45th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2001

RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE SALES; PROHIBITING CERTAIN SALES BY A LICENSEE; AMENDING A SECTION OF THE LIQUOR CONTROL ACT.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

Section 1. Section 60-7A-22 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1981, Chapter 39, Section 108, as amended) is amended to read:

"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 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 permit the consumption of alcoholic beverages in his public establishment or private club.

C. It is a violation of the Liquor Control Act for any licensee to sell or deliver alcoholic beverages from a drive-up window or to sell or deliver alcoholic beverages to a customer, receive cash for a sale or locate a cash register within ten feet of an exterior door of the licensed premises."

Section 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the provisions of this act is July 1, 2001.