12-13-13 governor signs brown jug bill

Governor Walker has signed the so-called Brown Jug bill into law.  The bill was co-authored by Republican state senator Rick Gudex of Fond du Lac.  It will allow a retailer fto bring a civil action against an underager or their parents if the underage person illegally enters a tavern, illegally attempts to purchase alcohol or successfully purchases alcohol after falsifying his or her age.  If a court rules in favor of the retailer, the defendant will have to pay $1000.  Gudex says the bill makes it clear that an underage person can go into the premises to purchase alcohol if they are assisting police in conducting sting operations to enforce underage alcohol laws.