Wisconsin State Fair
Responsible Alcohol Seller-Server Training

Wisconsin Bartending License

Wisconsin State Fair
Responsible Alcohol Course
For All State Fair Staff Members

Only$12.50
List Price: $14.95

Wisconsin Responsible Alcohol Course
For State Fair Employees

Mission Statement: To actively promote the responsible sale, service, and consumption of alcoholic beverages at Wisconsin State Fair Park while maintaining a safe and friendly family atmosphere at the Park.

In an effort to keep consistent with our Mission Statement, Wisconsin State Fair Park has adopted the following criteria for approved employee alcohol service training. All Vendors with an alcohol service privilege and their employees who perform any type of alcohol service must possess a valid Wisconsin Bartenders License or complete and pass an alcohol service training program that has been approved by the Wisconsin Department of Revenue and fully complies with Wisconsin State Statutes 125.04 and 125.17.

To begin your Wisconsin alcohol certification course for this year's Wisconsin State Fair, click on Enroll Now above to register and begin.

Wisconsin State Fair Responsible Alcohol Course

Our Wisconsin bartending license certification course provides the tools for on-premise and off-premise situations for bartenders, servers, and managers working at the Wisconsin State Fair. Since 1985, we have alcohol certified tens of thousands of individuals and businesses in Wisconsin. Our course is the most highly recommended Wisconsin responsible beverage certification course in the state and we are approved and required by the Wisconsin Department of Revenue. It's also known as the Wisconsin Alcohol Server Permit or Wisconsin Responsible Beverage Training. This Wisconsin alcohol certification training fully complies with and is recommended for Wisconsin statutes 125.04, 125.17, and 134.66. This course is created by former bar and restaurant managers, bartenders, and servers. A free certificate and wallet card given immediately after completion.

We do offer live seminar training for whole businesses and their staff members.

When completed, take this certificate to the city clerk's office in the city or town where you are working.

County City Clerk Websites: Click here for links to Wisconsin County websites

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It's easy to begin and complete in one sitting or take our training course at your leisure. Leave and come back to the course as many times as needed.  When you return, the training will pick up where you last left.the great state of Wisconsin seal logo

Use Any Device

Our courses can be completed on any computer, laptop, tablet, or cellphone. Your certificate is available to you immediately upon completion as an emailed PDF file.  Complete it tonight and email it to your manager before going to work tomorrow.  Select your course, click Enroll Now, complete the course, and print your certificate!

Required By State & Insurance Carriers

The state of Wisconsin does require anyone who sells and serves alcohol to be Wisconsin alcohol certified.  Plus, most liability insurance carriers for alcohol-serving establishments (restaurants, bars, taverns, nightclubs, etc.) require all employees to be alcohol certified. They will require your staff to remain current with state rules, regulations, and laws, in regard to the service of alcohol.  As a result, more businesses are requiring our alcohol training course certificate as a condition of employment.

Click on Wisconsin Alcohol Seller Server Course for our state-approved WI responsible alcohol service course.

Alcohol Service training courses can be taken online or in a classroom setting.  Alcohol service training is currently valid for a 2-year period.
It is the responsibility of the Vendor to document and track the employee alcohol service training and results along with the number of employees that possess a valid bartender license to ensure the proper level of staff has met the aforementioned criteria. The Vendor will have available and provide this list to WSFP upon request. Employees are required to have on display or carry their valid bartender‟s license or the official alcohol service training certificate while performing alcohol service duties on the ground.

How To Get Your Wisconsin Bartending License

Wisconsin Responsible
Beverage Server License

Wisconsin Bartending License

Only $12.50

Bartending can be a fun time. It gives you the ability to work in a lively and fun social environment, meet some interesting people, and most of all, leave with some extra cash in hand. Since bartending is primarily night work, it leaves your days free to work another job or finish college. Bartenders are subject to legal requirements that govern the alcohol industry. In Wisconsin, applying for and obtaining a bartender license is required. Meeting bartender license requirements for Wisconsin is the first step to becoming a professional bartender. Wisconsin state seal for responsible alcohol server license

Wisconsin Alcohol Statutes

Wisconsin bartender license requirements are outlined by Wisconsin statutes 125.04, 125.17, and 134.66. If you’re planning to complete online or in-person coursework to satisfy requirements, make sure bartending schools are in compliance with the regulations set forth in these statutes. Qualified schools will state that they are in compliance with these statutes in promotional materials; coursework must be approved by the Wisconsin Department of Revenue.

All of the Wisconsin clerks are most aware of our course and consider us the most recommended training provider.

Qualifications To Get A WI Bartender License

In order to receive a Wisconsin bartenders license, applicants are required to be over age 18, meet criminal record requirements, and be certified by an approved school, according to the website DOR Alcohol Seller/Server - Wisconsin Department of Revenue. You do not need to currently hold a bartending job in order to apply for and receive a Wisconsin bartending license. Licenses are only valid within your municipality; if you move, you’ll need to seek additional licensing. Municipalities are defined as the city, town, or village where you live; requirements and regulations may vary depending on location.

