Madison’s City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to ban sales of certain sizes of alcohol downtown as part of an initial effort to curb its purchase by some transients who have reportedly harassed downtown residents.
The ban takes the form of modified liquor licenses that apply to grocery, liquor and convenience stores in Districts 4 and 8, which include the Capitol, campus and State Street areas. Stores in those districts could no longer sell beer or malt liquor in sizes smaller than a six-pack — except for imports and microbrews — and they could not sell fortified wine or liquor in smaller than pint-size containers.