).
SB801,20,2522 (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.
SB801,59
1Section 59. 125.17 (6) (a) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin
2Act 59
, is amended to read:
SB801,21,103 125.17 (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:
SB801,60 11Section 60. 125.19 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB801,21,1612 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.
SB801,61 17Section 61. 125.27 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin Act 59,
18is amended to read:
SB801,22,219 125.27 (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.
SB801,62 3Section 62. 125.27 (2) (a) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB801,22,84 125.27 (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:
SB801,63 9Section 63. 125.27 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB801,22,1810 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.
SB801,64 19Section 64. 125.27 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB801,22,2320 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.
SB801,65 24Section 65. 125.275 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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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).
SB801,66 6Section 66. 125.275 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB801,23,97 125.275 (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.
SB801,67 10Section 67. 125.28 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB801,23,1611 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.
SB801,68 17Section 68. 125.28 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB801,24,318 125.28 (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.
SB801,69 4Section 69. 125.28 (2) (e) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB801,24,105 125.28 (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.
SB801,70 11Section 70. 125.28 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB801,24,1712 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).
SB801,71 18Section 71. 125.28 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB801,24,2519 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.
SB801,72
1Section 72. 125.28 (5) (d) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB801,25,42 125.28 (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.
SB801,73 5Section 73. 125.28 (5) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB801,25,156 125.28 (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.
SB801,74 16Section 74. 125.29 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB801,25,1917 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).
SB801,75 20Section 75. 125.29 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB801,25,2221 125.29 (3) Authorized activities. (intro.) The department office shall issue
22brewer's permits to eligible applicants authorizing all of the following:
SB801,76 23Section 76. 125.295 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB801,25,2524 125.295 (1) (intro.) The department office shall issue brewpub permits to
25eligible applicants authorizing all of the following:
SB801,77
1Section 77. 125.295 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB801,26,92 125.295 (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.
SB801,78 10Section 78. 125.295 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB801,26,2011 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).
SB801,79 21Section 79. 125.295 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB801,26,2422 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.
SB801,80 25Section 80. 125.295 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1125.295 (5) The department office shall promulgate rules and prescribe forms
2to ensure strict compliance with the requirements under this section.
SB801,81 3Section 81. 125.30 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB801,27,144 125.30 (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.
SB801,82 15Section 82. 125.30 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB801,27,2016 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:
SB801,83 21Section 83. 125.30 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB801,27,2422 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
SB801,84 25Section 84. 125.30 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1125.30 (3) Out-of-state shippers' permits may be issued only to a person who
2holds a valid certificate issued under s. 73.03 (50), who is qualified under s. 125.04
3(5), who does not maintain an office or street address in this state, and who is the
4primary source of supply for the brand of fermented malt beverages. An out-of-state
5shipper's permit may not be issued to a person determined by the department office
6of alcohol beverages enforcement
to be primarily engaged in wholesale or retail sales
7in another state. Notwithstanding s. 125.04 (5) (a), natural persons obtaining
8out-of-state shippers' permits are not required to be residents of this state.
9Notwithstanding s. 125.04 (5) (a) 5., a person is not required to complete a
10responsible beverage server training course to be qualified for a permit under this
11section. Notwithstanding s. 125.04 (6), corporations or limited liability companies
12obtaining out-of-state shippers' permits are not required to appoint agents.
SB801,85 13Section 85. 125.30 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB801,28,2114 125.30 (4) An out-of-state brewer that manufactures 300,000 barrels or less
15of fermented malt beverages in a calendar year from all locations and that holds an
16out-of-state shipper's permit may sell and ship fermented malt beverages directly
17to retail licensees if the out-of-state brewer registers with the department office,
18files whatever periodic reports with the department office as the department office
19may require, and complies with the requirements in ss. 125.33 and 125.34, as
20applicable, to the same extent as if the out-of-state brewer were a wholesaler
21holding a permit under s. 125.28.
SB801,86 22Section 86. 125.30 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB801,28,2523 125.30 (5) The department office may revoke or suspend an out-of-state
24shipper's permit for such time as the department office determines, if the permittee
25violates any provision of the application or ss. 139.01 to 139.25.
SB801,87
1Section 87. 125.33 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB801,29,102 125.33 (2) (a) Give to any campus or Class “B" licensee or permittee, at any
3given time, for placement inside the premises, signs, clocks, or menu boards with an
4aggregate value of not more than $2,500. If a gift of any item would cause the $2,500
5limit to be exceeded, the recipient shall pay the brewer, brewpub, or wholesaler the
6amount of the item's value in excess of $2,500. Each recipient shall keep an invoice
7or credit memo containing the name of the donor and the number and value of items
8received under this paragraph. The value of an item is its cost to the donor. Each
9recipient shall make the records kept under this paragraph available to the
10department office for inspection upon request.
