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Village of Soldiers Grove, WI
Crawford County
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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of Soldiers Grove 5-7-1960 as Sec. 11.01 of the 1960 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Orderly conduct — See Ch. 151.
Streets and sidewalks — See Ch. 180.
The provisions of Chapter 125 of the Wisconsin statutes relating to the sale of intoxicating liquor and fermented malt beverages, exclusive of any provisions thereof relating to the penalty to be imposed or the punishment for violation of said statutes, are hereby adopted and made a part of this chapter by reference.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
A. 
When required. No person, except as provided by § 126-1 of this chapter, shall distribute, vend, sell, offer or keep for sale at retail or wholesale, deal or traffic in, or, for the purpose of evading any law or ordinance, give away any intoxicating liquor or fermented malt beverage, or cause the same to be done, without having procured a license or permit as provided in this chapter, nor without complying with all the provisions of this chapter and all statutes, ordinances and regulations of the state and Village applicable thereto.
B. 
Separate license required for each place of sale. A separate license shall be required for each stand, place, room, or enclosure or for each suite of rooms or enclosures which are in direct connection or communication where intoxicating liquor or fermented malt beverages are kept, sold or offered for sale; and no license shall be issued to any person, firm, partnership, corporation or association for the purpose of possessing, selling or offering for sale any intoxicating liquor or fermented malt beverage in any dwelling house, flat or residential apartment.
C. 
Package sales: "Class B" license. The Village of Soldiers Grove elects to come under the provisions of § 125.51(3)(b) of the Wisconsin statutes, and it shall be lawful for any person holding a retail license "Class B" to sell, deal, and traffic in intoxicating liquors to be consumed by the glass only on the premises so licensed, and in the original package or container, in quantities of not more than four liters at any one time, to be consumed off the premises so licensed, except that wine may be sold in the original package or otherwise in any quantity to be consumed off the premises.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
[Amended 6-3-1976; 4-16-1981; 6-30-1983[1]]
There shall be the following classes and denominations of licenses, which, when issued by the Village Clerk-Treasurer under the authority of the Village Board after payment of the fee hereinafter specified, shall permit the holder to sell, deal or traffic in intoxicating liquor or fermented malt beverages as provided in §§ 125.28(1), 125.28(2), 125.04, 125.25, 125.26(2), 125.17, 125.32(2), 125.68(2), 125.12(2)(ag) and (ar), 125.51(2), or 125.51(3) of the Wisconsin statutes.
A. 
Class "A" fermented malt beverage retailer's license: $100 per year.
B. 
Class "B" fermented malt beverage retailer's license: $100 per year or 3/4 of such amount for a six-month period. Club licenses shall be issued for a fee of $10. Class "B" fermented malt beverage retailer's licenses for brewers shall be issued pursuant to § 125.31(1) and 125.06(1) of the statutes.
C. 
Wholesaler's fermented malt beverage license: $25 per year or fraction thereof.
D. 
Special wholesaler's license: $25 per year.
E. 
Beverage operator's license: $10 per year.
F. 
Retail "Class A" liquor license: $100 per year.
G. 
Retail "Class B" liquor license: $400 per year, provided that clubs and lodges, as described in § 125.02(4), shall be issued a "Class B" liquor license for an annual fee of $50. Be it further provided that the patronage of such club and/or lodge shall be limited to its members and/or invited guests, in order to qualify for the reduced fee.
H. 
Pharmacist's permit: $10 per year.
I. 
Part-time or semiannual liquor licenses shall be issued pursuant to § 125.51(1)(a).
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
[Added 7-8-1976]
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or serve, or offer to sell or serve, any intoxicating liquor or fermented malt beverage upon any street within the Village of Soldiers Grove.
B. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to consume any intoxicating liquor or fermented malt beverages upon any public street within the Village of Soldiers Grove.
C. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to peddle any intoxicating liquor or fermented malt beverages from house to house by means of a truck or otherwise where the sale is consummated and the delivery made concurrently.
D. 
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to use and operate, or cause to be used or operated, in any public street or place, or from any aircraft, or in front of or outside of any building, place or premises, or in or through any window, doorway or opening of any building, place or premises abutting on or adjacent to any public street or place any device, apparatus or instrument for the amplification of any human voice or any sound or noise, or other sound-making or sound-reproducing device for the purpose of advertising the sale of intoxicating liquors or fermented malt beverages.
E. 
It shall be unlawful for the owner of, operator of or any person employed in any place, other than a public park, where food or soft drinks are sold or any place of entertainment or amusement to permit any person to drink intoxicating liquor or fermented malt beverages therein, and it shall be unlawful for any person to consume therein any intoxicating liquor or fermented malt beverages unless such place be licensed to sell intoxicating liquor or fermented malt beverages.
F. 
Unless such place be licensed to sell intoxicating liquor, it shall be unlawful for the owner of, operator of, or any person employed in any place where food or soft drinks are sold or licensed to be sold in the Village of Soldiers Grove, to sell, vend, serve, give away or in any way deal or traffic in any soft drink or other liquid, to or with any person for the purpose of using on said premises, or which is with his knowledge used on said premises as a mix with any alcoholic beverages, and it shall be unlawful for the owner of, operator of, or any person employed in any such place of business to permit any person therein to add any alcohol to a fermented malt beverage, soft drink or other liquid.
G. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to drink or have in his possession any intoxicating liquor or fermented malt beverage in any Village park after the hour of 10:00 p.m. unless authorized by the Village Board.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
The penalty for violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall be a penalty as provided in Chapter 1, General Provisions, § 1-19, of this Code, provided that no penalty imposed shall exceed the maximum allowed by § 125.11 of the Wisconsin statutes. A separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day on which a violation occurs or continues.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).