Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
ATCP 90-139 - Trade and Consumer Protection
Chapter ATCP 102 - Price discrimination and related practices
Subchapter II - Soda Water Beverages
Section ATCP 102.11 - Definitions

Current through August 26, 2024

In this subchapter:

(1) "Soda water beverage" means all beverages commonly known as soft drinks, including soda water, carbonated or uncarbonated or sweetened or flavored, and bases, fountain syrups, concentrates and powders intended to be reconstituted by wholesalers or retailers to produce soft drinks. It does not include strong spiritous, vinous, malt, ardent or intoxicating liquors.

(2)

(a) "Retailer" means every person making sales of soda water beverages for consumption or use other than resale or further processing or manufacturing. In the case of a person making both sales at wholesale and retail, such term shall apply to only the retail portion of such sales. "Retailer" does not include the United States, the state, any municipality as defined in s. 345.05(1) (c), Stats., or any agency thereof, or any religious, charitable or educational organization or institution, but does include any other person engaged in the business of making retail sales wholly or in part for profit at an institution or facility operated by such an exempt party.

(b) Any subsidiary or affiliate corporation, cooperative, partnership or association, and any officer, director or partner of a corporation, cooperative, partnership, association or any other business unit which owns, controls or franchises any retailer or which has any retailer as an affiliate, member or subsidiary, is deemed to be a retailer of soda water beverages.

(3)

(a) "Wholesaler" means every person making sales of soda water beverages for purposes of resale or further processing or manufacturing. In the case of a person making both sales at retail and wholesale, such term shall apply only to the wholesale portion of such business.

(b) Any subsidiary or affiliate corporation, cooperative, partnership or association, and any officer, director or partner of a corporation, cooperative, partnership or association which is a wholesaler of soda water beverages is deemed to be a wholesaler of soda water beverages.

(4) "Broker" means any person engaged in negotiating sales or purchases of soda water beverages for or on behalf of a retailer or wholesaler or both.

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