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125.30 Out-of-state shippers' permits; delivery to wholesalers.125.30(1)
(1) The department shall issue out-of-state shippers' permits which, except as provided in s. 125.34 (6) (c), authorize the permittee to ship fermented malt beverages only to holders of a wholesaler's license issued under s. 125.28. Except with respect to any shipment from a warehouse in an adjoining state by a wholesaler issued a wholesale license under s. 125.28 (1) (b), no person may receive fermented malt beverages in this state which have been directly shipped from outside this state by any person other than the holder of a permit issued under this section. Subject to s. 125.34 (2) and (6) (c), all shipments of fermented malt beverages to a wholesaler of fermented malt beverages in this state, whether shipped to the wholesaler from inside this state or from outside this state, shall be unloaded in and distributed from the wholesaler's warehouse in this state.125.30(2)
(2) The application for an out-of-state shipper's permit and the permit shall be on forms prescribed by the department which shall contain provisions determined by the department as necessary to effectuate the purposes of ss. 139.01 to 139.25 and shall include a provision that the permittee agrees:125.30(2)(a)
(a) To comply with s. 139.05 relating to filing a bond, filing returns, paying taxes and record keeping;125.30(2)(b)
(b) To permit inspections and examinations of the permittee's premises and records by the department and its duly authorized employees, as authorized under s. 139.08 (4); and125.30(2)(c)
(c) To pay the expenses reasonably attributable to such inspections and examinations made within the United States.125.30(3)
(3) Out-of-state shippers' permits may be issued only to a person who holds a valid certificate issued under s. 73.03 (50) and who is qualified under s. 125.04 (5). Notwithstanding s. 125.04 (5) (a), natural persons obtaining out-of-state shippers' permits are not required to be residents of this state. Notwithstanding s. 125.04 (5) (a) 5., a person is not required to complete a responsible beverage server training course to be qualified for a permit under this section. Notwithstanding s. 125.04 (6), corporations or limited liability companies obtaining out-of-state shippers' permits are not required to appoint agents.125.30(5)
(5) The department may revoke or suspend an out-of-state shipper's permit for such time as the department determines, if the permittee violates any provision of the application or ss. 139.01 to 139.25.125.30 - ANNOT.
History: 1981 c. 79; 1989 a. 253; 1993 a. 112, 259, 491; 1995 a. 27; 1997 a. 166; 2005 a. 103, 115.125.30 - ANNOT.
Treating All Grapes Equally: Interstate Alcohol Shipping After Granholm. Gary. Wis. Law. March 2010.