SB801,88 11Section 88. 125.33 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB801,29,2112 125.33 (2) (d) Sell to a campus or Class “B" licensee or permittee at fair market
13value equipment designed and intended to preserve and maintain the sanitary
14dispensing of fermented malt beverages or any services necessary to maintain this
15kind of equipment. A brewer, brewpub, or wholesaler shall charge the same price per
16unit of equipment to each campus or Class “B" licensee or permittee making the same
17or a similar purchase, and shall charge the same rate to each campus or Class “B"
18licensee or permittee purchasing maintenance services under this subdivision. Each
19brewer, brewpub, or wholesaler shall keep records of each transaction under this
20subdivision and shall make the records available to the department office upon
21request.
SB801,89 22Section 89. 125.51 (2) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB801,30,1123 125.51 (2) (am) In addition to the authorization under par. (a) and s. 125.06
24(13), a “Class A" license authorizes the licensee to provide, free of charge, to
25customers and visitors who have attained the legal drinking age, taste samples of

1intoxicating liquor other than wine that are not in original packages or containers
2and that do not exceed 0.5 fluid ounces each, for consumption on the “Class A"
3premises. No “Class A" licensee may provide more than one such taste sample per
4day to any one person. Taste samples may be provided under this paragraph only
5between the hours of 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Any representative of a manufacturer,
6rectifier, resort manufacturer, winery, or out-of-state shipper issued a permit under
7s. 125.52, 125.525, 125.53, or 125.58 may assist the “Class A" licensee in dispensing
8or serving the taste samples. No “Class A" licensee may provide as taste samples
9under this paragraph intoxicating liquor other than wine that the “Class A" licensee
10did not purchase from a wholesaler, unless the taste samples were manufactured or
11rectified by a resort manufacturer that holds the “Class A” license
.
SB801,90 12Section 90. 125.51 (5) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB801,30,2513 125.51 (5) (a) 1. The department office shall issue “Class B" permits to clubs
14that are operated solely for the playing of golf or tennis and are commonly known as
15country clubs and to clubs which are operated solely for curling, ski jumping, or
16yachting. A “Class B" permit may be issued only to a club that holds a valid certificate
17issued under s. 73.03 (50), that is not open to the general public, and that is located
18in a municipality that does not issue “Class B" licenses or to a club located in a
19municipality that issues “Class B" licenses, if the club holds a valid certificate issued
20under s. 73.03 (50), is not open to the general public, was not issued a license under
21s. 176.05 (4a), 1979 stats., and does not currently hold a “Class B" license. The
22permits may be issued by the department office without regard to any quota under
23sub. (4). The holder of a “Class B" permit may sell intoxicating liquor for consumption
24by the glass and not in the original package or container on the premises covered by
25the permit.
SB801,91
1Section 91. 125.51 (5) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB801,31,82 125.51 (5) (a) 4. The department office may annually issue a “Class B" permit
3to any club that holds a valid certificate issued under s. 73.03 (50), is organized to
4engage in sports similar to curling, golf, tennis or yachting and that held a license
5from July 1, 1950, to June 30, 1951, as long as it is continuously operated under
6substantially the same circumstances under which it operated during the year
7beginning July 1, 1950, if the club is located in a municipality that does not issue
8“Class B" licenses.
SB801,92 9Section 92. 125.51 (5) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB801,31,1610 125.51 (5) (b) 2. The department office shall issue a “Class B" permit to a
11concessionaire that holds a valid certificate issued under s. 73.03 (50) and that
12conducts business in an operating airport or public facility, if the county or
13municipality which owns the airport or public facility has, by resolution of its
14governing body, annually applied to the department office for the permit. The permit
15authorizes the sale of intoxicating liquor for consumption by the glass and not in the
16original package or container on the premises.
SB801,93 17Section 93. 125.51 (5) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB801,31,1918 125.51 (5) (b) 4. The department office may not issue a permit under this
19paragraph to any county or municipality or officer or employee thereof.
SB801,94 20Section 94. 125.51 (5) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB801,32,1421 125.51 (5) (c) 1. The department office may issue a “Class B" permit to any
22person who holds a valid certificate issued under s. 73.03 (50) and who is qualified
23under s. 125.04 (5) authorizing the sale of intoxicating liquor for consumption on any
24vessel having a regular place of mooring located in any waters of this state as defined
25under s. 29.001 (45) and (63) if the vessel either serves food and has an approved

1passenger capacity of not less than 40 individuals and the sale of intoxicating liquor
2and fermented malt beverages on the vessel accounts for less than 50 percent of the
3gross receipts of all of the food and beverages served on the vessel or if the vessel has
4an approved passenger capacity of at least 100 individuals and the sale of
5intoxicating liquor and fermented malt beverages on the vessel accounts for less than
650 percent of the gross receipts of the vessel. The department office may issue the
7permit only if the vessel leaves its place of mooring while the sale of intoxicating
8liquor is taking place and if the vessel fulfills the requirement under par. (c) 1m. A
9permit issued under this subdivision also authorizes the permittee to store
10intoxicating liquor purchased for sale on the vessel on premises owned or leased by
11the permittee and located near the vessel's regular place of mooring. The permittee
12shall describe on the permit application under s. 125.04 (3) (a) 3. the premises where
13the intoxicating liquor will be stored. The premises shall be open to inspection by the
14department office upon request.
SB801,95 15Section 95. 125.51 (5) (d) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB801,32,2316 125.51 (5) (d) 2. Upon application, the department office shall issue a “Class B"
17permit to a tribe that holds a valid certificate issued under s. 73.03 (50) and that is
18qualified under s. 125.04 (5) and (6). The permit authorizes the retail sale of
19intoxicating liquor for consumption on the premises where sold by the glass and not
20in the original package or container. The permit also authorizes the sale of
21intoxicating liquor in the original package or container, in multiples not to exceed 4
22liters at any one time, to be consumed off the premises where sold, except that wine
23is not subject to the 4-liter limitation.
SB801,96 24Section 96. 125.52 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1125.52 (1) (a) The department office shall issue manufacturers' and rectifiers'
2permits which authorize the manufacture or rectification, respectively, of
3intoxicating liquor on the premises covered by the permit. A person holding a
4manufacturer's or rectifier's permit may manufacture and bottle wine, pursuant to
5the terms of the permit, without procuring a winery permit.
SB801,97 6Section 97. 125.52 (1) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB801,33,127 125.52 (1) (b) 1. A manufacturer's or rectifier's permit entitles the permittee
8to sell intoxicating liquor to wholesalers holding a permit under s. 125.54, to wineries
9holding a permit under s. 125.53, to resort manufacturers holding a permit under s.
10125.525,
and to other manufacturers and rectifiers holding a permit under this
11section, from the premises described in the permit. Except as provided in subd. 2.,
12no sales may be made for consumption on the premises of the permittee.
SB801,98 13Section 98. 125.52 (1) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB801,34,214 125.52 (1) (b) 2. Notwithstanding s. 125.09 (1), a manufacturer's or rectifier's
15permit authorizes the retail sale of intoxicating liquor that is manufactured or
16rectified on the premises, for consumption on or off the premises. A manufacturer's
17or rectifier's permit also authorizes the provision of taste samples, free of charge and
18in an amount not exceeding a total of 1.5 fluid ounces to any one person, of
19intoxicating liquor that is manufactured or rectified on the premises, for
20consumption on the premises. The department office may prescribe additional
21regulations for the sale of intoxicating liquor under this subdivision, if the additional
22regulations do not conflict with the requirements applicable to holders of “Class B"
23licenses. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the authorization
24under this subdivision applies with respect to a person who holds any permit under
25this section, a winery permit under s. 125.53, and either a “Class A" license or a

1“Class B" license issued under s. 125.51 (3) (am), all issued for the same premises or
2portions of the same premises.
SB801,99 3Section 99. 125.52 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB801,34,94 125.52 (2) Limited manufacturer's permit. The department office shall issue
5a limited manufacturer's permit which authorizes the use or sale of the intoxicating
6liquor produced only if it is rendered unfit for use as a beverage and is used or sold
7for use as fuel. The department office shall notify the department of natural
8resources of the name and address of any person to whom a limited manufacturer's
9permit is issued.
SB801,100 10Section 100. 125.52 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB801,34,1711 125.52 (3) Persons eligible. Except as provided under sub. (8) and s. 125.69,
12a manufacturer's or rectifier's permit may be issued to any person who holds a valid
13certificate issued under s. 73.03 (50) and who is qualified under s. 125.04 (5), except
14a foreign corporation, a foreign limited liability company or a person acting as an
15agent for or in the employ of another. Notwithstanding s. 125.04 (5) (a) 5., a person
16is not required to complete a responsible beverage server training course to be
17eligible for a permit under this section.
SB801,101 18Section 101. 125.52 (8) of the statutes is created to read:
SB801,34,2219 125.52 (8) Resort manufacturers. Neither a manufacturer's permit nor a
20rectifier's permit may be issued under this section to any person that holds, or has
21a direct or indirect ownership interest in a premises operating under, a resort
22manufacturer permit issued under s. 125.525.
SB801,102 23Section 102. 125.525 of the statutes is created to read:
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