SB111,1222,2323 6. The person has been convicted of crimes relating to prostitution.
SB111,1222,2524 7. The person has been convicted of of crimes relating to loaning money or
25anything of value to persons holding licenses or permits pursuant to ch. 125.
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18. The person is under the age of 21.
SB111,1223,32 9. The person has not been a resident of this state continuously for at least 90
3days prior to the application date.
SB111,1223,114 (cm) An applicant with 20 or more employees may not receive a permit under
5this section to operate as a marijuana distributor or marijuana retailer unless the
6applicant certifies to the department that the applicant has entered into a labor
7peace agreement, as defined in s. 94.56 (1) (a), and will abide by the terms of the
8agreement as a condition of maintaining a valid permit under this section. The
9applicant shall submit to the department a copy of the page of the labor peace
10agreement that contains the signatures of the union representative and the
11applicant.
SB111,1223,2312 (cn) The department shall use a competitive scoring system to determine which
13applicants are eligible to receive a permit under this section. The department shall
14issue permits to the highest scoring applicants that it determines will best protect
15the environment; provide stable, family-supporting jobs to local residents; ensure
16worker and consumer safety; operate secure facilities; and uphold the laws of the
17jurisdictions in which they operate. The department shall, using criteria established
18by rule, score an applicant for a permit to operate as a marijuana retailer on the
19applicant's ability to articulate a social equity plan related to the operation of a
20marijuana retail establishment. The department may deny a permit to an applicant
21with a low score as determined under this paragraph. The department may request
22that the applicant provide any information or documentation that the department
23deems necessary for purposes of making a determination under this paragraph.
SB111,1224,624 (d) 1. Before the department issues a new or renewed permit under this section,
25the department shall give notice of the permit application to the governing body of

1the municipality where the permit applicant intends to operate the premises of a
2marijuana producer, marijuana processor, marijuana distributor, marijuana
3retailer, or microbusiness. No later than 30 days after the department submits the
4notice, the governing body of the municipality may file with the department a written
5objection to granting or renewing the permit. At the municipality's request, the
6department may extend the period for filing objections.
SB111,1224,207 2. A written objection filed under subd. 1. shall provide all the facts on which
8the objection is based. In determining whether to grant or deny a permit for which
9an objection has been filed under this paragraph, the department shall give
10substantial weight to objections from a municipality based on chronic illegal activity
11associated with the premises for which the applicant seeks a permit or the premises
12of any other operation in this state for which the applicant holds or has held a valid
13permit or license, the conduct of the applicant's patrons inside or outside the
14premises of any other operation in this state for which the applicant holds or has held
15a valid permit or license, and local zoning ordinances. In this subdivision, “ chronic
16illegal activity" means a pervasive pattern of activity that threatens the public
17health, safety, and welfare of the municipality, including any crime or ordinance
18violation, and that is documented in crime statistics, police reports, emergency
19medical response data, calls for service, field data, or similar law enforcement agency
20records.
SB111,1224,2521 (e) After denying a permit, the department shall immediately notify the
22applicant in writing of the denial and the reasons for the denial. After making a
23decision to grant or deny a permit for which a municipality has filed an objection
24under par. (d), the department shall immediately notify the governing body of the
25municipality in writing of its decision and the reasons for the decision.
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1(f) 1. The department's denial of a permit under this section is subject to judicial
2review under ch. 227.
SB111,1225,43 2. The department's decision to grant a permit under this section regardless of
4an objection filed under par. (d) is subject to judicial review under ch. 227.
SB111,1225,65 (g) The department shall not issue a permit under this section to any person
6who does not hold a valid certificate under s. 73.03 (50).
SB111,1225,13 7(2) Each person who applies for a permit under this section shall submit with
8the application a $250 fee. Each person who is granted a permit under this section
9shall annually pay to the department a $2,000 fee for as long as the person holds a
10valid permit under this section. A permit issued under this section is valid for one
11year and may be renewed, except that the department may revoke or suspend a
12permit prior to its expiration. A person is not entitled to a refund of the fees paid
13under this subsection if the person's permit is denied, revoked, or suspended.
