(A) Operators' licenses shall be issued to individuals by the village for the purpose of complying with Wis. Stats. §§ 125.32(2) and 125.68(2). Operators' licenses shall be issued only upon written application forms provided by the Village Clerk.
(B) Operators' licenses issued under this section are valid only within the village.
(C) Criteria for issuance. Licenses and permits related to alcoholic beverages issued to natural persons under this chapter may be issued only to persons who fulfill all of the following requirements:
(1) The person must be at least 18 years of age;
(2) All applicants for an operator's license shall successfully pass a responsible beverage servers course as required in Wis. Stats. § 125.04(5);
(3) The individual requesting a license may be denied a license based upon his or her arrest or conviction record subject to Wis. Stats. §§ 111.32, 111.322 and 111.335, and Wis. Stats. § 125.04(5)(a)1. It is not employment discrimination because of a pending arrest record or a conviction record to deny a license if the circumstances of the charge substantially relate to the alcohol beverage licensing activity;
(4) The individual requesting a license may not be issued a license if they are a HABITUAL LAW OFFENDER as defined in this chapter; and
(5) An individual requesting a license shall not be issued a license if he or she has been convicted of a felony which substantially related to the alcohol beverage licensing activity.
(D) (1) Temporary operators' licenses. The village shall issue temporary operators' licenses under the terms of this chapter except that:
(a) The license may be issued only to operators employed by or donating their services to nonprofit organizations;
(b) No person may hold more than one temporary operator's license per year;
(c) The license is valid for any period from one day to 14 days, and the period for which it is valid shall be stated on the license; and
(d)
The fees for a temporary operator’s license is provided in § 36.04. It shall be non-refundable and shall not apply toward any other operator’s license under this section.
(2) The procedure for licenses issued in accordance with this section for temporary operators' licenses shall be as follows: Upon application therefore the Village Clerk shall submit such application to the Village Board. In such situations where the temporary operator's license application is filed and time does not permit review by the Village Board, the Village Clerk shall have the authority to grant or deny the issuance of such license; provided, however, that in such case the license fee shall be $25, which shall be non-refundable and shall not apply toward another operator's license under this section.
(E) Provisional operators' licenses. Provisional operators' licenses shall be issued according to the following:
(1) The Village Clerk is authorized to issue a provisional operator's license to a person who has submitted an initial application for an operator's license under § 112.05, provided that, based on the information contained in the application, the person meets the qualifications in § 112.14 for issuance of licenses related to alcohol beverages, and provided further that the person has not previously been denied an operator's license by the village.
(2) The fee for provisional operators’ licenses shall be as provided in § 36.04 which shall be non-refundable and shall not apply towards any other operator’s license under this section.
(3) A provisional operator’s license shall expire 60 days after its issuance or a license under § 112.05 of this section is issued to the holder, whichever is sooner.
(4) The Village Clerk may revoke a provisional operator’s license if it is discovered that the holder of the license made a false statement on the application.
(Ord. 09-2017, passed 8-24-2017; Ord. 03-2019, passed 2-14-2019)