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.169368A.1
HOUSE MEMORIAL
48
TH LEGISLATURE
- STATE OF NEW MEXICO -
FIRST SESSION
, 2007
INTRODUCED BY
Thomas A. Garcia
A MEMORIAL
REQUESTING THE NEW MEXICO LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TO CREATE THE
INTERIM "LIQUOR LICENSING LAWS REVIEW COMMITTEE".
WHEREAS, it is the purpose of the Liquor Control Act to
license, regulate and control the sale, service and public
consumption of alcoholic beverages in order to protect the
public health, safety and morals of every community in the
state; and
WHEREAS, the Liquor Control Act is the result of a
comprehensive review of New Mexico's liquor laws that occurred
in 1981, but there has been no similar comprehensive review for
twenty-six years; and
WHEREAS, New Mexico has a quota system of one license for
each two thousand inhabitants in municipalities and
unincorporated areas of counties for full-service liquor