AB304: Bill Text

AB304,,450 125.28 (5) (b) A wholesaler under this section shall annually sell and deliver fermented malt beverages to at least 25 retail licensees or other wholesalers that do not have any direct or indirect an interest in each other or in the wholesaler. The department division may not issue a permit under this section unless the applicant represents to the department division an intention to satisfy this requirement, and may not renew a permit issued under this section unless the wholesaler demonstrates that this requirement has been satisfied.

AB304,122 Section 122. 125.28 (5) (d) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB304,,452 125.28 (5) (d) 3. This paragraph shall not affect the authority of any municipality or the department division to revoke, suspend, or refuse to renew or issue a license or permit under s. 125.12.

AB304,123 Section 123. 125.28 (5) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB304,,454 125.28 (5) (e) The department division shall promulgate rules to administer and enforce the requirements under this subsection. The rules shall ensure coordination between the department’s division’s issuance and renewal of permits under this section and its enforcement of the requirements of this subsection, and shall require that all applications for issuance or renewal of permits under this section be processed by department division personnel generally familiar with activities of fermented malt beverages wholesalers. The department division shall establish by rule minimum requirements for warehouse facilities on premises described in permits issued under this section and for periodic site inspections by the department division of such warehouse facilities.

AB304,124 Section 124. 125.29 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB304,,456 125.29 (1) Permit. No person may operate as a brewer unless that person obtains a permit from the department division. A permit under this section may only be issued to a person who holds a valid certificate issued under s. 73.03 (50).

AB304,125 Section 125. 125.29 (2) (a) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB304,,458 125.29 (2) (a) Subject to s. 125.20 (6), a brewer’s permit may not be issued to any person who holds, or has an interest in a licensee or permittee holding, any of the following:

AB304,,459 1. A Class “A” license issued under s. 125.25 or “Class A” license issued under s. 125.51 (2).

AB304,,460 2. A Class “B” license issued under s. 125.26, “Class B” license issued under s. 125.51 (3), or “Class C” license issued under s. 125.51 (3m).

AB304,,461 3. A Class “B” permit issued under s. 125.27 or “Class B” permit issued under s. 125.51 (5).

AB304,,462 4. Except as provided in par. (c), a wholesaler’s permit issued under s. 125.28 or 125.54.

AB304,,463 5. A brewpub permit issued under s. 125.295.

AB304,126 Section 126. 125.29 (2) (a) 6. of the statutes is created to read:

AB304,,465 125.29 (2) (a) 6. A no-sale event venue permit under s. 125.24.

AB304,127 Section 127. 125.29 (2) (b) 1. and 2. of the statutes are repealed.

AB304,128 Section 128. 125.29 (2) (b) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 125.29 (2) (c).

AB304,129 Section 129. 125.29 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB304,,469 125.29 (3) Authorized activities. (intro.) The department division shall issue brewer’s permits to eligible applicants authorizing all of the following:

AB304,130 Section 130. 125.29 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB304,,471 125.29 (3) (c) The transportation of fermented malt beverages between the brewery premises and any depot or, warehouse, or full-service retail outlet maintained by the brewer, off-site retail outlet established by the brewer, or other premises for which the brewer holds a permit under this chapter.

AB304,131 Section 131. 125.29 (3) (dm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB304,,473 125.29 (3) (dm) The sale, shipment, transportation, and delivery of fermented malt beverages, in bulk or in any state of packaging, that have been manufactured by the brewer to another brewer holding a permit under this section, and the receipt of the fermented malt beverages by the other brewer.

AB304,132 Section 132. 125.29 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB304,,475 125.29 (3) (e) Notwithstanding ss. 125.04 (9) and 125.09 (1), and subject to sub. (7) (h), the retail sale of fermented malt beverages that have been manufactured on the brewery premises or on other premises of the brewer for on-premise consumption by individuals at the brewery premises or an off-site retail outlet established by the brewer.

AB304,133 Section 133. 125.29 (3) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB304,,477 125.29 (3) (f) Notwithstanding ss. 125.04 (9) and 125.09 (1), and subject to sub. (7) (h), the retail sale to individuals of fermented malt beverages, in original unopened packages or containers, that have been manufactured on the brewery premises or on other premises of the brewer for off-premise consumption by individuals, if the sale occurs at the brewery premises or at an off-site retail outlet established by the brewer.

AB304,134 Section 134. 125.29 (3) (g) of the statutes is repealed.

AB304,135 Section 135. 125.29 (3) (h) of the statutes is renumbered 125.29 (3) (h) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB304,,480 125.29 (3) (h) (intro.) Notwithstanding ss. 125.04 (9) and 125.09 (1), the retail sale of intoxicating liquor, for on-premise on-premises consumption by individuals at the brewery premises or an off-site retail outlet established by the brewer, if all of the following apply:

AB304,,481 1. The brewer held, on June 1, 2011, a license or permit authorizing the retail sale of intoxicating liquor and if at the location.

