Individuals at least 18 years of age may serve alcohol beverages and supervise activities on retail premises if an operator license is obtained from the local municipality.

Operator License Application Form (Submit to Clerk-Treasurer, W3005 County Road G, Cedar Grove, WI 53013).
License application fees: 1-year license $25; 2-year license $35. License year is July 1 through June 30.

• Operator’s licenses are not required for licensee, licensee’s immediate family, or agent of an LLC or corporation.
• Licensed bartenders must be present when a retail licensed or permitted premises is open for business if the individuals above are not.
• Applicants must pass a DOR approved responsible beverage server training course or be named on an annual retail license, operator’s license, or manager’s license within the past 2 years.
  
  
• Temporary operator’s licenses include the same authorizations as a regular operator’s license but may only be issued to persons employed by or donating their services to nonprofit corporations for a temporary event.
  • Temporary operator’s licenses may be issued without the responsible beverage server training course requirement of a regular operator’s license.
  • No person may hold more than two temporary operator’s licenses per year.
  • Temporary operator licenses are valid for up to 14 days.
    
    
• Provisional operator’s licenses include the same authorizations as a regular operator’s license but are issued to regular operator’s license applicants who are awaiting review of their original license application.
• Provisional operator’s licenses are valid for up to 60 days or until the original license application is issued or denied, whichever is sooner.