[Adopted 3-13-2006 as §§ 11-4-1, 11-4-2 and 11-4-7 of the 2006 Code]
A. 
Alcohol beverages in public areas.
(1) 
Regulations. It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, serve or give away, or offer to sell, serve or give away, any alcohol beverage upon any public street, sidewalk, alley, public parking lot, highway, municipal building, library, cemetery or drives or other public area within the Village of Centuria or on private property without the owner's consent, except at licensed premises. It shall be unlawful for any person to consume or have in his/her possession any open container containing alcohol beverage upon any public street, public sidewalk, public way, municipal building, library, public alley or public parking lot within the Village of Centuria.
(2) 
Parks. No person shall consume or be in possession of any open container containing intoxicating liquors, wine or fermented malt beverages while in any Village park between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m., inclusive.
(3) 
Private property held out for public use. It shall be unlawful for any person to consume any alcohol beverages upon any private property held open for public use within the Village unless the property is specifically named as being part of a licensed premises.
(4) 
Leaving licensed premises with open container.
(a) 
It shall be unlawful for any licensee, permittee or operator to permit any patron to leave the licensed premises with an open container containing any alcohol beverage.
(b) 
It shall be unlawful for any patron to leave a licensed premises with an open container containing any alcohol beverage.
(5) 
Picnic beer permits for parks.
(a) 
It shall be unlawful for any group of persons which exceeds 30 to consume any alcohol beverages in any park areas without first obtaining a picnic beer permit from the Village. The picnic beer permits shall be issued by the Clerk-Treasurer with a copy of the permit sent to the Chief of Police.
(b) 
Applicants for special Class "B" permits shall fully comply with the requirements of § 139-16.
(c) 
The sale of fermented malt beverages from remote sites, that is other than the main point-of-sale facility, shall be prohibited after the hour of 9:00 a.m.
(6) 
Exceptions.
(a) 
The provisions of this section may be waived by the Village Board for duly authorized events.
(b) 
This section shall not apply to any organization which has been issued a temporary fermented malt beverage and/or temporary wine license for a designated area and event pursuant to this Code, provided that the provisions of this chapter and Articles I, II and III are fully complied with.
(c) 
The provisions of this section regarding open consumption of fermented malt beverages or intoxicating liquor shall not apply within 200 feet of a parade route which the Village of Centuria has authorized from one hour prior to the scheduled start of said parade until one hour after the end of said parade; except that the foregoing exemption does not extend to any vehicle or unit of the parade, however propelled, nor to any parade participant for that period of time during which the vehicle, unit of the parade or person is participating within the assembly and disembarkment points of the parade.
B. 
Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
ALCOHOL BEVERAGE
Include all ardent, spirituous, distilled or vinous liquors, liquids or compounds, whether medicated, proprietary, patented or not, and by whatever name called, as well as all liquors and liquids made by the alcohol fermentation of an infusion in potable water of barley malt and hops, with or without unmalted grains or decorticated or degerminated grains or sugar, which contain 1/2 of 1% or more of alcohol by volume and which are fit for use for beverage purposes.
PUBLIC AREA
Shall be construed to mean any location within the Village which is open to access to persons not requiring specific permission of the owner to be at such location, including all parking lots serving commercial establishments.
UNDERAGE PERSON
Any person under the legal drinking age as defined by the Wisconsin Statutes.
A. 
Sales of alcohol beverages to underage persons.
(1) 
No person may procure for, sell, dispense or give away any fermented malt beverages to any underage person not accompanied by his or her parent, guardian or spouse who has attained the legal drinking age.
(2) 
No licensee or permittee may sell, vend, deal or traffic in alcohol beverages to or with any underage person not accompanied by his or her parent, guardian or spouse who has attained the legal drinking age.
(3) 
No adult may knowingly permit or fail to take action to prevent the illegal consumption of alcohol beverages by an underage person on premises owned by the adult or under the adult's control. This subsection does not apply to alcohol beverages used exclusively as part of a religious service.
(4) 
No adult may intentionally encourage or contribute to a violation of Subsection A(1) or B.
B. 
Penalties. For purposes of determining previous violations, the 30-month period shall be measured from the dates of violations that resulted in an imposition of a forfeiture or a conviction. For the purpose of determining whether or not a previous violation has occurred, if more than one violation occurs at the same time all those violations shall be counted as one violation. A person who commits a violation of Subsection A above may be:
(1) 
Required to forfeit not more than $500 if the person has not committed a previous violation within 30 months of the violation; or
(2) 
Fined not more than $500 if the person has committed a previous violation within 30 months of the violation.
(3) 
Fined not more than $1,000 if the person has committed two previous violations within 30 months of the violation.
(4) 
Fined not more than $10,000 if the person has committed three or more previous violations within 30 months of the violation.
(5) 
In addition to the forfeitures provided in Subsection B(1) through (4) above, a court shall suspend any license issued under this chapter to a person violating this subsection for:
(a) 
Not more than three days, if the court finds that the person committed a violation within 12 months after committing one previous violation;
(b) 
Not less than three days nor more than 10 days, if the court finds that the person committed a violation within 12 months after committing two other violations; or
(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 three other violations.
C. 
Exception. A person who holds a Class "A" license, a Class "B" license or permit, a "Class A" license or a "Class B" license or permit who commits a violation is subject to Subsection B(5) but is not subject to Subsection B(1) through (4) or § 125.11, Wis. Stats.
D. 
Sale of alcohol beverages to intoxicated persons.
(1) 
Restrictions.
(a) 
No person may procure for, sell, dispense or give away alcohol beverages to a person who is intoxicated.
(b) 
No licensee or permittee may sell, vend, deal or traffic in alcohol beverages to or with a person who is intoxicated.
E. 
Penalties. Any person who violates Subsection D(1) above shall be subject to a forfeiture of not less than $100 nor more than $500.
A. 
In this section:
(1) 
"Motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle owned, rented or consigned to a school.
(2) 
"School program" means for one or more grades between grades 1 and 12 and which is commonly known as an elementary school, middle school, junior high school, senior high school or high school.
(3) 
"School administrator" means the person designated by the governing body of a school as ultimately responsible for the ordinary operations of a school.
(4) 
"School premises" means premises owned, rented or under the control of a school.
B. 
Except as provided by Subsection C no person may possess or consume alcohol beverages:
(1) 
On school premises;
(2) 
In a motor vehicle, if a pupil attending the school is in the motor vehicle; or
(3) 
While participating in a school-sponsored activity.
C. 
Alcohol beverages may be possessed or consumed on school premises, in motor vehicles or by participants in school-sponsored activities if specifically permitted in writing by the school administrator consistent with applicable laws and ordinances.
D. 
A person who violates this section is subject to a forfeiture of not more than $200, except that § 938.344, Wis. Stats., provides the penalties applicable to underage persons.