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SB268-SA2,4,1211 125.02 (13) Except as provided in ss. 125.27 (6) and 125.51 (5) (g), “permit”
12means any permit issued by the department division under this chapter.
SB268-SA2,21g 13Section 21g. 125.02 (14m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB268-SA2,4,1514 125.02 (14m) “Premises" means the area described in a license or permit,
15excluding a permit issued under s. 125.175
.
SB268-SA2,21h 16Section 21h. 125.02 (14m) of the statutes, as affected by 2023 Wisconsin Act
17.... (this act), is amended to read:
SB268-SA2,4,1918 125.02 (14m) “Premises" means the area described in a license or permit,
19excluding a permit issued under s. 125.175 or 125.24.
SB268-SA2,21i 20Section 21i. 125.02 (16) of the statutes is renumbered 125.02 (16) (am).
SB268-SA2,21j 21Section 21j. 125.02 (16) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB268-SA2,4,2422 125.02 (16) (bm) “Rectifier” does not include a “Class B” licensee that prepares,
23stores, or dispenses mixed drinks in advance of sale in compliance with s. 125.51 (3)
24(bg).
SB268-SA2,21k 25Section 21k. 125.02 (23) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB268-SA2,5,3
1125.02 (23) “Wine collector" means an individual who meets the standards
2established by the department division by rule and who is registered with the
3department division as a collector of wine.
SB268-SA2,21L 4Section 21L. 125.025 of the statutes is created to read:
SB268-SA2,5,12 5125.025 Powers and duties of division. (1) Administration; personnel.
6(a) The division, under the direction and supervision of the administrator, shall
7administer this chapter and have jurisdiction over alcohol beverages regulation,
8enforcement, and education in this state. The division is responsible for
9administering regulatory programs; promoting regulatory transparency; promoting
10statutory changes to create clarity, consistency, and simplicity in alcohol beverage
11regulatory requirements; and ensuring active, consistent enforcement of alcohol
12beverage laws.
SB268-SA2,5,1713 (b) The administrator may appoint, in the classified service, special agents and
14other employees necessary to carry out the permitting, audit, legal, education, and
15enforcement functions of the division. The division shall employ no fewer than 10
16alcohol beverage field agents to perform enforcement activities under the direction
17of the director of the bureau created under s. 15.433 (2) (b) dedicated to enforcement.
SB268-SA2,5,2018 (c) The administrator and any employee of the division may not be employed
19by or have a substantial financial interest in the alcohol beverages industry or any
20business subject to the division's jurisdiction.
SB268-SA2,5,23 21(2) Police powers. The division shall enforce, and the duly authorized
22employees of the division shall have all necessary police powers to prevent violations
23of, this chapter.
SB268-SA2,6,9 24(3) Inspection for enforcement. Duly authorized employees of the
25department of justice and the division and any sheriff, police officer, marshal, or

1constable, within their respective jurisdictions, may, during normal business hours,
2enter any licensed premises, and examine the books, papers, and records of any
3brewer, brewpub, manufacturer, rectifier, wholesaler, or retailer and may inspect
4and examine, according to law, any premises where fermented malt beverages or
5intoxicating liquors are manufactured, sold, exposed for sale, possessed, or stored,
6for the purpose of inspecting the same and determining whether this chapter is being
7complied with. Any refusal to permit such examination of such premises is sufficient
8grounds under s. 125.12 for revocation or suspension of any license or permit issued
9under this chapter and is punishable under s. 125.11 (3).
SB268-SA2,6,12 10(4) List of permittees. The division shall provide the department with all
11information necessary for the department to publish the information specified in s.
12139.11 (4) (a) 2. and (b) 2.
SB268-SA2,21m 13Section 21m. 125.025 (3) of the statutes, as created by 2023 Wisconsin Act ....
14(this act), is amended to read:
SB268-SA2,7,215 125.025 (3) Inspection for enforcement. Duly authorized employees of the
16department of justice and the division and any sheriff, police officer, marshal, or
17constable, within their respective jurisdictions, may, during normal business hours,
18enter any licensed premises, and examine the books, papers, and records of any
19brewer, brewpub, manufacturer, rectifier, wholesaler, or retailer, fulfillment house,
20or common carrier
and may inspect and examine, according to law, any premises
21where fermented malt beverages or intoxicating liquors are manufactured, sold,
22exposed for sale, possessed, or stored, for the purpose of inspecting the same and
23determining whether this chapter is being complied with. Any refusal to permit such
24examination of such premises is sufficient grounds under s. 125.12 for revocation or

1suspension of any license or permit issued under this chapter and is punishable
2under s. 125.11 (3).
