<P> The alcohol laws of Wisconsin consist of both statewide statutes and local ordinances governing the sale of alcohol . </P> <P> When Wisconsin became a state, settlers from the eastern United States (known as Yankees) took issue with the consumption of alcohol by German immigrants on Sunday, as well as the prevalence of alcoholism . The Wisconsin legislature passed a law in 1849 that made liquor sellers liable for the costs incurred by local governments in supporting alcoholics . Ten years later, the state prohibited liquor sales on Sundays . </P> <P> In 1872, alcohol regulation reached new heights in the state with the passage of the Graham Law . This legislation prohibited drunkenness and the sale of alcohol to minors, and required all liquor sellers to post a $2,000 bond (more than $30,000 in 2007 U.S. dollars). German - Americans fought the new law in the courts and at the ballot box . Although they lost challenges in the courts, they were able to elect a legislature friendlier to alcohol consumption . In 1874, the new lawmakers passed less restrictive laws that lowered the bond to $500, allowed Sunday liquor sales, and created certain safe havens for liquor sellers to escape liability for alcoholics . </P> <P> Alcohol consumption was banned in Wisconsin during Prohibition (1920 - 1933). But even before Prohibition ended, Wisconsin created work - arounds . In 1926, voters approved a referendum allowing the manufacture of beer, if not its consumption . The state repealed its law enforcing Prohibition in 1929 . Wisconsin Senator John J. Blaine sponsored the Act that later became the Twenty - first Amendment to the United States Constitution, ending Prohibition . The state was the second to ratify the amendment on April 25, 1933 . </P>

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