Fiscal Note
No fiscal impact is anticipated.
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Amending 38.03(2)(a) of the Madison General Ordinances to remove the requirement that fermented malt beverages in hand-capped or sealed containers must be manufactured on the premises.
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DRAFTER'S ANALYSIS: Wis. Stat. § 125.26 authorizes Class "B" establishments to sell fermented malt beverages for either on or off premises consumption. Wis. Stat. § 125.26 does not require manufacture of fermented malt beverages on premise in order for such beverages to be sold for off premises consumption in a hand-capped or sealed container, which is known in the industry as a "growler." This amendment will allow Class "B" establishments to sell growlers containing tap beer on sale at the premises regardless of whether the establishment manufactures the tap beer on premises.
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The Common Council of the City of Madison do hereby ordain as follows:
Subdivision (a) of Subsection (2) entitled "Class B Licenses" of Section 38.03 entitled "License Classifications" of the Madison General Ordinances is amended to read as follows:
"(a) A Class "B" license authorizes retail sales of fermented malt beverages to be consumed either on the premises where sold or off the premises, provided that only fermented malt beverages in original packages or container and fermented malt beverages manufactured on the premises and in hand-capped or sealed containers may be removed from the premises where sold."