Section 66.0433. Licenses for nonintoxicating and soda water beverages.

 

(1)   Nonintoxicating beverages.

(a) A town board, village board or common council may grant licenses to persons it considers proper for the sale of beverages containing less than 0.5 percent of alcohol by volume to be consumed on the premises where sold and to manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers and distributors of these beverages. The fee for a license shall be not less than $5 nor more than $50, to be fixed by the board or council, except that where these beverages are sold for consumption off the premises the license fee shall be $5. The license shall be issued by the town, village or city clerk, shall designate the specific premises for which granted and shall expire the next June 30 after issuance. The full license fee shall be charged for the whole or a fraction of the year. No beverages described in this paragraph may be manufactured, sold at wholesale or retail or sold for consumption on the premises, or kept for sale at wholesale or retail or for consumption on the premises where sold, without a license issued under this paragraph.

(am) If a place of business moves from the premises designated in the license to another location in the town, village or city within the license period, the licensee shall give notice of the change of location, and the license shall be amended accordingly without payment of an additional fee. A license is not transferable from one person to another.

(b) No license or permit may be granted to any person, unless to a domestic corporation or domestic limited liability company, not a resident of this state and of the town, village or city in which the license is applied for, nor, subject to ss. 111.321 , 111.322 and 111.335 , to any person who has been convicted of a felony, unless the person has been restored to civil rights.

(c) A town board, village board or common council may by resolution or ordinance adopt reasonable and necessary regulations regarding the location of licensed premises, the conduct of the licensed premises, the sale of beverages containing less than 0.5 percent of alcohol by volume and the revocation of any license.

(2)   Soda water beverages. A town board, village board or common council of any city may grant licenses to persons it considers proper for the sale of soda water beverages, as defined in s. 97.34 , to be consumed on or off the premises where sold. A license fee shall be fixed by the governing body of the city, village or town but shall not exceed $5. The license shall be issued by the town, city or village clerk, shall designate the specific premises for which granted and shall expire on the next June 30 after issuance. The governing body may by resolution or ordinance adopt reasonable and necessary regulations regarding the location of licensed premises, the conduct of the licensed premises and the revocation of any license.

1977 c. 125 ; 1981 c. 334 s. 25 (1) ; 1981 c. 380 , 391 ; 1993 a. 112 ; 1999 a. 150 s. 156 ; Stats. 1999 s. 66.0433.