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While many parts of the law will impact the inner workings of the alcohol industry, consumers may still see some changes.
At least two municipalities in Wisconsin prohibited the retail sale of alcohol until recently: the city of Sparta, [10] [11] and the village of Ephraim. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] In the April 1, 2014, Wisconsin spring election, voters in Sparta narrowly passed a referendum to allow the sale of beer and wine in groceries and convenience stores.
21 (exemptions: (1) a person over age eighteen who is an employee or permit holder under section 30-90a and who possesses alcoholic liquor in the course of such person's employment or business, (2) a minor who possesses alcoholic liquor on the order of a practicing physician, or (3) a minor who possesses alcoholic liquor while accompanied by a ...
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[4] [8] As of 2001, there were an estimated 26.8 million children of alcoholics (COAs) in the United States, with as many as 11 million of them under the age of 18. [9] Children of addicts have an increased suicide rate and on average have total health care costs 32 percent greater than children of nonalcoholic families. [9] [10]
In 2022, nearly 600 people in Wisconsin died in car crashes, with about 30% of those crashes involving people driving above the legal alcohol limit, the National Highway Traffic Safety ...
In some jurisdictions, it is also an offense to serve alcohol to an already-intoxicated person, [40] and, often, alcohol can only be sold by persons qualified to serve responsibly through alcohol server training. The blood alcohol content (BAC) for legal operation of a vehicle is typically measured as a percentage of a unit volume of blood.
Parents and guardians may furnish alcohol to their children. [79] One of the most alcohol-permissive states, perhaps only behind Nevada and Louisiana: No open container law. [80] No state public intoxication law. Liquor control law [81] covers all beverages containing more than 0.5% alcohol, without further particularities based on percentage. [82]