125.17(6)(a)(a) Except as provided in par. (b), no municipal governing body or designated municipal official may issue an operator’s license unless the applicant has successfully completed a responsible beverage server training course at any location that is offered by a technical college district and that conforms to curriculum guidelines specified by the technical college system board or a comparable training course, which may include computer-based training and testing, that is approved by the division or the department of safety and professional services, or unless the applicant fulfills one of the following requirements:

125.17(6)(a)2.2. Within the past 2 years, the person held a Class “A”, “Class A” or “Class C” license or a Class “B” or “Class B” license or permit or a manager’s or operator’s license.

125.17(6)(b)(b) A municipal governing body or designated municipal official shall issue a provisional operator’s license to a person who is enrolled in a training course under par. (a) and who meets the standards established by the municipality by ordinance, if any. The municipal governing body shall revoke that license if the applicant fails successfully to complete the course in which he or she enrolls.

125.17(6)(c)(c) No municipal governing body may require that applicants for operators’ licenses undergo training in addition to that under par. (a) but may require applicants to purchase at cost materials that deal with relevant local subjects not covered in the course under par. (a).

125.175(1)(1) Subject to sub. (4), the division shall issue an operator’s permit to any applicant who is qualified under s. 125.04 (5). Operators’ permits may not be required other than for the purpose of complying with ss. 125.32 (2) and 125.68 (2) or s. 125.06 (3g). Operators’ permits may be issued only upon written application.

125.175(3)(3) The division shall establish a fee for issuance or renewal of an operator’s permit and shall determine whether the permit shall be valid for one or 2 years.

125.175(4)(a)(a) The division may not issue an operator’s permit unless the applicant satisfies the criteria for issuance of an operator’s license specified in s. 125.17 (6) (a). In applying these criteria to an applicant who holds or previously held an operator’s permit or an operator’s license, the division shall treat as synonymous operators’ permits and operators’ licenses.

125.175(4)(b)(b) The division may not require applicants for operators’ permits to undergo training in addition to that specified in s. 125.17 (6) (a) but may require applicants to purchase at cost materials that deal with relevant subjects not covered in the course under s. 125.17 (6) (a).

125.18(1)(1) Authorization. A municipal governing body may provide by ordinance for the issuance of managers’ licenses. Managers’ licenses may not be required other than for the purpose of complying with ss. 125.32 (1) and 125.68 (1). Managers’ licenses may be issued only upon written application.

125.18(3)(3) Fee. The municipal governing body may establish by ordinance a fee for the manager’s license, but the fee may not exceed $25 per year. The license shall be valid for no more than one year and shall expire on June 30.

125.185(1)(1) A municipal governing body that issues licenses authorizing the retail sale of fermented malt beverages, intoxicating liquor or wine shall issue provisional retail licenses. The municipal governing body may by ordinance establish standards under which provisional retail licenses shall be issued and shall by ordinance designate the municipal official having authority to issue provisional retail licenses.

125.185(2)(2) A provisional retail license may be issued only to a person who has applied for a Class “A”, Class “B”, “Class A”, “Class B” or “Class C” license and authorizes only the activities that the type of retail license applied for authorizes.

125.185(3)(3) The municipal governing body shall by ordinance establish the fee for a provisional retail license. The fee may not exceed $15.

125.185(4)(4) A provisional retail license expires 60 days after its issuance or when the Class “A”, Class “B”, “Class A”, “Class B” or “Class C” license is issued to the holder, whichever is sooner. The official who issued the provisional retail license may revoke the license if he or she discovers that the holder of the license made a false statement on the application.

125.185(5)(5) Notwithstanding sub. (1), a municipal official may not issue a provisional “Class B” license if the municipality’s quota under s. 125.51 (4) prohibits the municipality from issuing a “Class B” license.

125.185(6)(6) No person may hold more than one provisional retail license for each type of license applied for by the holder per year.