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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:
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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.
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1Section 24i. 125.045 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 125.045 (3) (a) and
2amended to read:
SB268-SA2,14,103 125.045 (3) (a) A municipality shall provide a copy of the booklet under sub. (1)
4to each person issued a license, including a renewal, under s. 125.17, 125.18, 125.25,
5125.26 or 125.51 (1) by the municipality unless the municipality requires the person
6to complete an instructional program which includes the subject matter of the
7booklet or unless the person completes the program under s. 125.04 (5) (a) 5. or
8125.17 (6). This section does not preclude a municipality from charging a fee for such
9a program. A municipality may charge for the booklet in an amount not to exceed
10the amount charged by the department division under sub. (2) (a).
SB268-SA2,24j 11Section 24j. 125.045 (3) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB268-SA2,14,1412 125.045 (3) (b) A municipality shall provide to each person initially issued a
13license under s. 125.26 (1) or 125.51 (3) or (3m) information regarding the safe ride
14program described in s. 85.55.
SB268-SA2,24k 15Section 24k. 125.06 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB268-SA2,14,2016 125.06 (1) Brewers' premises. The furnishing, by brewers, of fermented malt
17beverages free of charge to customers, visitors, and employees on the brewery
18premises if the fermented malt beverages are consumed on the brewery premises and
19are not furnished or consumed in or near any room or place where intoxicating liquor
20is sold
.
SB268-SA2,24m 21Section 24m. 125.06 (3g) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB268-SA2,15,522 125.06 (3g) Wine or fermented malt beverages made at supply stores. The
23manufacture of wine or fermented malt beverages by any person at a business
24primarily engaged in selling supplies and equipment for use by homebrewers or
25home winemakers, and, notwithstanding s. 125.09 (1), the tasting at the business of

1wine or fermented malt beverages so manufactured, if the wine or fermented malt
2beverages are not sold or offered for sale. Wine or fermented malt beverages provided
3at a business for tasting under this subsection may only be provided by a person who
4holds an operator's license issued under s. 125.17 or an operator's permit issued
5under s. 125.175
.
SB268-SA2,24n 6Section 24n. 125.06 (3m) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB268-SA2,15,137 125.06 (3m) (c) If a competition or exhibition complying with par. (b) is held by
8a national organization and has participants from more than 25 states, a person who
9made homemade wine or fermented malt beverages in another state under
10conditions similar to those imposed under sub. (3) may, without holding a license or
11permit under this chapter, transport up to 10 gallons of homemade wine or fermented
12malt beverages into this state for purposes of participating in the competition or
13exhibition.
SB268-SA2,24o 14Section 24o. 125.06 (11m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB268-SA2,15,1915 125.06 (11m) Wine collectors. The sale by a wine collector to any other wine
16collector of manufacturer-sealed bottles or containers of wine that the selling wine
17collector has held for at least 8 years if the selling wine collector has provided prior
18notice of the sale to the department division. No more than one sale in any 12-month
19period may be conducted by a wine collector under this paragraph.
SB268-SA2,24p 20Section 24p. 125.06 (13) of the statutes is repealed.
SB268-SA2,24q 21Section 24q. 125.07 (1) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB268-SA2,15,2422 125.07 (1) (b) 4. The court shall promptly mail notice of a suspension under this
23paragraph to the department division and to the clerk of each municipality which has
24issued a license or permit to the person.
SB268-SA2,24r 25Section 24r. 125.07 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
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1125.07 (3) (a) 3. Hotels, drug stores, grocery stores, bowling centers, movie
2theaters, painting studios, billiards centers having on the premises 12 or more
3billiards tables that are not designed for coin operation and that are 8 feet or longer
4in length, indoor golf simulator facilities, indoor golf and baseball facilities on
5premises for which the only alcohol beverage license issued is a Class “B" license, axe
6throwing facilities on premises operated under Class “B” or “Class B” licenses,

7service stations, vessels, cars operated by any railroad, regularly established athletic
8fields, outdoor volleyball courts that are contiguous to a licensed premises, stadiums,
9music festival venues during an event with a projected attendance of at least 2,500
10persons, public facilities as defined in s. 125.51 (5) (b) 1. d. which are owned by a
11county or municipality or centers for the visual or performing arts.
