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Wisconsin Alcohol Beverage and Tobacco Laws for Retailers

the sale was not made face-to-face to the consumers

C. Training Requirements For Completion Of The

at the licensed premises.

Responsible Beverage Server Training Course

(Required As A Condition Of Licensing)

III. ALCOHOL BEVERAGE LAW

Applicants must successfully complete an approved

training course, such as courses offered by the Wis-

A. Closing Hours

consin Technical College System, or similar

approved courses (see “Training” on the depart-

1. Customers must leave the premises by the clos-

ment’s web side at ) unless:

ing hour; internal business operations (counting

cash, cleaning, repairs, etc.) may be done after

1. The person is renewing a retail or an operator’s

hours but licensees must be able to prove that

(bartender’s/sales clerk’s) license.

anyone on the premises after hours is there for

these purposes.

2. The person was the agent (within the last two

years) for a corporation that held a Class “A”

2. Hotels and restaurants whose “principal busi-

beer,

Class “B”

beer,

“Class A”

liquor,

ness” is furnishing lodging and food to

“Class B” liquor or “Class C” wine license.

customers, bowling centers, indoor horseshoe

pitching facilities, golf courses, and curling

3. The person held a retail license or an operator’s

clubs may remain open after hours to conduct

or manager’s license during the past two years.

their regular business. They may not permit

consumption of or sell alcohol beverages after

4. The person completed such a course within the

hours.

past two years.

“Principal business” means the primary activity

IV. LICENSING

as determined by analyzing the amount of capi-

tal, labor, time, attention, and floor space

A license is a privilege granted by local authorities to a

devoted to each business activity and by analyz-

particular person, partnership, or corporation to run a

ing the sources of net income and gross income.

particular place for the time period specified. Just as

The name, appearance, and advertising of the

one’s driver’s license can’t be used by another, an alco-

entity may also be taken into consideration if

hol beverage license can’t be used by someone other

they are given less weight.

than the licensee to sell alcohol beverages. The license

or permit of a person who violates this shall be revoked.

B. Daylight Saving Time

The governing body of every city, village, and town

Section 175.095(2), Wis. Stats., states that daylight

may, but is not required to, issue local retail liquor

saving time begins at 2:00 a.m. the second Sunday

and beer licenses. The municipality may refuse to issue

in March and ends at 2:00 a.m. the first Sunday in

licenses as long as it uses good judgment and does not

November.

discriminate between applicants.

As such, clocks are set ahead one hour at 2:00 a.m.

SALE OF ALCOHOL BEVERAGES

the second Sunday in March. Thus taverns would

close at 3:30 a.m. daylight saving time on this date.

The term “sale,” “sold,” or “sell” includes the transfer,

gift, barter, trade, exchange, or any shift, device,

On the first Sunday in November, the clocks are set

scheme, or transaction whatever, whereby alcohol bev-

back an hour at 2:00 a.m.; bars gain an extra hour

erages may be obtained. Giving away alcohol beverages

and must close at 2:30 a.m. regular Central Stand-

or using any other device to evade the law relating to its

ard Time.

sale is an unlawful sale.

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