134.65(2)(a)(a) Except as provided in
par. (b), upon filing of a proper written application a license shall be issued on July 1 of each year or when applied for and continue in force until the following June 30 unless sooner revoked. The city, village or town may charge a fee for the license of not less than $5 nor more than $100 per year which shall be paid to the city, village or town treasurer before the license is issued.
134.65(2)(b)
(b) In any municipality electing to come under this paragraph, upon filing of a proper written application a license shall be issued and continue in force for one year from the date of issuance unless sooner revoked. The city, village or town may charge a fee for the license of not less than $5 nor more than $100 per year which shall be paid to the city, village or town treasurer before the license is issued.
134.65(3)
(3) Each such license shall name the licensee and specifically describe the premises where such business is to be conducted. Such licenses shall not be transferable from one person to another nor from one premises to another.
134.65(4)
(4) Every licensed retailer shall keep complete and accurate records of all purchases and receipts of cigarettes and tobacco products. Such records shall be preserved on the licensed premises for 2 years in such a manner as to insure permanency and accessibility for inspection and shall be subject to inspection at all reasonable hours by authorized state and local law enforcement officials.
134.65(5)
(5) Any person violating this section shall be fined not more than $100 nor less than $25 for the first offense and not more than $200 nor less than $25 for the 2nd or subsequent offense. If upon such 2nd or subsequent violation, the person so violating this section was personally guilty of a failure to exercise due care to prevent violation thereof, the person shall be fined not more than $300 nor less than $25 or imprisoned not exceeding 60 days or both. Conviction shall immediately terminate the license of the person convicted of being personally guilty of such failure to exercise due care and the person shall not be entitled to another license hereunder for a period of 5 years thereafter, nor shall the person in that period act as the servant or agent of a person licensed hereunder for the performance of the acts authorized by such license.
134.66
134.66
Restrictions on sale or gift of cigarettes or tobacco products. 134.66(1)(c)
(c) "Identification card" means any of the following:
134.66(2)(a)(a) No retailer, manufacturer, distributor, jobber or subjobber, no agent, employee or independent contractor of a retailer, manufacturer, distributor, jobber or subjobber and no agent or employee of an independent contractor may sell or provide for nominal or no consideration cigarettes or tobacco products to any person under the age of 18, except as provided in
s. 254.92 (2) (a). A vending machine operator is not liable under this paragraph for the purchase of cigarettes or tobacco products from his or her vending machine by a person under the age of 18 if the vending machine operator was unaware of the purchase.
134.66(2)(am)
(am) No retailer, manufacturer, distributor, jobber, subjobber, no agent, employee or independent contractor of a retailer, manufacturer, distributor, jobber or subjobber and no agent or employee of an independent contractor may provide for nominal or no consideration cigarettes or tobacco products to any person except in a place where no person younger than 18 years of age is present or permitted to enter unless the person who is younger than 18 years of age is accompanied by his or her parent or guardian or by his or her spouse who has attained the age of 18 years.
134.66(2)(b)1.1. A retailer shall post a sign in areas within his or her premises where cigarettes or tobacco products are sold to consumers stating that the sale of any cigarette or tobacco product to a person under the age of 18 is unlawful under this section and
s. 254.92.
134.66(2)(b)2.
2. A vending machine operator shall attach a notice in a conspicuous place on the front of his or her vending machines stating that the purchase of any cigarette or tobacco product by a person under the age of 18 is unlawful under
s. 254.92 and that the purchaser is subject to a forfeiture of not to exceed $25.
134.66(2)(cm)1m.1m. A retailer or vending machine operator may not sell cigarettes or tobacco products from a vending machine unless the vending machine is located in a place where the retailer or vending machine operator ensures that no person younger than 18 years of age is present or permitted to enter unless he or she is accompanied by his or her parent or guardian or by his or her spouse who has attained the age of 18 years.
134.66(2)(cm)2.
2. Notwithstanding
subd. 1m., no retailer may place a vending machine within 500 feet of a school.
134.66(2)(d)
(d) No manufacturer, distributor, jobber, subjobber or retailer, or their employees or agents, may provide cigarettes or tobacco products for nominal or no consideration to any person under the age of 18.
134.66(2)(e)
(e) No retailer may sell cigarettes in a form other than as a package or container on which a stamp is affixed under
s. 139.32 (1).
134.66(3)
(3) Defense of retailer, manufacturer and distributor. Proof of all of the following facts by a retailer, manufacturer or distributor who sells cigarettes or tobacco products to a person under the age of 18 is a defense to any prosecution for a violation of
sub. (2) (a):
134.66(3)(a)
(a) That the purchaser falsely represented that he or she had attained the age of 18 and presented an identification card.
