§ 8-69. Qualifications of applicants and premises.

(a)

Residence requirements. A retail Class "A" or retail Class "B" fermented malt beverage or intoxicating liquor license shall be granted only to persons who have been residents of the state continuously for at least 90 days prior to the date of the application.

(b)

Applicant to have malt beverage license. No retail "Class B" intoxicating liquor license shall be issued to any person who does not have or to whom is not issued a Class "B" retailer's license to sell fermented malt beverages.

(c)

Right to premises. No applicant will be considered unless he has the right to possession of the premises described in the application for the license period, by lease or by deed.

(d)

Age of applicant. No Class "A" or "B" licenses shall be granted to any underage person as defined by the state statutes.

(e)

Corporate restrictions.

(1)

No license shall be granted to any corporation which does not comply with the provisions of Wis. Stats. § 125.04(6), which does not have an agent eligible for a license under this division or under state law, or which has more than 50 percent of the stock interest, legal or beneficial, in such corporation held by any person or persons not eligible for a license under this division or under the state law.

(2)

Each corporate applicant shall file with its application for such license a statement by its officers showing the names and addresses of the persons who are stockholders together with the amount of stock held by such person or persons. It shall be the duty of each corporate applicant and licensee to file with the village clerk/treasurer a statement of transfers of stock within 48 hours after such transfer of stock.

(3)

Any license issued to a corporation may be revoked in the manner and under the procedure established in Wis. Stats. § 125.12, when more than 50 percent of the stock interest, legal or beneficial, in such corporation is held by any person not eligible for a license under this division or under the state law.

(f)

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 a 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 for the purpose of possession, selling or offering for sale any intoxicating liquors or fermented malt beverages in any dwelling house, flat or residential apartment.

(Code 1989, § 7-2-7)

State law reference

Qualifications for a license, Wis. Stats. § 125.04(5).