125.15 Actions against intoxicating liquor wholesalers.
(1) An intoxicating liquor wholesaler, intoxicating liquor retail licensee or permittee, or intoxicating liquor trade association that makes a written complaint to the department under s. 125.12 (6) of a violation of s. 125.54 (7) (a) may bring an action to enforce the provisions of s. 125.54 (7) if any of the following apply:
(a) The department has not rendered a decision within the time periods specified in s. 125.12 (6) (c) to (d).
(b) The department has rendered a decision under s. 125.12 (6) in which the department has determined that a violation has occurred but no action has been brought in circuit court by the department, attorney general, or a district attorney to prosecute the violation.
(2) An intoxicating liquor wholesaler, intoxicating liquor retail licensee or permittee, or intoxicating liquor trade association that brings an action under sub. (1) shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorney fees if found to be the prevailing party.
History: 2005 a. 25.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 125 - Alcohol beverages.
125.03 - Department rule making.
125.035 - Civil liability exemption: furnishing alcohol beverages.
125.037 - Civil liability exemption for municipalities.
125.039 - Civil liability exemption for retaining proofs of age.
125.04 - General licensing requirements.
125.045 - Booklet for licensees and permittees.
125.06 - License and permit exceptions.
125.07 - Underage and intoxicated persons; presence on licensed premises; possession; penalties.
125.075 - Injury or death by providing alcohol beverages to a minor.
125.09 - General restrictions.
125.10 - Municipal regulation.
125.105 - Impersonating an officer.
125.115 - Responsibility for commission of a crime.
125.12 - Revocations, suspensions, refusals to issue or renew.
125.13 - Report of suspension, revocation or imposition of penalty.
125.14 - Enforcement provisions.
125.145 - Prosecutions by attorney general or department.
125.15 - Actions against intoxicating liquor wholesalers.
125.16 - Actions to recover price denied.
125.17 - Issuance of operators' licenses.
125.18 - Issuance of managers' licenses.
125.185 - Provisional retail licenses.
125.19 - Alcohol beverage warehouse permit.
125.272 - Face-to-face retail sales.
125.275 - Industrial fermented malt beverages permit.
125.28 - Wholesalers' permits.
125.30 - Out-of-state shippers' permits; delivery to wholesalers.
125.315 - Evading provisions of law by giving away fermented malt beverages.
125.32 - General restrictions and requirements.
125.33 - Restrictions on dealings between brewers, brewpubs, wholesalers, and retailers.
125.34 - Distribution restrictions on wholesalers, brewers, brewpubs, and out-of-state shippers.
125.51 - Retail licenses and permits.
125.52 - Manufacturers' and rectifiers' permits.
125.535 - Direct wine shippers' permits.
125.54 - Wholesalers' permits.
125.545 - Small winery cooperative wholesalers.
125.58 - Out-of-state shippers' permit; exception to requirement.
125.60 - Wholesale alcohol permit.
125.61 - Medicinal alcohol permit.
125.62 - Industrial alcohol permit.
125.63 - Industrial wine permit.
125.65 - Permit to solicit for future sales.
125.66 - Sale without license; failure to obtain permit; penalties.
125.67 - Evading provisions of law by giving away intoxicating liquor; penalties.
125.68 - General restrictions and requirements.
125.69 - Restrictions on dealings between manufacturers, rectifiers, wholesalers and retailers.