AB304,,482 2. The intoxicating liquor has been purchased by the brewer from a wholesaler holding a permit under s. 125.54.

AB304,136 Section 136. 125.29 (3) (h) 3. of the statutes is created to read:

AB304,,484 125.29 (3) (h) 3. The brewer is not eligible to make full-service retail sales under sub. (7) at the location.

AB304,137 Section 137. 125.29 (3) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB304,,486 125.29 (3) (i) The provision of free taste samples on the brewery premises, at an off-site retail outlet established by the brewer, or at the brewer’s full-service retail outlet if the taste samples are of alcohol beverages the brewer is authorized to sell under sub. (3) (e) and (f) or (7) (c) or as authorized under s. 125.33 (12).

AB304,138 Section 138. 125.29 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB304,,488 125.29 (6) Restaurants. A brewer may operate a restaurant on the brewery premises and, at an off-site retail outlet established by the brewer. A brewer may not operate a restaurant at any other location except that a brewer may possess or hold an indirect interest in a Class “B” license for not more than 20 restaurants in each of which the sale of alcohol beverages accounts for less than 60 percent of the restaurant’s gross receipts if no fermented malt beverages manufactured by the brewer are offered for sale in any of these restaurants, and at any full-service retail outlet under sub. (7). Unless engaged in retail sales under sub. (7), a brewer operating a restaurant may only sell alcohol beverages that have been manufactured under the brewer’s own brewer’s permit.

AB304,139 Section 139. 125.29 (7) and (8) of the statutes are created to read:

AB304,,490 125.29 (7) Retail sales; full-service retail outlets. (a) 1. Notwithstanding ss. 125.04 (9) and 125.09 (1), a brewer may make retail sales, on the brewery premises, of fermented malt beverages that have been manufactured by the brewer on the brewery premises or on other premises of the brewer, for on-premises or off-premises consumption.

AB304,,491 2. Notwithstanding ss. 125.04 (9) and 125.09 (1), if a brewer manufactured, on all brewery premises operated by the brewer in this state, a cumulative total of at least 250 barrels of fermented malt beverages in any one of the 3 preceding calendar years, the brewer may engage in full-service retail sales on the brewery premises.

AB304,,492 (b) Notwithstanding ss. 125.04 (9) and 125.09 (1), and subject to pars. (d) and (g), if a brewer manufactured, on all brewery premises operated by the brewer in this state, a cumulative total of at least 250 barrels of fermented malt beverages in any one of the 3 preceding calendar years, the brewer may engage in full-service retail sales at off-site locations identified in the brewer’s permit. Subject to pars. (f) and (g), the number of retail sales locations a brewer is allowed in addition to the brewery premises is determined by the cumulative volume of fermented malt beverages the brewer manufactured on all brewery premises operated by the brewer in this state in any one of the 3 preceding calendar years, as follows:

AB304,,493 1. If the brewer’s cumulative volume in a year was at least 250 barrels of fermented malt beverages but less than 2,500 barrels of fermented malt beverages, the brewer may establish one full-service retail outlet.

AB304,,494 2. If the brewer’s cumulative volume in a year was at least 2,500 barrels of fermented malt beverages but less than 7,500 barrels of fermented malt beverages, the brewer may establish not more than 2 full-service retail outlets.

AB304,,495 3. If the brewer’s cumulative volume in a year was at least 7,500 barrels of fermented malt beverages, the brewer may establish not more than 3 full-service retail outlets.

AB304,,496 (c) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2. and par. (f), a brewer may make full-service retail sales of alcohol beverages on the brewery premises and at any of its full-service retail outlets only if the alcohol beverages were purchased by the brewer from a wholesaler holding a permit under s. 125.28 or 125.54, from a brewer authorized to make sales to retailers under sub. (3m), from a brewpub authorized to make sales to retailers under s. 125.295 (1) (g), or from a permittee under s. 125.30 authorized to make sales to retailers under s. 125.30 (4).

AB304,,497 2. A brewer is not required to purchase from another permittee fermented malt beverages manufactured by the brewer that the brewer sells at retail on the brewery premises or at a full-service retail outlet of the brewer.

AB304,,498 3. Subject to subd. 2. and par. (f), a brewer engaged in full-service retail sales on brewery premises or at a full-service retail outlet of the brewer is subject to ss. 125.33 (9) and 125.69 (6) to the same extent as if the brewer were a retail licensee.

AB304,,499 (d) 1. A brewer may not commence sales of alcohol beverages at a full-service retail outlet unless, prior to commencing such sales, the brewer receives approval from the municipality in which the full-service retail outlet is located and from the division as provided in par. (g).

