Rate Review Committee
Documents in the possession of the Wisconsin Hospital Rate Review Committee are not public records and, therefore, are not subject to right of inspection under sec. 19.21, Stats. The contract creating the Committee does not give the right to compel access to documents in the possession of the staff members of the Hospital Rate Review Program. 71-44
HOTELS, BOARDING HOUSES AND RESTAURANTS
See also PUBLIC HEALTH; BED AND BREAKFAST
Alcohol beverage consumption
An owner of a bed and breakfast establishment who does not hold an alcohol beverages license may personally consume alcohol beverages or serve alcohol beverages at social events held on the premises without violating section 125.09(1), Stats., provided that consumption of alcohol beverages occurs in a portion of the bed and breakfast establishment that is not open to the public or to renters.
Proprietors of a bed and breakfast establishment may solicit and accept voluntary contributions from guests at a social event held on the premises to defray costs of alcohol beverages, but bed and breakfast proprietors who do not hold an alcohol beverages license may not serve alcohol beverages at a social event where alcohol beverages are served only to those who pay an admission fee, without violating section 125.04(1). 80-218
Boarding homes
The Department of Industry, Labor and Human Relations may inspect those parts of boarding homes designed for three or more persons where employes work or those used by the public, but not interiors of private dwellings. It has no authority to license or register boarding homes nor to charge an inspection fee based upon number of beds or rooms. 62-107
Bonds
Hotels, motels and marinas are not permissible "projects" under the definition provided in sec. 66.521(2)(b), Stats. There is no authority under sec. 66.521, Stats., to establish a reserve fund from bond proceeds for payment of principal of and interest on the bonds, except as may be contemplated under the limited circumstances of sec. 66.521(7)(h), Stats. 66-162
Licenses and permits
Discussion of coverage of licensing requirements for restaurants under sec. 50.50(3), Stats., in light of amendments to sec. 97.28, Stats., regarding the licensing of delicatessen operations. (Unpub.). 85-1977
Where a licensed class "B" retailer of fermented malt beverages also conducts a restaurant business on the premises, sec. 66.054(8)(a), Stats., does not operate to permit the licensee to conduct any other business on the premises. 66-176
Liquor license laws
An owner of a bed and breakfast establishment who does not hold an alcohol beverages license may personally consume alcohol beverages or serve alcohol beverages at social events held on the premises without violating section 125.09(1), Stats., provided that consumption of alcohol beverages occurs in a portion of the bed and breakfast establishment that is not open to the public or to renters.
Proprietors of a bed and breakfast establishment may solicit and accept voluntary contributions from guests at a social event held on the premises to defray costs of alcohol beverages, but bed and breakfast proprietors who do not hold an alcohol beverages license may not serve alcohol beverages at a social event where alcohol beverages are served only to those who pay an admission fee, without violating section 125.04(1). 80-218
Shoplifting statute
The temporary detention provision of the shoplifting statute, sec. 943.50, Stats., cannot be used by hotel proprietors to detain guests who take hotel property without authorization. Sections 943.13(1)(b) and 943.21, Stats., do not appear to apply to a hotel guest who overstays the agreed-upon visit without obtaining an extended reservation. Rights of hotel proprietors in such situations discussed. 69-217
HOUSING
See also FOSTER HOMES
Community living arrangements
A community living arrangement which has a capacity for eight or fewer persons and which meets all other statutory criteria is entitled to locate in any zoning district where single or multi-family residences are a permitted use. Any such community living arrangement which has a capacity of from nine to fifteen persons is entitled to locate in any zoning district where multi-family residences containing more than two families are a permitted use, and is entitled to apply for special zoning permission to locate in any zoning district where single or two family uses are permitted. Such a community living arrangement which has a capacity of more than fifteen persons is entitled to apply for special zoning permission to locate in any zoning district where single or multi-family uses are permitted. A community living arrangement which meets all applicable statutory criteria is not entitled to locate in an exclus
Compensation
