AB50,1093,1919b. The person has been convicted of a violation of s. 941.20 (1) (b). AB50,1094,620c. In 2 or more cases arising out of separate incidents, a court has found the 21person to have committed a violation of s. 346.63 or a local ordinance in conformity 22with s. 346.63; a violation of a law of a federally recognized American Indian tribe 23or band in this state in conformity with s. 346.63; or a violation of the law of another
1jurisdiction, as defined in s. 340.01 (41m), that prohibits use of a motor vehicle 2while intoxicated, while under the influence of a controlled substance or a 3controlled substance analog or a combination thereof, with an excess or specified 4range of alcohol concentration, or while under the influence of any drug to a degree 5that renders the person incapable of safely driving, as those or substantially similar 6terms are used in that jurisdiction’s laws. AB50,1094,875. The person has income that comes principally from gambling or has been 8convicted of 2 or more gambling offenses. AB50,1094,996. The person has been convicted of crimes relating to prostitution. AB50,1094,11107. The person has been convicted of of crimes relating to loaning money or 11anything of value to persons holding licenses or permits pursuant to ch. 125. AB50,1094,12128. The person is under the age of 21. AB50,1094,14139. The person has not been a resident of this state continuously for at least 90 14days prior to the application date. AB50,1094,2215(cm) An applicant with 20 or more employees may not receive a permit under 16this section to operate as a marijuana distributor or marijuana retailer unless the 17applicant certifies to the department that the applicant has entered into a labor 18peace agreement, as defined in s. 94.56 (1) (a), and will abide by the terms of the 19agreement as a condition of maintaining a valid permit under this section. The 20applicant shall submit to the department a copy of the page of the labor peace 21agreement that contains the signatures of the labor organization representative 22and the applicant. AB50,1095,1223(cn) The department shall use a competitive scoring system to determine
1which applicants for a permit to operate as a marijuana retailer are eligible to 2receive that permit under this section. The department shall issue permits to the 3highest scoring applicants that it determines will best protect the environment; 4provide stable, family-supporting jobs to local residents; ensure worker and 5consumer safety; operate secure facilities; and uphold the laws of the jurisdictions 6in which they operate. The department shall, using criteria established by rule, 7score an applicant for a permit to operate as a marijuana retailer on the applicant’s 8ability to articulate a social equity plan related to the operation of a marijuana 9retail establishment. The department may deny a permit to an applicant with a 10low score as determined under this paragraph. The department may request that 11the applicant provide any information or documentation that the department 12deems necessary for purposes of making a determination under this paragraph. AB50,1095,2013(d) 1. Before the department issues a new or renewed permit under this 14section, the department shall give notice of the permit application to the governing 15body of the municipality where the permit applicant intends to operate the 16premises of a marijuana producer, marijuana processor, marijuana distributor, 17marijuana retailer, or microbusiness. No later than 30 days after the department 18submits the notice, the governing body of the municipality may file with the 19department a written objection to granting or renewing the permit. At the 20municipality’s request, the department may extend the period for filing objections. AB50,1096,11212. A written objection filed under subd. 1. shall provide all the facts on which 22the objection is based. In determining whether to grant or deny a permit for which 23an objection has been filed under this paragraph, the department shall give
1substantial weight to objections from a municipality based on chronic illegal 2activity associated with the premises for which the applicant seeks a permit or the 3premises of any other operation in this state for which the applicant holds or has 4held a valid permit or license, the conduct of the applicant’s patrons inside or 5outside the premises of any other operation in this state for which the applicant 6holds or has held a valid permit or license, and local zoning ordinances. In this 7subdivision, “chronic illegal activity” means a pervasive pattern of activity that 8threatens the public health, safety, and welfare of the municipality, including any 9crime or ordinance violation, and that is documented in crime statistics, police 10reports, emergency medical response data, calls for service, field data, or similar 11law enforcement agency records. AB50,1096,1612(e) After denying a permit, the department shall immediately