Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Report:
Wisconsin Guide to a
Healthier Alcohol
Environment
Is Wisconsin really an
alcohol outlier?
Wisconsin's
annual alcohol
consumption is
28% higher
than the
national
average.
Underage Drinking is Widespread
In 2012, 32.7% of
Wisconsin’s High
School students
reported drinking
within the past 30
days.
That’s $1,200
annually for every
man, woman and
child in Wisconsin.
So where did we start?
From the Charge to the Alcohol, Culture and Environment Work Group
Alcohol Misuse
is a Human Problem
Alcohol related
problems and
solutions are
similar across
countries and
cultures.
To reduce
childhood
drinking, address
adult drinking
49 Recommendations
for
State Government
Municipalities
Educators & Schools
Community Groups
Employers
ACE Report is a
Map.
Not a Recipe
• Recommendations
are interrelated but
not interdependent
• Every community
acts independently
All Wisconsin residents
have the right to a
family, community
and working life
protected from injury,
harm and other
negative consequences
of alcohol misuse.
Available
Affordable
Attractive
Acceptable
Available:
Alcohol Age Compliance Checks:
Municipalities should
adopt procedural
guidelines and policies
to govern all local
deliberations and
decisions on whether
to issue, renew or
revoke licenses to sell
or serve alcohol.
There is no right
to an alcohol
license in
Wisconsin.
Once awarded, it
can be difficult to
revoke, non-
renew or
suspend.
Available:
Municipalities should
consider using detailed
license conditions,
appended to pending
alcohol licenses and
renewals to address
specific concerns about
the operation of the
establishment and
neighborhood concerns
such as traffic, noise or
sidewalk congestion.
Available:
Gasoline & Alcohol
Municipalities should
cease to issue and,
when appropriate,
revoke or decline to
renew alcohol licenses
to establishments that
sell gasoline.
Available:
Controlling Alcohol @ Festivals
Schedule saturation
patrols to coincide with
the anticipated conclusion
time of the event
Available: Sampling
Municipalities should regulate alcohol
tasting in Class A establishments.
The scope of regulations should
include:
Municipalities should
adopt beer keg
registration ordinances as
an effective tool to
apprehend adults who
provide alcohol to
underage youth and to
deter such purchases in
the future.
Available/Acceptable:
Social Host Ordinances
Municipalities
individually, or as part
of a multi-
jurisdictional task
force, should operate
well publicized
saturation patrols to
discourage drunk
driving.
Attractive:
Reduce Youth Exposure to Alcohol Advertising
Municipalities should limit alcohol advertising to prevent youth
overexposure to alcohol advertising:
Local faith communities should adopt alcohol policies meeting the same
standards recommended for Class B Temporary permits
Other than as part of a religious service, require all groups, including private
events held by parishioners on church property, to abide by rules for
alcohol service including: