125.68(12)(b)
(b) Whoever violates
par. (a) shall be fined not less than $1,000 nor more than $5,000 or imprisoned not less than one year nor more than 10 years or both.
125.68(12)(c)
(c) Any person causing the death of another human being through the selling or otherwise disposing of, for beverage purposes, either denatured alcohol or alcohol or alcoholic liquid redistilled from denatured alcohol, shall be imprisoned for not more than 10 years.
125.68 Annotation
It is not illegal, under s. 176.07, 1979 stats., [now s. 125.68 (4) (c) 3.] to allow the carry-out of intoxicating liquor from "Class B" licensed premises between 12 midnight and 8 a.m. if sale of liquor occurred before 12 midnight. "Sale" defined. 69 Atty. Gen. 168.
125.69
125.69
Restrictions on dealings between manufacturers, rectifiers, wholesalers and retailers. 125.69(1)(a)(a) No intoxicating liquor manufacturer, rectifier or wholesaler may hold any direct or indirect interest in any "Class A" license or establishment and no "Class A" licensee may hold any direct or indirect interest in a wholesale permit or establishment, except that a winery that has a permit under
s. 125.53 may have an ownership interest in a "Class A" license.
125.69(1)(b)1.1. Except as provided under
subds. 2. to
4., no intoxicating liquor manufacturer, rectifier or wholesaler may hold any direct or indirect interest in any "Class B" license or permit or establishment or "Class C" license or establishment and no "Class B" licensee or permittee or "Class C" licensee may hold any direct or indirect interest in a wholesale permit or establishment.
125.69(1)(b)2.
2. A wholesaler may have an interest in a corporation that owns and operates a golf course and leases premises on the golf course to the holder of a "Class B" license or permit for the premises, if the wholesaler's permit and the "Class B" license or permit were originally issued to the corporation and to the "Class B" licensee or permittee before June 1, 1981. The wholesaler's permit and "Class B" license or permit shall be renewed annually, unless revoked under
s. 125.12. An application for a wholesaler's permit to which this paragraph applies shall have attached to it an affidavit stating the applicant's interest in the "Class B" premises.
125.69(1)(b)3.
3. A brewer may hold both a "Class B" license for the sale of intoxicating liquor on brewery premises and a wholesaler's permit for the sale of wine only issued under
s. 125.54.
125.69(1)(c)
(c) No manufacturer, whether located within or without this state, may hold any direct or indirect interest in any wholesale permit or establishment, except as provided in
s. 125.53, and except that a manufacturer that is also a brewer may hold a permit issued under
s. 125.54 for the wholesale sale of wine only. This paragraph does not prohibit any of the following persons from obtaining a permit under
s. 125.65:
125.69(3)
(3) Volume discounts to campuses and retailers. A wholesaler of intoxicating liquor shall charge the same price to all campuses and retail licensees and permittees making purchases in similar quantities. Any discount offered on intoxicating liquor shall be delivered to the retailer in a single transaction and single delivery, and on a single invoice.
125.69(4)
(4) Retail purchase credit restrictions. 125.69(4)(a)1.1. No intoxicating liquor retail licensee or retail permittee may:
125.69(4)(a)1.a.
a. Receive, purchase or acquire intoxicating liquor from any permittee except for cash or credit for a period of not more than 30 days.
125.69(4)(a)1.b.
b. Receive, purchase or acquire intoxicating liquor from any permittee if at the time of the receipt, purchase or acquisition, he or she is indebted to any permittee for intoxicating liquor received, purchased, acquired or delivered more than 30 days earlier.
125.69(4)(a)2.
2. No campus or intoxicating liquor retail licensee or permittee may receive any intoxicating liquor on consignment or on any basis other than a bona fide sale.
125.69(4)(b)
(b)
Restrictions on issuance of licenses and permits. No intoxicating liquor retail license or retail permit may be issued under this chapter to any person having an indebtedness for intoxicating liquor outstanding more than 30 days. In each application for a retail license or retail permit, the applicant shall state whether the applicant has any indebtedness for intoxicating liquor to any licensee or permittee which has been outstanding for more than 30 days.
125.69(4)(c)
(c)
Wholesalers holding retail licenses and permits. For purposes of this subsection, a person holding both an intoxicating liquor wholesale permit and intoxicating liquor retail license is deemed an intoxicating liquor retailer.
125.69(4)(d)
(d)
Penalties. A retail licensee or retail permittee who violates
par. (a) is subject to the penalties in
s. 125.11, except that he or she may not be imprisoned.
125.69(4)(e)
(e)
Costs. The cost of administering this subsection shall be charged to the manufacturer, rectifier and wholesaler permittees. The department shall determine the costs and shall establish the procedure for apportioning the cost against the permittees and provide for the method of payment to the department.
125.69(5)
(5) Source of supply. No wholesaler may purchase intoxicating liquor for resale unless he or she purchases it either from the primary source of supply for the brand of intoxicating liquor sought to be sold or from a wholesaler within this state who holds a permit issued under this chapter. No wholesaler may sell intoxicating liquor purchased by the wholesaler to any other licensee or permittee under this chapter if the intoxicating liquor has not been purchased by the wholesaler from the primary source of supply or from a wholesaler within the state holding a permit issued under this chapter.
125.69(6)
(6) Campuses and retailers to purchase from persons holding permits. 125.69(6)(a)(a) No campus or retail licensee or permittee may purchase or possess intoxicating liquor purchased from any person other than a manufacturer, rectifier or wholesaler holding a permit under this chapter for the sale of intoxicating liquor.
125.69(6)(b)
(b) Any person who violates
par. (a), if the total volume of intoxicating liquor purchased or possessed by that person in one month is 12 liters or less, may be required to forfeit not more than $100. A person who purchases or possesses more than 12 liters of intoxicating liquor in one month in violation of
par. (a) shall be fined not less than $1,000 nor more than $10,000.
125.69(6)(c)
(c) Notwithstanding
par. (b), a "Class B" licensee who purchases intoxicating liquor from a "Class A" licensee for resale or who possesses intoxicating liquor purchased from a "Class A" licensee for resale may be fined not more than $100.
125.69(7)
(7) License or permit revocation. The violation of
sub. (1),
(3) or
(5) is sufficient cause for the revocation of the license or permit of any licensee or permittee receiving the benefit from the prohibited act as well as the revocation of the license or permit of the licensee or permittee committing the prohibited act.
125.70
125.70
Trade show samples. A manufacturer, rectifier or intoxicating liquor wholesaler may furnish, free of charge, on "Class B" premises, taste samples of intoxicating liquor to any person who has attained the legal drinking age and who is attending a trade show, conference, convention or similar business meeting, that is held on those premises, of a bona fide national or statewide trade association that derives income from membership dues of "Class B" licensees. Taste samples may not be furnished under this section at more than 2 such events of any one trade association per year. No intoxicating liquor brought on "Class B" premises under this section may remain on those premises after the close of the trade show, conference, convention or business meeting.
125.70 History
History: 1995 a. 320.
