125.51 Cross-referenceCross-reference: See also s. Tax 8.61, Wis. adm. code. 125.51(8)(8) Connecting premises. Except in the case of hotels, no person may hold both a “Class A” license and either a “Class B” license or permit, a Class “B” license or permit or a “Class C” license for the same premises or for connecting premises. Except for hotels, if either type of license or permit is issued for the same or connecting premises already covered by the other type of license or permit, the license or permit last issued is void. If both licenses or permits are issued simultaneously, both are void. 125.51(9)(9) Licenses for less than one year. 125.51(9)(a)(a) A license may be issued after July 1 in any license year. The license shall expire on the following June 30. The fee for the license shall be prorated according to the number of months or fractions thereof remaining until the following June 30. 125.51(9)(b)(b) Licenses valid for 6 months may be issued at any time. The fee for the license shall be 50 percent of the annual license fee. The license may not be renewed during the calendar year in which issued. 125.51(10)(a)(a) Notwithstanding s. 125.68 (3), temporary “Class B” licenses may be issued to bona fide clubs and chambers of commerce, to county or local fair associations or agricultural societies, to churches, lodges, or societies that have been in existence for at least 6 months before the date of application, and to posts of veterans’ organizations authorizing the sale of wine in an original package, container, or bottle or by the glass if the wine is dispensed directly from an original package, container, or bottle at a particular picnic or similar gathering, at a meeting of the post, or during a fair conducted by the fair association or agricultural society. The amount of the fee for the license shall be determined by the municipal governing body issuing the license but may not exceed $10, except that no fee may be charged to a person who at the same time applies for a temporary Class “B” license under s. 125.26 (6) for the same event. A license issued to a county or district fair licenses the entire fairgrounds where the fair is being conducted and all persons engaging in retail sales of wine from leased stands on the fairgrounds. The county or district fair to which the license is issued may lease stands on the fairgrounds to persons who may engage in retail sales of wine from the stands while the fair is being held. If a county or district fair leases any stand to a winery holding a permit under s. 125.53, in addition to making retail sales of wine from the leased stand, the winery may provide taste samples anywhere on the fairgrounds of wine manufactured by the winery. If a license is issued under this paragraph to a fair association solely for the purpose of conducting on the licensed premises wine judging or tasting events involving servings of wine no greater than one fluid ounce each, s. 125.68 (2) does not apply to these licensed premises. Except as provided in par. (b), not more than 2 licenses may be issued under this paragraph to any club, chamber of commerce, county or local fair association, agricultural association, church, lodge, society, or veterans post in any 12-month period. 125.51(10)(b)1.1. A municipality may issue up to 20 licenses under par. (a) to the same licensee if all of the following apply: 125.51(10)(b)1.a.a. Each license is issued for the same date and times and the licensee is the sponsor of an event held at multiple locations within the municipality on this date and at these times. 125.51(10)(b)1.b.b. An admission fee is charged for participation in the event and no additional fee is charged for service of alcohol at the event. 125.51(10)(b)1.c.c. Within the immediately preceding 12-month period, the municipality has issued licenses under authority of this paragraph for fewer than 2 events. 125.51(10)(b)3.3. For purposes of the 2-license limit imposed under par. (a), each event for which multiple licenses are issued as provided in subd. 1. shall count as one license toward this 2-license limit. 125.51(10)(b)4.4. A municipal governing body or an official or body authorized by a municipal governing body to issue temporary “Class B” licenses may, upon issuance of a temporary “Class B” license as provided in subd. 1., authorize the licensee to permit underage persons to be on the licensed premises for the purpose of acting as designated drivers. 125.51 HistoryHistory: 1981 c. 79, 202, 220; 1983 a. 27 ss. 1489c, 2202 (38); 1983 a. 250, 516; 1985 a. 74, 239, 302; 1987 a. 27, 91, 103, 249, 354, 399; 1989 a. 16, 30, 31, 252, 253, 359; 1991 a. 39; 1993 a. 112; 1995 a. 27; 1997 a. 27, 41, 248, 259; 1999 a. 9, 185; 2001 a. 16, 49; 2003 a. 124; 2005 a. 22, 268, 307; 2007 a. 20, 69, 85, 192; 2009 a. 28, 73; 2011 a. 129; 2013 a. 268; 2015 a. 10, 55, 62, 286, 372; 2017 a. 95, 364; 2019 a. 6; 2021 a. 21, 39, 43; 2021 a. 239 ss. 73, 74; 2023 a. 73; s. 35.17 correction in (3r) (b). 125.51 AnnotationA city ordinance allowing a recipient of a new Class B license who pays the $10,000 fee under sub. (3) (e) 2. to apply for a $10,000 economic development grant from the city was not barred by the statute or constitution. Alexander v. City of Madison, 2001 WI App 208, 247 Wis. 2d 576, 634 N.W.2d 577, 00-2692. 125.51 AnnotationThe licensed premises, with respect to a “Class B” intoxicating liquor license under this section, may be co-extensive with the premises where consumption may occur. Thus, the premises to be listed on a “Class B” license are not necessarily confined to the dimensions of a bar room or storage room. Here, the town chose to license the entire eight acres of a resort as the premises for the sale, and also the consumption, of fermented malt beverages and intoxicating liquor. The town made that choice. The license was not void due to an insufficient description of the premises. Wisconsin Dolls, LLC v. Town of Dell Prairie, 2012 WI 76, 342 Wis. 2d 350, 815 N.W.2d 690, 10-2900. 125.51 AnnotationCountry clubs opening any part of their facilities to the general public lose their eligibility for “country club” liquor or beer licenses. 69 Atty. Gen. 248.
125.52125.52 Manufacturers’ and rectifiers’ permits. 125.52(1)(a)(a) The division shall issue manufacturers’ and rectifiers’ permits which authorize the manufacture or rectification, respectively, of intoxicating liquor on the premises covered by the permit. A person holding a manufacturer’s or rectifier’s permit may manufacture and bottle wine, pursuant to the terms of the permit, without procuring a winery permit. 125.52(1)(b)(b) A manufacturer’s or rectifier’s permit authorizes the permittee to engage in any of the following activities: 125.52(1)(b)1.1. To sell intoxicating liquor in original unopened packages or containers to wholesalers holding a permit under s. 125.54. 125.52(1)(b)2.2. To sell or transfer, in bulk or in any state of packaging, intoxicating liquor to wineries holding a permit under s. 125.53 and other manufacturers and rectifiers holding a permit under this section, from the premises described in the permit. 125.52(1)(b)3.3. To transfer intoxicating liquor to, or receive intoxicating liquor from, another manufacturer or rectifier holding a permit under this section or a winery holding a permit under s. 125.53, in bulk or in any state of packaging, for purposes of further manufacturing, bottling, or storage. 125.52(1)(b)4.4. To sell, ship, transport, and deliver intoxicating liquor, in bulk or in any state of packaging, that has been manufactured by the manufacturer or rectifier to another manufacture or rectifier holding a permit under this section. 125.52(1)(b)5.5. To transport intoxicating liquor between the production premises and any depot, warehouse, or full-service retail outlet maintained by the manufacturer or rectifier or other premises for which the manufacturer or rectifier holds a permit under this chapter. 125.52(1)(b)6.6. To provide taste samples, free of charge, on the manufacturer’s or rectifier’s premises or at the manufacturer’s or rectifier’s full-service retail outlet if the taste samples are of alcohol beverages the manufacturer or rectifier is authorized to sell under sub. (4) (c), or as authorized under s. 125.69 (9).