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| 3 | 3 | | 2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE |
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| 4 | 4 | | 2023 SENATE BILL 848 |
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| 5 | 5 | | December 26, 2023 - Introduced by Senators LARSON and ROYS, cosponsored by |
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| 6 | 6 | | Representatives CLANCY, J. ANDERSON, JOERS, MADISON, OHNSTAD and |
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| 7 | 7 | | ORTIZ-VELEZ. Referred to Committee on Universities and Revenue. |
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| 8 | 8 | | ***AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE*** |
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| 9 | 9 | | AN ACT to amend 125.06 (6) and 125.09 (6) of the statutes; relating to: the sale |
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| 10 | 10 | | of alcohol beverages by a municipality or county in a park. |
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| 11 | 11 | | Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau |
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| 12 | 12 | | This bill allows a municipality or county to sell wine and distilled spirits in its |
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| 13 | 13 | | public parks without an alcohol beverage license. |
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| 14 | 14 | | Under current law, with limited exceptions, no person may sell alcohol |
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| 15 | 15 | | beverages to a consumer unless the seller possesses a license or permit authorizing |
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| 16 | 16 | | the sale. Under one exception, no license or permit is required for the sale, by officers |
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| 17 | 17 | | or employees of a county or municipality, of fermented malt beverages (beer) in a |
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| 18 | 18 | | public park operated by the county or municipality. |
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| 19 | 19 | | The bill applies this exception to wine and distilled spirits, along with beer. |
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| 20 | 20 | | The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do |
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| 21 | 21 | | enact as follows: |
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| 22 | 22 | | SECTION 1. 125.06 (6) of the statutes is amended to read: |
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| 23 | 23 | | 125.06 (6) PUBLIC PARKS. The sale of fermented malt alcohol beverages in any |
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| 24 | 24 | | public park operated by a county or municipality. Fermented malt Alcohol beverages |
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| 25 | 25 | | shall be sold by officers or employees of the county or municipality under an |
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| 26 | 26 | | ordinance, resolution, rule, or regulation enacted by the governing body. |
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| 35 | 35 | | SECTION 2 SENATE BILL 848 |
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| 36 | 36 | | SECTION 2. 125.09 (6) of the statutes is amended to read: |
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| 37 | 37 | | 125.09 (6) MUNICIPAL STORES SALES. No municipality may engage in the sale of |
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| 38 | 38 | | alcohol beverages, except as authorized under s. ss. 125.06 (6) and 125.26 (6). This |
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| 39 | 39 | | subsection does not apply to municipal stores in operation on November 6, 1969. |
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