§ 8-77. Closing hours.

Closing hours shall be established in conformance with Wis. Stats. § 125.32(3), and further restricted as follows:

(1)

Class "B" licenses.

a.

No premises for which a retail Class "B" fermented malt beverage license or has been issued shall be permitted to remain open for the sale of liquor or fermented malt beverages or for any other purpose between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m., Monday through Friday, and 2:30 a.m. and 6:00 a.m., Saturday and Sunday, except that, on the Sunday that daylight saving time begins as specified in Wis. Stats. § 175.095(2), the closing hours shall be between 3:30 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. There shall be no closing hours on January 1.

b.

Hotels and restaurants, whose principal business is the furnishing of food or lodging to patrons shall be permitted to remain open for the conduct of their regular business but shall not sell liquor or malt beverages during the closing hours of subsection (1)a of this section.

c.

The licensee or permittee and one employee shall be permitted to check out receipts, check the licensed premises for security and do minor cleaning up during closed hours. Under no circumstances shall the consumption of alcohol beverages be permitted after closing time. Commercial janitorial service personnel shall be allowed to enter the licensed premises for the purpose of cleaning during closed hours. The premises shall be well lighted during cleanup. Prior approval must be requested and granted by the village board or its designee for any variance of the above for exigent circumstances. Entertainers shall not be considered employees for purposes of this section.

(2)

Carryout hours. Between 9:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m., no person may sell, remove, carry out or permit to be removed or carried out from any premises having a Class "A" license, fermented malt beverages or "Class A" intoxicating liquor in original unopened packages, containers or bottles or for consumption away from the premises.

(3)

Modification of closing hours. Closing hours may be modified for specific events by a majority vote of the village board.

(Code 1989, § 7-2-15)

State law reference

Hours of operation, Wis. Stats. §§ 125.32(3), 125.68(4).