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If the restaurant does not have an alcohol beverage li-

2. He or she enters to do business other than

cense, allowing consumption of alcohol beverages is

amusement or the purchase or consumption of

prohibited and the restaurant owner can be charged for

food and beverages (see exception B above), or;

allowing its illegal consumption.

3. He or she enters to buy food in a restaurant

whose “principal business” is serving food, or;

XVI. CREDIT LAWS

4. The premises is a hotel, drug store, grocery,

A licensee may only buy liquor or beer for cash or on

bowling center, service station, indoor golf

credit terms for a period not to exceed 30 days (liquor)

simulator facility, vessel, private tennis or soc-

or 15 days (beer). Licensees may not buy liquor if they

cer club, ski chalet, golf course or clubhouse,

are in debt to any liquor wholesaler for more than

racetrack licensed under ch. 562, indoor or out-

30 days, or beer if they are in debt to any beer whole-

door volleyball court, curling club, billiards

saler for more than 15 days. A person may not be issued

center having 12 or more billiards tables, pri-

a license if he or she exceeds these limits.

vately owned fishing business that is open to

the public for a fee, car operated on a railroad, a

regularly established athletic field or a county

XVII. INSPECTION OF LICENSED

or municipally owned public facility as defined

PREMISES

in sec. 125.51(5)(b), Wis. Stats., of the statutes,

or a center for visual or performing arts, or;

A. Licensed premises may be inspected by law en-

forcement officers during all reasonable hours,

5. The premises is in a state park or forest or a

including all business hours. All rooms connected

park owned by an agricultural society receiving

to the barroom, sales room, or storage area may be

state aid.

inspected as part of the licensed premise. Refusing

to permit an inspection is grounds for revocation or

6. The premises has a Class “B” beer or “Class B”

suspension of the license.

liquor license and the underage person is there

to do business at an auction or flea market. In

B. Liquor, beer, cigarettes, and personal property kept

this case, the underage person may not enter

in violation of the statutes may be seized.

any room where alcohol beverages are sold,

furnished or possessed.

XVIII.

UNDERAGE PERSONS

7. The premises has a Class “B” beer or “Class B”

ENTERING LICENSED PREMISES

liquor license and the underage person is in a

room where no alcohol beverages are sold, fur-

A. An underage person accompanied by his or her par-

nished, served, or consumed by anyone when

ent, guardian, or spouse of legal drinking age may

the underage person is present. This applies on-

be on any licensed premises.

ly if the municipality adopts an ordinance

allowing it. The local law enforcement agency

B. An unaccompanied underage person may enter a

must authorize, in writing, the presence of un-

Class A alcohol beverage licensed premises to buy

derage persons on the date of the authorization.

items other than alcohol beverages. The underage

A separate authorization is necessary for each

person may not stay on the premises after the pur-

date on which underage persons will be on the

chase.

premises. (Sec. 125.07(3)(a)(8), Wis. Stats.)

C. An unaccompanied underage person may also enter

8. The underage person is on Class “B” or

a licensed premises if:

“Class B” licensed premises, on a date specified

by the license, when no alcohol beverages are

1. He or she is an employee, resident, lodger, or

consumed, sold, or given away. The licensee,

boarder on the premises, or;

the agent named on the license (if a corpora-

tion), or a person with an operator’s license

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