SB268-SA2,21n 3Section 21n. 125.03 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB268-SA2,7,4 4125.03 (title) Department Division rule making.
SB268-SA2,21o 5Section 21o. 125.03 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB268-SA2,7,86 125.03 (1) (a) The department, in furtherance of effective control, division may
7promulgate rules consistent with this chapter and ch. 139 to carry out the division's
8duties under this chapter
.
SB268-SA2,21p 9Section 21p. 125.03 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB268-SA2,7,1310 125.03 (1) (b) The department division shall promulgate rules providing for
11registration of wine collectors and establishing standards of eligibility for
12registration as a wine collector. The rules shall also specify the form and manner of
13notice required under s. 125.06 (11m).
SB268-SA2,21q 14Section 21q. 125.03 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB268-SA2,7,2015 125.03 (2) Containers. The department division may by rule prescribe the
16standard size, form, or character of any container in which intoxicating liquor may
17be sold in this state except that the department division may not set the size of
18containers in which intoxicating liquor, except wine containing not more than 21
19percent of alcohol by volume, may be sold at a capacity greater than 1.75 liters
20(59.1752 fluid ounces).
SB268-SA2,21r 21Section 21r. 125.04 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB268-SA2,7,2522 125.04 (3) (a) Contents. (intro.) The department division shall prepare an
23application form for each kind of license, other than a manager's or operator's license,
24and for each kind of permit issued under this chapter. Each form shall require all
25of the following information:
SB268-SA2,21rm
1Section 21rm. 125.04 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2023
2Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
SB268-SA2,8,63 125.04 (3) (a) Contents. (intro.) The division shall prepare an application form
4for each kind of license, other than a manager's or operator's license, and for each
5kind of permit issued under this chapter. Each form, except an operator's permit
6form,
shall require all of the following information:
SB268-SA2,21s 7Section 21s. 125.04 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB268-SA2,8,108 125.04 (3) (a) 1. A history of the applicant relevant to the applicant's fitness to
9hold a license or permit, including whether the applicant is a restricted investor
10requiring disclosure under s. 125.20 (6) (a) 5. and the basis of this status
.
SB268-SA2,21t 11Section 21t. 125.04 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB268-SA2,8,1412 125.04 (3) (b) Application for renewing. The department division may prepare
13a simplified application form for renewal of each kind of license or permit which
14requires only information pertinent to renewal.
SB268-SA2,21u 15Section 21u. 125.04 (3) (bm) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB268-SA2,8,1816 125.04 (3) (bm) Signature on, and notarization of, forms. (intro.) The
17application forms prepared by the department division for a license or permit under
18this chapter may not require any of the following:
SB268-SA2,21v 19Section 21v. 125.04 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB268-SA2,8,2120 125.04 (3) (c) Distribution. The department division shall make one copy of
21each kind of license application that it prepares available to each municipality.
SB268-SA2,21w 22Section 21w. 125.04 (3) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB268-SA2,8,2423 125.04 (3) (d) 1. An application form prepared by the department division shall
24be used by each applicant for a permit.
SB268-SA2,21x 25Section 21x. 125.04 (3) (d) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB268-SA2,9,3
1125.04 (3) (d) 2. A replica of an application form prepared by the department
2division shall be used by each applicant for a license, other than a manager's or
3operator's license.
SB268-SA2,21y 4Section 21y. 125.04 (3) (e) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB268-SA2,9,65 125.04 (3) (e) 2. The applicant shall file the application for a permit with the
6department division.”.
SB268-SA2,9,8 76. Page 13, line 17: after “fact" insert “, including any change in restricted
8investors under s. 125.20 (6) (a) 5
".