AB304,,500 2. Subject to par. (f), a municipality may limit the scope of alcohol beverages offered for sale at a full-service retail outlet only with respect to alcohol beverages that are not of the same type as those produced by the person holding the brewer’s permit. A municipality may not limit the sale, at a full-service retail outlet, of alcohol beverages produced by the person holding the brewer’s permit. A municipality may not limit the scope of alcohol beverages offered for sale under sub. (3) (h). If a municipality limits the scope of alcohol beverages offered for sale, the provision of taste samples is limited to those alcohol beverages authorized to be sold.

AB304,,501 3. Except as provided in subd. 2., a municipality’s approval under subd. 1. shall be based on the same standards and criteria that the municipality has established by ordinance for the evaluation and approval of retail license applications. A municipality may not impose any requirement or restriction in connection with the approval under subd. 1. that the municipality does not impose on retail licensees.

AB304,,502 (e) If a brewer operates a restaurant as provided in sub. (6) and is authorized under this subsection to make retail sales of wine at the restaurant, the brewer may make retail sales of wine in an opened original bottle, in a quantity not to exceed one bottle, for consumption both at the restaurant and away from the restaurant if all of the following apply:

AB304,,503 1. The purchaser of the wine orders food to be consumed at the restaurant.

AB304,,504 2. The brewer provides a dated receipt that identifies the purchase of the food and the bottle of wine.

AB304,,505 3. Prior to the opened, partially consumed bottle of wine being taken away from the restaurant, the brewer securely reinserts the cork into the bottle to the point where the top of the cork is even with the top of the bottle, or securely reattaches the original cap to the bottle, and the cork is reinserted or the cap is reattached at a time other than during the hours in which the brewer is prohibited under sub. (8) (b) from making retail sales for off-premises consumption.

AB304,,506 (f) 1. If a brewer may establish one or more full-service retail outlets under pars. (b) and (g) and the brewer also holds a manufacturer’s or rectifier’s permit or winery permit or both and, as such, may establish full-service retail outlets under s. 125.52 (4) (b) and (g) or 125.53 (3) (b) and (g), the aggregate number of full-service retail outlets that may be established is the maximum number authorized under par. (b), under s. 125.52 (4) (b), or under s. 125.53 (3) (b), whichever is greatest, but not exceeding 3 full-service retail outlets. Under these circumstances, each authorized full-service retail outlet shall serve as the full-service retail outlet associated with each applicable permit, regardless of whether the permittee would otherwise be entitled to fewer full-service retail outlets when calculated under par. (b) or s. 125.52 (4) (b) or 125.53 (3) (b).

AB304,,507 2. If a brewer may engage in full-service retail sales on the brewery premises as provided in par. (a) 2. and the brewer also holds a manufacturer’s or rectifier’s permit or winery permit or both, the brewer may make retail sales on the brewery premises of intoxicating liquor produced under its manufacturer’s or rectifier’s permit or winery permit without first purchasing the intoxicating liquor from a wholesaler holding a permit under s. 125.54.

AB304,,508 3. If a person holds more than one brewer’s permit under this section, the retail sales authority under this subsection for brewery premises applies with respect to each brewer’s permit, but the limit on full-service retail outlets is an aggregate maximum, regardless of the number of brewer’s permits held.

AB304,,509 (g) 1. An application for a brewer’s permit, including an application for an amendment to the brewer’s permit, shall specify each full-service retail outlet of the brewer and particularly describe the premises of the full-service retail outlet.

AB304,,510 2. The division shall establish a process for approval of a brewer’s full-service retail outlet and for revocation of this approval. The division shall approve a brewer’s full-service retail outlet, and may not revoke this approval, unless the brewer has violated a provision of this chapter related to full-service retail outlets. The division’s failure to approve, or revocation of approval of, a full-service retail outlet described in a brewer’s application or permit does not affect any other full-service retail outlet or the brewery premises as described in the application or permit.

AB304,,511 3. If the division approves a full-service retail outlet, the brewer’s permit, as initially issued or as amended, shall particularly describe the premises constituting the full-service retail outlet, which shall be considered part of the premises under the brewer’s permit.

AB304,,512 4. If the division approves a full-service retail outlet, the agent appointed under s. 125.04 (6) for the brewer’s permit shall also serve as the agent for the full-service retail outlet.

AB304,,513 5. Section 125.04 (12) (a) does not apply to a brewer’s full-service retail outlet. Upon notice to the division, a brewer may relocate any full-service retail outlet to a new location within this state once per calendar year, except that one full-service retail outlet of a brewer may be relocated without limitation on frequency in each calendar year.

AB304,,514 (h) A brewer that is eligible to establish a full-service retail outlet under this subsection is not authorized to make retail sales of fermented malt beverages at an off-site retail outlet under sub. (3) (e) and (f).

