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Janesville police report bar shutdown for missing licensed bartender; clerk outlines license-renewal changes

Janesville Alcohol Licensing Advisory Committee · February 4, 2025
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Summary

A police welfare check led to one bar being shut down for operating without a licensed bartender, the committee heard; the City Clerk said renewal packets and a new tamper-evident printed license format will be rolled out before March 15 to tighten controls.

Janesville police and city licensing staff updated the Alcohol Licensing Advisory Committee on enforcement and administrative changes at the Feb. 4 meeting.

Officer Ratzlaff told the committee a welfare check at a downtown bar uncovered the absence of a licensed bartender and that the establishment was closed for the evening. Ratzlaff…

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