County may appropriate money to county housing authority under secs. 59.075, 66.40-66.404, Stats., but such authority is separate body politic and county cannot pay per diem or other compensation to commissioners. See sec. 66.40(5)(b), Stats. 62-303
Counties
Section 59.07(1), Stats., is not sufficiently broad to permit county to furnish housing for elderly and low-income persons where specific statutes provide for furnishing of such housing. 63-297
County funds
A county cannot use county funds and county employes to improve, reconstruct or repair homes of private citizens who do not qualify for aid under ch. 49, Stats., without utilizing a housing authority pursuant to secs. 59.075, 66.40-66.404, Stats. Employes of housing authority are not county employes. 64-106
Development, Department of
The Department of Development is authorized to act as a public housing agency for the purpose of participating in the federal lower-income housing assistance program set forth in 42 U.S.C. sec. 1437f (Section 8). The Department is not required to obtain local approval prior to participating in the Section 8 program. (Unpub.). 61-1980
Discrimination
The Wisconsin Open Housing Law permits, but does not require, the Department of Industry, Labor and Human Relations to receive and process class action complaints of housing discrimination. 70-250
Discrimination against children
Counties may adopt and enforce fair housing ordinances under section 66.432, Stats., in municipalities within such counties which already have enacted their own fair housing ordinance. No double jeopardy problem arises if a county and a municipality in the county simultaneously seek to enforce their fair housing ordinances in connection with a single act of discrimination, provided that a violation of one or both of the ordinances is punishable only by a forfeiture. Section 66.432 authorizes cities, villages, towns and counties to prohibit bases of discrimination in addition to those specified in sections 66.432 and 101.22. 74-234
Double jeopardy
Counties may adopt and enforce fair housing ordinances under section 66.432, Stats., in municipalities within such counties which already have enacted their own fair housing ordinance. No double jeopardy problem arises if a county and a municipality in the county simultaneously seek to enforce their fair housing ordinances in connection with a single act of discrimination, provided that a violation of one or both of the ordinances is punishable only by a forfeiture. Section 66.432 authorizes cities, villages, towns and counties to prohibit bases of discrimination in addition to those specified in sections 66.432 and 101.22. 74-234
Dwelling Code
Liability of local units of government in adopting and enforcing the One- and Two-Family Dwelling code discussed. 69-197
The One- and Two-Family Dwelling Code is applicable to additions of any buildings initially constructed after the effective date of the One- and Two-Family Dwelling Code Act and the Department of Industry, Labor and Human Relations can exempt certain dwellings from aspects of Code. 67-191
Funds
Municipal housing authorities are not private depositors. 76-74
Group homes
See Community living arrangements
Multi-family residences
A community living arrangement which has a capacity for eight or fewer persons and which meets all other statutory criteria is entitled to locate in any zoning district where single or multi-family residences are a permitted use. Any such community living arrangement which has a capacity of from nine to fifteen persons is entitled to locate in any zoning district where multi-family residences containing more than two families are a permitted use, and is entitled to apply for special zoning permission to locate in any zoning district where single or two family uses are permitted. Such a community living arrangement which has a capacity of more than fifteen persons is entitled to apply for special zoning permission to locate in any zoning district where single or multi-family uses are permitted. A community living arrangement which meets all applicable statutory criteria is not entitled to locate in an exclus
Municipal housing authority
Municipal housing authorities are not public depositors under ch. 34, Stats. 76-74
Rental unit energy efficiency statute
The rental unit energy efficiency statute, section 101.122, Stats., applies to the state. 76-207
Turnkey" construction method
County housing authority, in providing housing for the low income and elderly, can, by reason of sec. 59.075(4), Stats., utilize "turnkey" construction methods without bids. 66-31
HUBER LAW
See PRISONS AND PRISONERS
HUMANE SOCIETY
Termination of the life of animals
The termination of the life of animals by injection is not the practice of veterinary medicine. 65-231
HUNTING AND FISHING
See FISH AND GAME
