Warrens reviews liquor-license limits; village cannot revoke license solely for infrequent use, CranFest tent barred unless on licensed premises

The board reviewed guidance on liquor-license enforcement and concluded that under Sec. 125.12, Wis. Stats., a license may be suspended, revoked, or nonrenewed only for cause—not solely because a business is infrequently open. As a specific application, the minutes state Big MO’s cannot legally sell at the CranFest tent if the tent is not located on their licensed premises.

The board discussed crafting a local ordinance to address concerns about license use and continuity, but no ordinance was adopted. The minutes note that municipalities sometimes maintain ordinances requiring businesses to remain open a certain number of days to avoid revocation; the village would need to create such an ordinance to assert that authority locally. No enforcement action against Big MO’s was taken at the meeting.