notify the 13applicant in writing of the denial and the reasons for the denial. After making a 14decision to grant or deny a permit for which a municipality has filed an objection 15under par. (d), the department shall immediately notify the governing body of the 16municipality in writing of its decision and the reasons for the decision. AB50,1096,1817(f) 1. The department’s denial of a permit under this section is subject to 18judicial review under ch. 227. AB50,1096,20192. The department’s decision to grant a permit under this section regardless 20of an objection filed under par. (d) is subject to judicial review under ch. 227. AB50,1096,2221(g) The department may not issue a permit under this section to any person 22that does not hold a valid certificate under s. 73.03 (50). AB50,1097,623(2) Each person that applies for a permit under this section shall submit with
1the application a $250 fee. Each person that is granted a permit under this section 2shall annually pay to the department a $2,000 fee for as long as the person holds a 3valid permit under this section. A permit issued under this section is valid for one 4year and may be renewed, except that the department may revoke or suspend a 5permit prior to its expiration. A person is not entitled to a refund of the fees paid 6under this subsection if the person’s permit is denied, revoked, or suspended. AB50,1097,107(3) The department may not issue a permit under this section to operate any 8premises that is within 500 feet of the perimeter of the grounds of any elementary 9or secondary school, playground, recreation facility, child care facility, public park, 10public transit facility, or library. AB50,1098,211(4) Under this section, a separate permit is required for and issued to each 12class of permittee, and the permit holder may perform only the operations 13authorized by the permit. A permit issued under this section is not transferable 14from one person to another or from one premises to another. A separate permit is 15required for each place in this state where the operations of a marijuana producer, 16marijuana processor, marijuana distributor, marijuana retailer, or microbusiness 17occur, including each retail outlet. No person that has been issued a permit to 18operate as a marijuana retailer, or that has any direct or indirect financial interest 19in the operation of a marijuana retailer, shall be issued a permit to operate as a 20marijuana producer, marijuana processor, or marijuana distributor. A person that 21has been issued a permit to operate as a microbusiness is not required to hold 22separate permits to operate as a marijuana processor, marijuana distributor, or
1marijuana retailer, but shall specify on the person’s application for a microbusiness 2permit the activities that the person will be engaged in as a microbusiness. AB50,1098,43(5) Each person issued a permit under this section shall post the permit in a 4conspicuous place on the premises to which the permit relates. AB50,1098,65139.973 Regulation. (1) (a) No permittee may employ an individual who is 6under the age of 21 to work in the business to which the permit relates. AB50,1098,97(b) Subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322, and 111.335, no permittee may employ an 8individual if any of the conditions under s. 139.972 (1) (c) 1. to 7. applies to the 9individual. AB50,1098,1110(2) A retail outlet shall sell no products or services other than usable 11marijuana or paraphernalia intended for the storage or use of usable marijuana. AB50,1098,1412(3) No marijuana retailer may allow a person who is under the age of 21 to 13enter or be on the premises of a retail outlet in violation of s. 961.71 (2m), unless 14that person is a qualifying patient, as defined in s. 73.17 (1) (d). AB50,1098,1715(4) The maximum amount of usable marijuana that a retail outlet may sell to 16an individual consumer in a single transaction may not exceed a permissible 17amount, as defined in s. 961.70 (3). AB50,1098,2018(4m) A marijuana retailer may not collect, retain, or distribute personal 19information regarding the retailer’s customers except that which is necessary to 20complete a sale of usable marijuana. AB50,1099,221(5) No marijuana retailer may display any signage in a window, on a door, or 22on the outside of the premises of a retail outlet that is visible to the general public 23from a public right-of-way, other than a single sign that is no larger than 1,600
1square inches identifying the retail outlet by the permittee’s business or trade 2name. AB50,1099,43(6) No marijuana retailer may display usable marijuana in a manner that is 4visible to the general public from a public right-of-way. AB50,1099,65(7) No marijuana retailer or employee of a retail outlet may consume, or allow 6to be consumed, any usable marijuana on the premises of the retail outlet. AB50,1099,87(7m) A marijuana retailer may operate a retail outlet only between the hours 8of 8 a.m. and 8 p.m.