Section 60-3A-13 – Prohibited sale of certain spirituous liquors.
A liquor license holder shall not sell for consumption off premises closed containers containing fewer than three fluid ounces of spirituous liquors. History: 1978 Comp., § 60-3A-13, enacted by Laws 2021, ch. 7, § 6. ANNOTATIONS Effective dates. — Laws 2021, ch. 7, § 37 made Laws 2021, ch. 7, § 6 effective July 1, […]
Section 60-3A-7 – Authority of the alcoholic beverage control division.
The alcoholic beverage control division of the regulation and licensing department has the authority over all matters relating to the issuance, denial, suspension or revocation of licenses under the Liquor Control Act. The director of the division may request the department of public safety to provide investigatory and enforcement support as deemed necessary. History: 1978 […]
Section 60-3A-8 – Powers and duties of the director of the alcoholic beverage control division.
The director of the alcoholic beverage control division of the regulation and licensing department is responsible for the operation of the division. It is the director’s duty to supervise all operations of the division and to: A. administer the laws that the division administers, including the Liquor Control Act. The director shall request the department […]
Section 60-3A-8.1 – Investigative authority and powers.
A. For the purpose of enforcing the provisions of the Liquor Control Act, the director is authorized to examine and to require the production of pertinent records, books, information or evidence, to require the presence of any person and to require the person to testify under oath concerning the subject matter of the inquiry and […]
Section 60-3A-9 – Administrative authority and powers.
A. For the purpose of administering the licensing provisions of the Liquor Control Act, the director is authorized to examine and to require the production of any pertinent records, books, information or evidence, to require the presence of any person and to require him to testify under oath concerning the subject matter of the inquiry […]
Section 60-3A-10 – Administrative rules and orders; presumption of correctness.
A. The director shall issue and file as required by law all rules and orders necessary to administer the licensing provisions of the Liquor Control Act. B. Directives issued by the director shall be in form substantially as follows: (1) rules are written statements of the director, of general application to licensees, interpreting and exemplifying […]
Section 60-3A-11 – Written decisions by director.
Every decision by the director relating to the granting or denial of a license, the transfer of a license or the revocation or suspension of a license, or other disposition of a charge against a licensee, shall be accompanied by a written order containing findings of fact and the specific grounds relied upon for the […]
Section 60-3A-12 – Partially consumed bottle of wine; licensed premises.
A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a dispenser, canopy licensee or restaurant licensee may permit a customer of the licensee to remove from the licensed premises one opened bottle of partially consumed wine; provided that: (1) the customer has purchased a full-course meal and a bottle of wine and consumed a portion of the […]
Section 60-3A-1 – Short title.
Chapter 60, Articles 3A, 5A, 6A, 6B, 6C, 6E, 7A, 7B and 8A NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Liquor Control Act”. History: Laws 1981, ch. 39, § 1; 1984, ch. 85, § 9; 2015, ch. 3, § 27; 2015, ch. 102, § 1. ANNOTATIONS 2015 Multiple Amendments. — Laws 2015, ch. 3, § […]
Section 60-3A-2 – Liquor policy of state; investigation of applicants; responsibility of licensees.
A. It is the policy of the Liquor Control Act that the sale, service and public consumption of alcoholic beverages in the state shall be licensed, regulated and controlled so as to protect the public health, safety and morals of every community in the state; and it is the responsibility of the director to investigate […]