SB268-SA2,107,13 125.54 (6) Multiple permits. Not more than 2 Multiple wholesalers' permits may be issued to any one person. In each application for a wholesaler's permit, the applicant shall state that whether application has not been made for more than one any other wholesaler's permit and shall identify any other wholesaler's permit held by the applicant.

SB268-SA2,26gh Section 26gh. 125.54 (7) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB268-SA2,107,21 125.54 (7) (a) 2. A permittee under this section shall annually sell and deliver intoxicating liquor to at least 10 retail licensees or permittees that do not have any direct or indirect an interest in each other or in the permittee under this section. The department division shall not issue a permit under this section unless the applicant represents to the department division an intention to satisfy this requirement, and shall not renew a permit issued under this section unless the permittee demonstrates that this requirement has been satisfied.

SB268-SA2,26gi Section 26gi. 125.54 (7) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB268-SA2,107,25 125.54 (7) (c) 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.

SB268-SA2,26gj Section 26gj. 125.54 (7) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB268-SA2,108,11 125.54 (7) (d) 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 intoxicating liquor 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.

SB268-SA2,26gk Section 26gk. 125.545 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB268-SA2,108,13 125.545 (title) Small winery cooperative wholesalers.

SB268-SA2,26gm Section 26gm. 125.545 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB268-SA2,108,18 125.545 (1) (a) “Member" means a small winery or small manufacturer that meets the requirements established under this section for membership in a cooperative wholesaler and that has been qualified and accepted for membership in a cooperative wholesaler.

SB268-SA2,26gn Section 26gn. 125.545 (1) (ar) of the statutes is created to read:

SB268-SA2,108,21 125.545 (1) (ar) “Out-of-state manufacturer" means a manufacturer or rectifier of intoxicating liquor that is located in a state other than this state.

SB268-SA2,26go Section 26go. 125.545 (1) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:

SB268-SA2,108,25 125.545 (1) (cm) “Small manufacturer" means any manufacturer or rectifier that produces and bottles less than 50,000 gallons of intoxicating liquor other than wine in a calendar year.

SB268-SA2,26gp Section 26gp. 125.545 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB268-SA2,109,3 125.545 (1) (d) “Small winery" means any winery that produces and bottles less than 25,000 50,000 gallons of wine in a calendar year.

SB268-SA2,26gq Section 26gq. 125.545 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB268-SA2,109,6 125.545 (1) (e) “Small winery cooperative wholesaler" or “cooperative wholesaler" means an entity established under this section.

SB268-SA2,26gr Section 26gr. 125.545 (1) (em) of the statutes is created to read:

SB268-SA2,109,9 125.545 (1) (em) “Wisconsin manufacturer" means a manufacturer or rectifier operating under a permit issued under s. 125.52.

SB268-SA2,26gs Section 26gs. 125.545 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB268-SA2,109,18 125.545 (2) (a) 1. A cooperative wholesaler may only be created as provided under s. 185.043 (2) and this section. Each cooperative wholesaler operating under authority of this section shall be organized under ch. 185 but shall be subject to the limitations on such cooperatives imposed by this section. Subject to subd. subds. 3. and 4., only small wineries and small manufacturers may be members of a cooperative wholesaler. The principal purpose of a cooperative wholesaler shall be to sell and distribute wine intoxicating liquor manufactured, blended, or mixed, and also bottled, by its members.

SB268-SA2,26gt Section 26gt. 125.545 (2) (a) 3. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB268-SA2,109,21 125.545 (2) (a) 3. b. The small winery is certified by the department division under sub. (6) (a) as a small winery.

SB268-SA2,26gu Section 26gu. 125.545 (2) (a) 4. of the statutes is created to read:

SB268-SA2,109,25 125.545 (2) (a) 4. A small manufacturer may become a member of a cooperative wholesaler only if the small manufacturer is certified by the division under sub. (6) (a) as a small manufacturer.

SB268-SA2,26gv Section 26gv. 125.545 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB268-SA2,110,8 125.545 (2) (b) In addition to the requirements specified in s. 185.31 for the board of directors of a cooperative wholesaler, a director representing a member that is a Wisconsin winery or Wisconsin manufacturer shall be either an owner or an employee of that Wisconsin winery or Wisconsin manufacturer. If any out-of-state winery or out-of-state manufacturer is a member of the cooperative wholesaler, at least one director shall be either an owner or an employee of an out-of-state winery or out-of-state manufacturer that is a member of the cooperative wholesaler.