SB268-SA2,9,9 97. Page 13, line 17: after that line insert:
SB268-SA2,9,10 10 Section 22g. 125.04 (3) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB268-SA2,9,1511 125.04 (3) (j) Penalty for materially false application information, affidavit
12representation
. Any person who knowingly provides materially false information in
13an application for a license or permit under this chapter or on a form under par. (k),
14and any person who materially violates any representation made in an affidavit
15under s. 125.20 (6) (a) 6. or (c) 4.,
may be required to forfeit not more than $1,000.
SB268-SA2,22m 16Section 22m. 125.04 (3) (k) of the statutes is created to read:
SB268-SA2,9,2217 125.04 (3) (k) Approval of full-service retail outlets. The division shall prepare
18a form for use by a brewer, winery, manufacturer, or rectifier to request approval for
19a full-service retail outlet under s. 125.29 (7) (d) 1., 125.52 (4) (d) 1., or 125.53 (3) (d)
201. The form shall be similar to the form for a retail license application under par. (a).
21An applicant shall use the form to submit a request for approval of a full-service
22retail outlet under s. 125.29 (7) (d) 1., 125.52 (4) (d) 1., or 125.53 (3) (d) 1.”.
SB268-SA2,9,23 238. Page 13, line 20: delete “department" and substitute “department division".
SB268-SA2,9,24 249. Page 13, line 24: delete “department" and substitute “ division".
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110. Page 13, line 25: delete “department's" and substitute “ division's".
SB268-SA2,10,2 211. Page 13, line 25: after that line insert:
SB268-SA2,10,3 3 Section 23g. 125.04 (5) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB268-SA2,10,124 125.04 (5) (a) 5. Have successfully completed within the 2 years prior to the
5date of application a responsible beverage server training course at any location that
6is offered by a technical college district and that conforms to curriculum guidelines
7specified by the technical college system board or a comparable training course that
8is approved by the department division or the department of safety and professional
9services. This subdivision does not apply to an applicant who held, or who was an
10agent appointed and approved under sub. (6) of a corporation or limited liability
11company that held, within the past 2 years, a Class “A", “Class A" or “Class C" license
12or a Class “B" or “Class B" license or permit or a manager's or operator's license.
SB268-SA2,23h 13Section 23h. 125.04 (5) (a) 5. of the statutes, as affected by 2023 Wisconsin Act
14.... (this act), is amended to read:
SB268-SA2,10,2415 125.04 (5) (a) 5. Have successfully completed within the 2 years prior to the
16date of application a responsible beverage server training course at any location that
17is offered by a technical college district and that conforms to curriculum guidelines
18specified by the technical college system board or a comparable training course that
19is approved by the division or the department of safety and professional services.
20This subdivision does not apply to an applicant who held, or who was an agent
21appointed and approved under sub. (6) of a corporation or limited liability company
22that held, within the past 2 years, a Class “A", “Class A" or “Class C" license or a
23Class “B" or “Class B" license or permit or a manager's or operator's license, or an
24operator's permit
.
SB268-SA2,23j
1Section 23j. 125.04 (5) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB268-SA2,11,62 125.04 (5) (d) 1. Paragraph (a) 2. does not apply to applicants for operators'
3licenses issued under s. 125.17, to applicants for operators' permits issued under s.
4125.175,
or to applicants for managers' licenses issued under s. 125.18. Managers'
5licenses may be issued only to applicants who are residents of this state at the time
6of issuance.
SB268-SA2,23k 7Section 23k. 125.04 (5) (d) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB268-SA2,11,118 125.04 (5) (d) 2. Paragraph (a) 3. does not apply to applicants for operators'
9licenses under s. 125.17 or to applicants for operators' permits under s. 125.175.
10Operators' licenses and operators' permits may be issued only to applicants who have
11attained the age of 18.
SB268-SA2,23m 12Section 23m. 125.04 (5) (d) 3. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB268-SA2,11,1413 125.04 (5) (d) 3. a. Applicants for operators' licenses under s. 125.17 and for
14operators' permits under s. 125.175
.
SB268-SA2,23n 15Section 23n. 125.04 (6) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB268-SA2,11,2016 125.04 (6) (g) Forms. If the department division or any municipality prepares
17a form relating to the appointment of an agent under this subsection, including any
18cancellation of an appointment or appointment of a successor agent, the form may
19not require the signature of more than one person signing on behalf of the corporation
20or limited liability company submitting the form.
