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Section 60-7A-1 – Hours and days of business.

A. Provided that nothing in this section shall prohibit the consumption at any time of alcoholic beverages in guest rooms of hotels, alcoholic beverages shall be sold, served and consumed on licensed premises only from 7:00 a.m. until 2:00 a.m. on the following day. B. Except as provided in Subsection C of this section, alcoholic […]

Section 60-7A-11 – Offenses by retailers.

It is a violation of the Liquor Control Act [60-3A-1 NMSA 1978] for any retailer to: A. allow or permit any alcoholic beverages to be consumed on his licensed premises; B. maintain or keep in close proximity to the licensed premises any place for the consumption of alcoholic beverages purchased from him; C. sell any […]

Section 60-7A-13 – Sales by clubs.

A. Any club licensed pursuant to the provisions of the Liquor Control Act [60-3A-1 NMSA 1978] shall only have the right to sell alcoholic beverages by the drink and wine by the bottle for consumption on the premises. B. Except as otherwise provided in this section, it is unlawful and grounds for suspension or revocation […]

Section 60-7A-14 – Filling bottles; misrepresentation of alcoholic beverages.

It is a violation of the Liquor Control Act [60-3A-1 NMSA 1978] for any licensee to: A. pour into any empty or partially empty bottle which contains or has contained any alcoholic beverage, alcoholic beverages of a different kind, class, brand, proof or age from that represented by the label, indicia, legend or descriptive matter […]

Section 60-7A-15 – Public nuisance.

A. Any premises used for the unlawful purpose of sale, manufacture, storage, possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages in violation of the Liquor Control Act [60-3A-1 NMSA 1978] is a public nuisance. B. The district attorney in the county in which the nuisance exists is authorized to maintain an action to abate and temporarily and […]

Section 60-7A-16 – Sale to intoxicated persons.

It is a violation of the Liquor Control Act [60-3A-1 NMSA 1978] for a person to sell, deliver or serve alcoholic beverages to or to procure or aid in the procurement of alcoholic beverages for an intoxicated person if the person selling, delivering, serving, procuring or aiding in procurement knows or has reason to know […]

Section 60-7A-17 – Prostitution; loitering; promoting.

A. It is a violation of the Liquor Control Act [60-3A-1 NMSA 1978] for a licensee to knowingly: (1) allow prostitution on the licensed premises; (2) allow or permit the loitering of or solicitation by known prostitutes on the licensed premises; or (3) procure a prostitute for a patron, solicit a patron for a prostitute […]

Section 60-7A-18 – Repealed.

History: Laws 1981, ch. 39, § 95; repealed by Laws 2021, ch. 7, § 36. ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 2021, ch. 7, § 36 repealed 60-7A-18 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1981, ch. 39, § 95, relating to hours for public dances, effective July 1, 2021. For provisions of former section, see the 2020 […]

Section 60-7A-19 – Commercial gambling on licensed premises.

A. It is a violation of the Liquor Control Act [60-3A-1 NMSA 1978] for a licensee to knowingly allow commercial gambling on the licensed premises. B. In addition to any criminal penalties, a person who violates Subsection A of this section may have the person’s license suspended or revoked or a fine imposed, or both, […]

Section 60-7A-2 – Repealed.

History: Laws 1981, ch. 39, § 48; 2002, ch. 104, § 2; repealed by Laws 2021, ch. 7, § 36. ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 2021, ch. 7, § 36 repealed 60-7A-2 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1981, ch. 39, § 48, relating to Sunday sales at racetracks and resorts, effective July 1, 2021. For […]

Section 60-7A-20 – False complaints; misdemeanor.

Any person who lodges or intentionally causes or conspires to cause a complaint to be lodged knowing the complaint to be unfounded in actual fact, he [sic] shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty of a misdemeanor. History: Laws 1981, ch. 39, § 106. ANNOTATIONS Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler. […]

Section 60-7A-21 – Possession or display of United States license.

Possession or display of a license from the United States to sell alcoholic beverages in New Mexico by a person not licensed under the Liquor Control Act [60-3A-1 NMSA 1978] to sell alcoholic beverages or issuance of such a license by the district director of the internal revenue service shall be prima facie evidence that […]

Section 60-7A-22 – Drinking in public establishments; selling or serving alcoholic beverages other than in licensed establishments; selling or delivering alcoholic beverages from a drive-up window.

A. It is a violation of the Liquor Control Act [60-3A-1 NMSA 1978] for any person to consume alcoholic beverages in any public establishment unless the establishment is licensed to sell and serve alcoholic beverages. B. It is a violation of the Liquor Control Act for any person not a licensee to sell, serve or […]

Section 60-7A-23 – Possession of wine as prima facie evidence.

In any proceedings under the provisions of the Liquor Control Act [60-3A-1 NMSA 1978], the possession of more than one thousand two hundred liters of wine by any person who is not a public warehouseman, registered carrier or licensee shall be prima facie evidence that the person has manufactured the wine for the purpose of […]

Section 60-7A-25 – Criminal penalties.

A. A person who violates any provision of the Liquor Control Act [60-3A-1 NMSA 1978] or any rule or regulation promulgated by the department that is not declared by the Liquor Control Act to be a felony is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, the person shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions […]

Section 60-7A-4 – Sale, shipment and delivery unlawful.

A. It is unlawful for a person on the person’s own behalf or as the agent of another person, except a licensed New Mexico wholesaler or manufacturer or the agent of either, to directly or indirectly sell or offer for sale for shipment into the state or ship into the state, except as provided in […]