AB304,,515 (8) Closing hours. (a) On brewery premises, no person may sell alcohol beverages at retail for on-premises consumption, provide taste samples of alcohol beverages, or consume alcohol beverages during the closing hours applicable to a Class “B” licensee under s. 125.32 (3) (a). A full-service retail outlet under sub. (7) shall be subject to the same closing hours applicable to a Class “B” licensee under s. 125.32 (3) (a).

AB304,,516 (b) On brewery premises and at a full-service retail outlet, no person may sell alcohol beverages at retail for off-premises consumption during the hours in which a Class “B” licensee in the municipality where the brewery or retail outlet is located may not make retail sales under s. 125.32 (3) (am) and (d).

AB304,,517 (c) No member of the public or invited guests may be present on brewery premises during the closing hours applicable to a Class “B” licensee under s. 125.32 (3) (a).

AB304,,518 (d) Activities authorized under a brewer’s permit related to the production, shipment, transportation, or delivery of alcohol beverages may occur at any time.

AB304,140 Section 140. 125.295 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB304,,520 125.295 (1) (intro.) The department division shall issue brewpub permits to eligible applicants authorizing all of the following:

AB304,141 Section 141. 125.295 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB304,,522 125.295 (1) (a) The manufacture of fermented malt beverages on the brewpub premises if, except as provided in s. 125.21 (2) and (3), the entire manufacturing process occurs on these premises and not more than 10,000 20,000 barrels of fermented malt beverages are manufactured in a calendar year by the permittee’s brewpub group.

AB304,142 Section 142. 125.295 (1) (fm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB304,,524 125.295 (1) (fm) The sale, shipment, transportation, and delivery of fermented malt beverages, in bulk or in any state of packaging, that have been manufactured by the brewpub to another brewpub holding a permit under this section, and the receipt of the fermented malt beverages by the other brewpub.

AB304,143 Section 143. 125.295 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB304,,526 125.295 (1) (g) The sale at wholesale, shipment, transportation, and delivery, in original unopened packages or containers, to retailers, from the brewpub premises, of fermented malt beverages that have been manufactured on these premises or on other brewpub premises of the brewpub. A brewpub’s brewpub group may not sell, ship, transport, or deliver more than a total of 1,000 2,000 barrels of fermented malt beverages in any calendar year to retailers under this paragraph. Fermented malt beverages provided by a brewpub to any retail premises for which the brewpub group holds a retail license shall not be included in any calculation of the 1,000 2,000 barrel limitation under this paragraph. Deliveries and shipments of fermented malt beverages by a brewpub under this paragraph shall be made to retailers only at their retail premises. Any retailer receiving such a delivery or shipment is subject to the prohibition under s. 125.34 (5) against further transporting the delivery or shipment to any other retail premises.

AB304,144 Section 144. 125.295 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB304,,528 125.295 (2) (a) 1. The applicant’s brewpub group manufactures a total of not more than 10,000 20,000 barrels of fermented malt beverages in a calendar year.

AB304,145 Section 145. 125.295 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB304,,530 125.295 (2) (a) 2. The Except as provided in s. 125.21 (2) and (3), the applicant’s entire process for manufacturing fermented malt beverages occurs on premises covered by a permit issued under this section. If the applicant holds more than one permit issued under this section, the applicant is not required to manufacture fermented malt beverages on each premises for which a permit is issued under this section.

AB304,146 Section 146. 125.295 (2) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB304,,532 125.295 (2) (a) 4. The applicant holds a Class “B” license for the restaurant identified in subd. 3. and, on these Class “B” premises, offers for sale, in addition to fermented malt beverages manufactured by the applicant, fermented malt beverages manufactured by a brewer or brewpub other than the applicant and its brewpub group.

AB304,147 Section 147. 125.295 (2) (a) 6. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB304,,534 125.295 (2) (a) 6. (intro.) Neither Subject to s. 125.20 (6), neither the applicant nor the applicant’s brewpub group holds, or has a direct or indirect ownership an interest in a premises operating under licensee or permittee holding, any of the following:

AB304,148 Section 148. 125.295 (2) (a) 6. a. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB304,,536 125.295 (2) (a) 6. a. A Class “A” license issued under s. 125.25 or “Class A” license issued under s. 125.51 (2).

AB304,149 Section 149. 125.295 (2) (a) 6. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB304,,538 125.295 (2) (a) 6. b. Except as provided in subd. 4. and subs. (1) (h) and (3) (b) and (c), a Class “B” license issued under s. 125.26, Class “B” permit issued under s. 125.27, “Class B” license issued under s. 125.51 (3), “Class B” permit issued under s. 125.51 (5), or “Class C” license issued under s. 125.51 (3m).