SB268-SA2,24s 12Section 24s. 125.07 (3) (a) 10. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB268-SA2,16,2113 125.07 (3) (a) 10. An underage person who enters or remains on Class “B" or
14“Class B" licensed premises on a date specified by the licensee or permittee during
15times when no alcohol beverages are consumed, sold or given away. During those
16times, the licensee, the agent named in the license if the licensee is a corporation or
17limited liability company or a person who has an operator's license or operator's
18permit
shall be on the premises unless all alcohol beverages are stored in a locked
19portion of the premises. The licensee shall notify the local law enforcement agency,
20in advance, of the times underage persons will be allowed on the premises under this
21subdivision.
SB268-SA2,24t 22Section 24t. 125.07 (3) (a) 16. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB268-SA2,16,2523 125.07 (3) (a) 16. An underage person who enters or remains in a banquet or
24hospitality room on winery premises operated under a “Class A" or “Class B" license
25for the purpose of attending a winery tour.
SB268-SA2,24u
1Section 24u. 125.07 (4) (f) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB268-SA2,17,82 125.07 (4) (f) 3. A licensee may not bring a civil action under this paragraph
3unless the licensee has first provided notice to the underage person or the underage
4person's parent, as applicable, of the licensee's intent to bring the action. The notice
5shall be mailed to the last-known address of the underage person or underage
6person's parent, as applicable, at least 15 days prior to filing the action and shall
7include a demand for the relief described in subd. 1. The department division may,
8by rule, prescribe a form for this notice.
SB268-SA2,24v 9Section 24v. 125.09 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 125.09 (1) (a) and
10amended to read:
SB268-SA2,17,1411 125.09 (1) (a) No owner, lessee, or person in charge of a public place may permit
12the consumption of alcohol beverages on the premises property of the public place,
13unless the person has an appropriate retail license or permit or a no-sale event venue
14permit
.
SB268-SA2,17,21 15(d) This subsection does not apply to municipalities, buildings and parks owned
16by counties, regularly established athletic fields and stadiums, school buildings,
17campuses of private colleges, as defined in s. 16.99 (3g), at the place and time an event
18sponsored by the private college is being held, churches, premises in a state fair park
19or clubs. This subsection also does not apply to the consumption of fermented malt
20beverages on commercial quadricycles except in municipalities that have adopted
21ordinances under s. 125.10 (5) (a).
SB268-SA2,24w 22Section 24w. 125.09 (1) (b) and (c) of the statutes are created to read:
SB268-SA2,17,2423 125.09 (1) (b) For purposes of par. (a), a public place includes a venue, location,
24open space, room, or establishment that is any of the following:
SB268-SA2,17,2525 1. Accessible and available to the public to rent for an event or social gathering.
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12. Held out for rent to the public for an event or social gathering.
SB268-SA2,18,32 3. Made available for rent to a member of the public for an event or social
3gathering.
SB268-SA2,18,44 (c) For purposes of par. (a), a public place does not include any of the following:
SB268-SA2,18,65 1. A room in a hotel, motel, or bed and breakfast that is used for overnight
6accommodations.
SB268-SA2,18,97 2. Vacation rental property, or any other property of temporary lodging, that
8is used for overnight accommodations if the property is furnished with sufficient beds
9for all adult guests to sleep.
SB268-SA2,18,1010 3. A campsite on a campground licensed under s. 97.67.
SB268-SA2,18,1311 4. A parking lot, driveway, or yard where vehicles may be parked on the same
12day as a professional or collegiate sporting event or other ticketed event open to the
13public.
SB268-SA2,18,1714 5. Property within a local professional football stadium district created under
15subch. IV of ch. 229 if the property is used in connection with, and on the same day
16as, a professional football game, or other ticketed event open to the public, held at
17the football stadium.
SB268-SA2,18,2118 6. Property within a local professional baseball park district created under
19subch. III of ch. 229 if the property is used in connection with, and on the same day
20as, a professional baseball game, or other ticketed event open to the public, held at
21the baseball park.”.