SB111,1225,17 14(3) The department may not issue a permit under this section to operate any
15premises which are within 500 feet of the perimeter of the grounds of any elementary
16or secondary school, playground, recreation facility, child care facility, public park,
17public transit facility, or library.
SB111,1226,6 18(4) Under this section, a separate permit is required for and issued to each class
19of permittee, and the permit holder may perform only the operations authorized by
20the permit. A permit issued under this section is not transferable from one person
21to another or from one premises to another. A separate permit is required for each
22place in this state where the operations of a marijuana producer, marijuana
23processor, marijuana distributor, marijuana retailer, or microbusiness occur,
24including each retail outlet. No person who has been issued a permit to operate as
25a marijuana retailer, or who has any direct or indirect financial interest in the

1operation of a marijuana retailer, shall be issued a permit to operate as a marijuana
2producer, marijuana processor, or marijuana distributor. A person who has been
3issued a permit to operate as a microbusiness is not required to hold separate permits
4to operate as a marijuana processor, marijuana distributor, or marijuana retailer,
5but shall specify on the person's application for a microbusiness permit the activities
6that the person will be engaged in as a microbusiness.
SB111,1226,8 7(5) Each person issued a permit under this section shall post the permit in a
8conspicuous place on the premises to which the permit relates.
SB111,1226,10 9139.973 Regulation. (1) (a) No permittee may employ an individual who is
10under the age of 21 to work in the business to which the permit relates.
SB111,1226,1311 (b) Subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322, and 111.335, no permittee may employ an
12individual if any of the conditions under s. 139.972 (1) (c) 1. to 7. applies to the
13individual.
SB111,1226,15 14(2) A retail outlet shall sell no products or services other than usable marijuana
15or paraphernalia intended for the storage or use of usable marijuana.
SB111,1226,18 16(3) No marijuana retailer may allow a person who is under the age of 21 to enter
17or be on the premises of a retail outlet in violation of s. 961.71 (2m), unless that person
18is a qualifying patient, as defined in s. 73.17 (1) (d).
SB111,1226,21 19(4) The maximum amount of usable marijuana that a retail outlet may sell to
20an individual consumer in a single transaction may not exceed the permissible
21amount under s. 961.70 (5).
SB111,1226,24 22(4m) A marijuana retailer may not collect, retain, or distribute personal
23information regarding the retailer's customers except that which is necessary to
24complete a sale of usable marijuana.
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1(5) No marijuana retailer may display any signage in a window, on a door, or
2on the outside of the premises of a retail outlet that is visible to the general public
3from a public right-of-way, other than a single sign that is no larger than 1,600
4square inches identifying the retail outlet by the permittee's business or trade name.
SB111,1227,6 5(6) No marijuana retailer may display usable marijuana in a manner that is
6visible to the general public from a public right-of-way.
SB111,1227,8 7(7) No marijuana retailer or employee of a retail outlet may consume, or allow
8to be consumed, any usable marijuana on the premises of the retail outlet.
SB111,1227,10 9(7m) A marijuana retailer may operate a retail outlet only between the hours
10of 8 a.m. and 8 p.m.
SB111,1227,14 11(8) Except as provided under sub. (5), no marijuana producer, marijuana
12processor, marijuana distributor, marijuana retailer, or microbusiness may place or
13maintain, or cause to be placed or maintained, an advertisement of usable marijuana
14in any form or through any medium.
SB111,1227,23 15(9) (a) On a schedule determined by the department, every marijuana
16producer, marijuana processor, or microbusiness shall submit representative
17samples of the marijuana and usable marijuana produced or processed by the
18marijuana producer, marijuana processor, or microbusiness to a testing laboratory
19registered under s. 94.57 for testing marijuana and usable marijuana in order to
20certify that the marijuana and usable marijuana comply with standards prescribed
21by the department by rule, including testing for potency and for mold, fungus,
22pesticides, and other contaminants. The laboratory testing the sample shall destroy
23any part of the sample that remains after the testing.
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1(b) Marijuana producers, marijuana processors, and microbusinesses shall
2submit the results of the testing provided under par. (a) to the department in the
3manner prescribed by the department by rule.