395 Relating to: the consumption of alcohol beverages in public places.

Date of enactment: May 18, 2010
2009 Assembly Bill 335 Date of publication*: June 1, 2010

* Section 991.11, Wisconsin Statutes 2007-08 : Effective date of acts. "Every act and every portion of an act enacted by the legislature over the governor's partial veto which does not expressly prescribe the time when it takes effect shall take effect on the day after its date of publication as designated" by the secretary of state [the date of publication may not be more than 10 working days after the date of enactment].

2009 WISCONSIN ACT 395

An Act to amend 125.09 (1) of the statutes; relating to: the consumption of alcohol beverages in public places.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

Section 1 . 125.09 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

125.09 (1) Public place. No owner, lessee , or person in charge of a public place may permit the consumption of alcohol beverages on the premises of the public place, unless the person has an appropriate retail license or permit. This subsection does not apply to municipalities, buildings and parks owned by counties, regularly established athletic fields and stadiums, school buildings, campuses of private colleges, as defined in s. 16.99 (3g), at the place and time an event sponsored by the private college is being held, churches, premises in a state fair park or clubs.