Wisconsin § 125.24 - No-sale event venue permit.

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§ 125.24. No-sale event venue permit.

125.24(1) (1) Permit issuance. 125.24(1)(a) (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the division may issue to property owners no-sale event venue permits that authorize the permittee to rent or lease real property for use as an event venue at which fermented malt beverages and wine are consumed if all requirements under this section are satisfied. 125.24(1)(b) (b) A no-sale event venue permit may be issued only to a person who holds a valid certificate issued under s. 73.03 (50) and is qualified under s. 125.04 (5) , except that a person is not required to complete a responsible beverage server training course to be eligible for a permit under this section. 125.24(1)(c) (c) A no-sale event venue permit may not be issued unless all of the following are satisfied: 125.24(1)(c)1. 1. The applicant certifies in the permit application how many events were held at the venue in the 12-month period immediately preceding the application. 125.24(1)(c)2. 2. The applicant identifies with specificity in the permit application the property that is the event venue covered by the permit. 125.24(1)(d) (d) Subject to sub. (2) (c) 3. , a permit may not be issued under this section for premises that are covered by any other license or permit under this chapter, but a caterer holding Class “B” and “Class B” licenses may deliver fermented malt beverages and wine to the event venue if all requirements under sub. (2) are satisfied. 125.24(1)(e) (e) The division shall establish an annual fee, calculated to cover the division’s administrative costs under this section, for a permit issued under this section. 125.24(2) (2) Activities authorized under permit. 125.24(2)(a) (a) A no-sale event venue permit authorizes the permittee to rent or lease real property for use as an event venue at which fermented malt beverages and wine are consumed on no more than 6 days per calendar year and no more than one day per month. 125.24(2)(b) (b) 125.24(2)(b)1. 1. A no-sale event venue permittee may not sell or otherwise provide alcohol beverages to the renter or lessee of the event venue or to any guest or attendee of an event on the event venue, including charging admission for an event on the event venue at which any alcohol beverages are served. 125.24(2)(b)2. 2. A no-sale event venue permittee may not allow any person to possess distilled spirits on the event venue when the event venue is being used by a renter or lessee. 125.24(2)(c) (c) Subject to pars. (d) and (e) , a no-sale event venue permit authorizes the permittee to do any of the following: 125.24(2)(c)1. 1. Allow the renter or lessee of the event venue to bring the renter’s or lessee’s own fermented malt beverages and wine onto the event venue and serve it to guests without charge. 125.24(2)(c)2. 2. Allow the guests of the renter or lessee to bring fermented malt beverages and wine onto the event venue to be consumed by the guests without charge. 125.24(2)(c)3. 3. Allow the renter or lessee to obtain temporary Class “B” and “Class B” licenses for an event held on the event venue and sell fermented malt beverages and wine under the temporary Class “B” and “Class B” licenses on the event venue. 125.24(2)(c)4. 4. Allow the renter or lessee to contract with a caterer holding Class “B” and “Class B” licenses for the caterer to provide fermented malt beverages and wine to the renter or lessee and the renter’s or lessee’s guests without charge on the event venue. 125.24(2)(d) (d) If a renter or lessee of an event venue contracts with a caterer as provided in par. (c) 4. , all of the following apply: 125.24(2)(d)1. 1. Neither the renter or lessee of the event venue nor any guest of the renter or lessee may bring alcohol beverages onto the event venue. 125.24(2)(d)2. 2. The caterer may serve the fermented malt beverages and wine that are provided on the event venue, but service shall be performed only by persons holding an operator’s license under s.

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