SB268-SA2,23o 21Section 23o. 125.04 (8) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB268-SA2,11,2222 125.04 (8) (title) Payment of license fee; permit fees.
SB268-SA2,23p 23Section 23p. 125.04 (8) of the statutes is renumbered 125.04 (8) (a).
SB268-SA2,23q 24Section 23q. 125.04 (8) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB268-SA2,12,5
1125.04 (8) (b) Unless the department established a different permit fee before
2the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], and except as provided in
3ss. 125.175 (3), 125.22 (1) (e), 125.23 (1) (c), 125.27 (5) (f), 125.28 (4), 125.295 (4),
4125.51 (5) (f) 5., 125.535 (2), and 125.65 (10), the division shall charge an annual fee
5of $500 for each permit issued by the division under this chapter.
SB268-SA2,23r 6Section 23r. 125.04 (8) (b) of the statutes, as created by 2023 Wisconsin Act
7.... (this act), is amended to read:
SB268-SA2,12,128 125.04 (8) (b) Unless the department established a different permit fee before
9the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], and except as provided in
10ss. 125.175 (3), 125.22 (1) (e), 125.23 (1) (c), 125.24 (1) (e), 125.27 (5) (f), 125.28 (4),
11125.295 (4), 125.51 (5) (f) 5., 125.535 (2), and 125.65 (10), the division shall charge
12an annual fee of $500 for each permit issued by the division under this chapter.”.
SB268-SA2,12,14 1312. Page 14, line 3: on lines 3 and 4, delete “department" and substitute
14“division".
SB268-SA2,12,15 1513. Page 14, line 5: after that line insert:
SB268-SA2,12,16 16 Section 24c. 125.04 (12) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB268-SA2,13,217 125.04 (12) (a) From place to place. Every alcohol beverage license or permit
18may be transferred to another place or premises within the same municipality. An
19alcohol beverage warehouse permit under s. 125.19, a winery permit under s. 125.53,
20or an intoxicating liquor a wholesaler's permit under s. 125.28 or 125.54 may be
21transferred to another premises within this state. Transfers shall be made by the
22issuing authority upon payment of a fee of $10 to the issuing authority. No retail
23licensee, retail permittee, intoxicating liquor wholesaler permittee, or holder of a
24warehouse or winery permit is entitled to more than one transfer during the license

1or permit year. This paragraph does not apply to a license issued under s. 125.51 (4)
2(v) or to a reserve “Class B" license, as defined in s. 125.51 (4) (a).
SB268-SA2,24d 3Section 24d. 125.045 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB268-SA2,13,5 4125.045 (title) Booklet for licensees and permittees; safe ride program
5information
.
SB268-SA2,24e 6Section 24e. 125.045 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB268-SA2,13,97 125.045 (1) The department division shall prepare a booklet explaining the
8state statutes and rules relating to the retail sale of alcohol beverages, written
9concisely in language which is clearly understood by those required to utilize it.
SB268-SA2,24f 10Section 24f. 125.045 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 125.045 (2) (a) and
11amended to read:
SB268-SA2,13,1512 125.045 (2) (a) The department division shall provide a copy of the booklet
13under sub. (1) free of charge to each person issued a permit, including a renewal,
14under s. 125.27 or 125.51 (5). The department division shall provide the booklet for
15a charge not to exceed cost, as provided under s. 20.908, to municipalities.
SB268-SA2,24g 16Section 24g. 125.045 (2) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2023 Wisconsin Act
17.... (this act), is amended to read:
SB268-SA2,13,2118 125.045 (2) (a) The division shall provide a copy of the booklet under sub. (1)
19free of charge to each person issued a permit, including a renewal, under s. 125.175,
20125.27, or 125.51 (5). The division shall provide the booklet for a charge not to exceed
21cost, as provided under s. 20.908, to municipalities.
SB268-SA2,24h 22Section 24h. 125.045 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB268-SA2,13,2523 125.045 (2) (b) The division shall provide to each person initially issued a
24permit under s. 125.27 or 125.51 (5) information regarding the safe ride program
25described in s. 85.55.
SB268-SA2,24i
1Section 24i. 125.045 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 125.045 (3) (a) and
2amended to read:
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