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No significant fiscal impact is anticipated.
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THIRD SUBSTITUTE - Creating 38.07(15) of the Madison General Ordinances to prohibit the sale of beer or malt liquor in amounts less than the amount contained in a six pack of bottles or cans, intoxicating liquor in amounts of two hundred (200) milliliters or less in volume, malt based flavored coolers in less than a four pack, and the sale of fortified wines for consumption off premises.
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DRAFTER'S ANALYSIS: This proposal prohibits the sale of beer or malt liquor (fermented malt beverages) in amounts less than the amount contained in a six pack of bottles or cans. The proposal also prohibits the sale of intoxicating liquor in amounts of 200 milliliters or less, the sale of fortified wines, and the sale of malt based flavored coolers in amounts less than the amount contained in a four pack of bottles or cans. These prohibitions do not apply to the sale of micro brewed beers imported beers, vermouth, port, sherry or table wines sealed with a cork and aged two years or more. The proposal defines micro brewed and imported beers and malt based flavored coolers. This proposal applies to all retail alcohol licensees. This proposal contains a sunset provision that repeals this ordinance on December 31, 2012. Also, this ordinance has a delayed effective date of September 1, 2009.
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