134.66(3)(b)
(b) That the appearance of the purchaser was such that an ordinary and prudent person would believe that the purchaser had attained the age of 18.
134.66(3)(c)
(c) That the sale was made in good faith, in reasonable reliance on the identification card and appearance of the purchaser and in the belief that the purchaser had attained the age of 18.
134.66(4)(a)2.
2. A person who commits a violation is subject to a forfeiture of:
134.66(4)(a)2.a.
a. Not more than $500 if the person has not committed a previous violation within 12 months of the violation; or
134.66(4)(a)2.b.
b. Not less than $200 nor more than $500 if the person has committed a previous violation within 12 months of the violation.
134.66(4)(a)3.a.
a. Not more than 3 days, if the court finds that the person committed a violation within 12 months after committing one previous violation;
134.66(4)(a)3.b.
b. Not less than 3 days nor more than 10 days, if the court finds that the person committed a violation within 12 months after committing 2 other violations; or
134.66(4)(a)3.c.
c. Not less than 15 days nor more than 30 days, if the court finds that the person committed the violation within 12 months after committing 3 or more other violations.
134.66(4)(a)4.
4. The court shall promptly mail notice of a suspension under
subd. 3. to the department of revenue and to the clerk of each municipality which has issued a license or permit to the person.
134.66(5)
(5) Local ordinance. A county, town, village or city may adopt an ordinance regulating the conduct regulated by this section only if it strictly conforms to this section. A county ordinance adopted under this subsection does not apply within any town, village or city that has adopted or adopts an ordinance under this subsection.
134.66 Annotation
The state regulatory scheme for tobacco sales preempts municipalities from adopting regulations which are not in strict conformity with those of the state. U.S. Oil, Inc. v. City of Fond du Lac,
199 Wis. 2d 333,
544 N.W.2d 589 (Ct. App. 1995).
134.69
134.69
Peddling finger alphabet cards prohibited. No person in this state may engage in the business of peddling finger alphabet cards or printed matter stating that the person is deaf, or use finger alphabet cards or such printed matter or masquerade as a deaf person in any way as a means of inducement in the sale of merchandise. No state or local license may be issued to any person for the purpose of peddling finger alphabet cards or printed matter stating that the person is deaf or masquerading as a deaf person. Any person who peddles or uses finger alphabet cards or such printed matter, or masquerades as a deaf person in any way as a means of inducement in the sale of merchandise in this state and any person who issues any state or local license for that purpose may be imprisoned not more than 90 days or fined not less than $25 nor more than $100 or both.
134.69 History
History: 1977 c. 29 s.
1503; Stats. 1977 s. 134.69.
134.695
134.695
Antique dealers and recyclers. 134.695(1)(a)
(a) "Antique dealer" means a person, other than a nonprofit organization, who is engaged in the business of selling or purchasing used home furnishings.
134.695(1)(am)
(am) "Nonprofit organization" means an organization described in section
501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code which is exempt from federal income tax under section
501 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code.
134.695(1)(b)
(b) "Recycler" means a person, other than a nonprofit organization, who is engaged in the business of purchasing used home furnishings for the purpose of collecting, separating, processing and selling the material that was used in manufacturing the used home furnishings.
134.695(1)(c)
(c) "Registration plate" means a plate specified under
s. 341.12 or under a similar law of another state.
134.695(1)(d)
(d) "Used home furnishings" means windows, siding, piping, radiators, cabinets, bookcases, doors, light fixtures, wood moldings, bathroom fixtures, bannisters, doorknobs, mantels, staircases or other attached items that are removed from a home or other building.
134.695(2)
(2) No antique dealer or recycler may knowingly purchase or receive used home furnishings from a person unless the antique dealer or recycler obtains the person's signature and records all of the following information:
134.695(2)(c)
(c) The registration plate numbers and the color, make, model and year of any motor vehicle delivering the used home furnishings to the antique dealer or recycler.
134.695(2)(d)
(d) If known by the person, the address of the home or other building from which the used home furnishings were removed.
134.695(3)
(3) An antique dealer or recycler shall maintain a record of the information provided under
sub. (2) for not less than one year after the later of the dates on which the antique dealer or recycler purchases or receives the used home furnishings.
134.695(4)
(4) Any person who violates this section shall forfeit not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 for the first offense and shall forfeit not less than $500 nor more than $3,000 upon conviction for a 2nd or subsequent offense.
134.695 History
History: 1997 a. 76.
134.71
134.71
Pawnbrokers and secondhand article and jewelry dealers. 134.71(1)(a)
(a) "Article" means any of the following articles except jewelry:
134.71(1)(a)4.
4. Computers, printers, software and computer supplies.