Learn2serve Wisconsin bartender license

To qualify for a Wisconsin bartender license, you must...

  • Be at least 18 years old
  • Meet criminal record requirements
  • Complete a certified Wisconsin responsible beverage server course
  • Obtain a Wisconsin Bartender License (Alcohol Operator License) from the municipality where you work. The city clerk typically issues the Wisconsin Bartender License.  The requirements can be different for each municipality. See below for a listing of Wisconsin cities, towns, and villages. There are links to websites and in some cases to the applications for a Wisconsin Bartender License for that municipality.

You need to take this Wisconsin responsible beverage server course to get a license, unless you have taken this course in the past two years, or have had a valid Wisconsin Bartender License in the past two years (in any municipality).  The municipality may have additional requirements.

You may work under the "immediate supervision" of another licensed bartender (or the licensee) without a Wisconsin responsible beverage server course.  The licensed person must immediately supervise each sale.

 The last requirement can be waived if it is a renewal application or if you held an alcohol beverage license, including an operator's license, within the past two years. The municipality may issue you a provisional operator's license if you are enrolled in a responsible beverage server course when you apply. An operator's license is only good in the municipality that issues it. For instance, if you are issued an operator's license in the City of Milwaukee, you may not use it in a suburban municipality, like Franklin.

A criminal record may prevent you from getting a Wisconsin bartending license, see the municipality you want to work in below, and ask the city clerk about specifics if they are not mentioned in the Bartender's License Instructions below.

Wisconsin's DRAM Shop Law

125.035 Civil liability exemption: furnishing alcoholic beverages.

(1) In this section, a person has the meaning given in s. 990.01 (26).
(2) A person is immune from civil liability arising out of the act of procuring alcoholic beverages for or selling, dispensing or giving away alcoholic beverages to another person.
(3) Subsection (2) does not apply if the persons procuring, selling, dispensing or giving away alcoholic beverages cause their consumption by force or by representing that the beverages contain no alcohol.
(4) (a) In this subsection, provider means a person, including a licensee or permittee, who procures alcoholic beverages for or sells, dispenses or gives away alcoholic beverages to an underage person in violation of s. 125.07 (1) (a).(b) Subsection (2) does not apply if the provider knew or should have known that the underage person was under the legal drinking age and if the alcoholic beverages provided to the underage person were a substantial factor in causing injury to a 3rd party. In determining whether a provider knew or should have known that the underage person was under the legal drinking age, all relevant circumstances surrounding the procuring, selling, dispensing or giving away of the alcoholic beverages may be considered, including any circumstance under subds. 1. to 4. In addition, sub.(2) does apply if all of the following occur:

1. The underage person falsely represents that he or she has attained the legal drinking age.
2. The underage person supports the representation with documentation that he or she has attained the legal drinking age.
3. The alcoholic beverages are provided in good faith relying on the underage person’s representation that he or she has attained the legal drinking age.
4. The appearance of the underage person is such that an ordinary and prudent person would believe that he or she had attained the legal drinking age.
5. Subsection (2) does not apply to civil forfeiture actions for violation of any provision of this chapter or any local ordinance in conformity with any provision of this chapter.

Wisconsin Municipality Information

Wisconsin Towns Association logoBelow are a few links for the major municipality and their city clerk’s office contact information. Take our Wisconsin alcohol certificate with you to apply for the bartending license from the city clerk’s office in the town where you are serving alcoholic beverages. For the state of Wisconsin, you MUST have your Wisconsin Alcohol Seller Server certificate to get your local bartending license permit. The links below are to the city clerk’s office information or are to the Bartender/Operator License application for the municipality. Please note that the League of Municipalities has different applications depending if you are a new licensee or a renewal licensee. If your city is not listed below, go to the state’s full listing below.

 

Allouez
Appleton
Ashwaubenon

Beloit
Bristol
Brookfield

Cedarburg
Cottage Grove
Cudahy

De Pere
Delafield
Dewey

Eau Claire

Fitchburg
Fond du Lac
Franklin

Grafton
Germantown
Green Bay
Greendale
Greenfield

Janesville

Kenosha

La Crosse
Lake Geneva

Madison
Manitowoc
Marinette
Marshfield

Mayville
Menasha
Menomonie
Middleton
Milwaukee
Muskego
Neenah
New Berlin

Oak Creek
Omro
Onalaska
Oshkosh

Pewaukee
Pleasant Prairie
Portage
Port Washington

Racine
Richfield

Sheboygan
Shawano
Shorewood
Stevens Point
Superior

Town of Washington

Village of Weston
Waukesha
Waunakee
Waupun
Wausau
Wauwatosa
West Allis
West Bend
Whitefish Bay
Wisconsin Dells
Wisconsin Rapids

Click here for links to town websites

Or download the complete listing from below.

WI County Clerks Updated 3-15-2023.pdf
WI Municipal Clerks Updated 3-15-2023.pdf

 

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