SB268-SA2,18,22 2214. Page 14, line 8: after that line insert:
SB268-SA2,18,23 23 Section 25c. 125.105 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB268-SA2,19,2
1125.105 (1) No person may impersonate an inspector, agent or other employee
2of the department division or of the department of justice.
SB268-SA2,25d 3Section 25d. 125.11 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
SB268-SA2,19,74 125.11 (3) Inspection violation. Any person who refuses to permit an
5examination of premises as provided in s. 125.025 (3) shall be fined not more than
6$500 nor less than $50, or imprisoned not more than 90 days nor less than 10 days
7or both, and any license or permit issued to that person may be revoked.
SB268-SA2,25e 8Section 25e. 125.12 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB268-SA2,19,119 125.12 (1) (a) Except as provided in this subsection, any municipality or the
10department division may revoke, suspend or refuse to renew any license or permit
11under this chapter, as provided in this section.
SB268-SA2,25f 12Section 25f. 125.12 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB268-SA2,19,1613 125.12 (1) (c) Neither a municipality nor the department division may consider
14an arrest or conviction for a violation punishable under s. 101.123 (8) (d), 945.03
15(2m), 945.04 (2m), or 945.05 (1m) in any action to revoke, suspend, or refuse to renew
16a Class “B" or “Class B" license or permit.
SB268-SA2,25g 17Section 25g. 125.12 (4) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB268-SA2,19,1918 125.12 (4) (title) Suspension or revocation of licenses on complaint of the
19department division .
SB268-SA2,25h 20Section 25h. 125.12 (4) (ag) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB268-SA2,19,2421 125.12 (4) (ag) Complaint. (intro.) A duly authorized employee of the
22department division may file a complaint with the clerk of circuit court for the
23jurisdiction in which the premises of a person holding a license issued under this
24chapter is situated, alleging one or more of the following about a licensee:
SB268-SA2,25i 25Section 25i. 125.12 (4) (ag) 9. of the statutes is created to read:
SB268-SA2,20,2
1125.12 (4) (ag) 9. That the licensee has shipped alcohol beverages to any person
2in another state in violation of that state's law.
SB268-SA2,25j 3Section 25j. 125.12 (5) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB268-SA2,20,54 125.12 (5) (title) Revocations or suspensions of, or refusals to renew, permits
5by the
department division.
SB268-SA2,25k 6Section 25k. 125.12 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB268-SA2,20,117 125.12 (5) (a) The department division may, after notice and an opportunity for
8hearing, revoke, suspend, or refuse to renew any retail permit issued by it for the
9causes provided in sub. (4) and any other permit issued by it under this chapter for
10any violation of this chapter or ch. 139, except that, for a violation of s. 125.535 or
11139.035, the department division shall revoke the permit.
SB268-SA2,25L 12Section 25L. 125.12 (5) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2023 Wisconsin Act
13.... (this act), is amended to read:
SB268-SA2,20,2014 125.12 (5) (a) The division may, after notice and an opportunity for hearing,
15revoke, suspend, or refuse to renew any retail permit issued by it for the causes
16provided in sub. (4) and any other permit issued by it under this chapter for any
17violation of this chapter or ch. 139, except that, for a violation of s. 125.535 or 139.035,
18the division shall revoke the permit, and the division shall revoke a common carrier
19permit as provided in s. 125.22 (3) (b) and a fulfillment house permit as provided in
20s. 125.23 (6) (b)
.
SB268-SA2,25m 21Section 25m. 125.12 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB268-SA2,21,222 125.12 (5) (b) The department division may, after notice and an opportunity for
23hearing, revoke any permit issued under s. 125.27 (5) or 125.51 (5) (f) to a person
24designated by the owner or operator of racetrack grounds as provided in s. 125.27 (5)

1(b) or 125.51 (5) (f) 2. if the person's designation has terminated or the owner or
2operator of the racetrack grounds has otherwise rescinded the person's designation.
SB268-SA2,25n 3Section 25n. 125.12 (5) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB268-SA2,21,74 125.12 (5) (bm) The division may, after notice and an opportunity for hearing,
5revoke, suspend, or refuse to renew any permit issued by it under this chapter if the
6permittee has shipped alcohol beverages to any person in another state in violation
7of that state's law.
SB268-SA2,25o 8Section 25o. 125.12 (5) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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