HOUSE BILL 332

54th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - second session, 2020

INTRODUCED BY

Antonio Maestas

 

 

 

 

 

AN ACT

RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; CREATING THE LOCAL NONTRANSFERABLE DISPENSER'S LICENSE; ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES FOR ISSUANCE; ESTABLISHING FEES; PROVIDING FOR DEDUCTIONS FROM GROSS RECEIPTS TAX FOR CERTAIN RETAILER'S AND DISPENSER'S LICENSE HOLDERS; PROVIDING FOR DEDUCTIONS FROM INCOME TAX FOR CERTAIN RETAILER'S AND DISPENSER'S LICENSE HOLDERS; PROHIBITING THE SALE, LEASE OR TRANSFER OF RETAILER'S AND DISPENSER'S LICENSES AFTER JUNE 30, 2025; MAKING CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO SECTIONS OF THE NMSA 1978.

 

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

     SECTION 1. A new section of the Liquor Control Act is enacted to read:

     "[NEW MATERIAL] LOCAL NONTRANSFERABLE DISPENSER'S LICENSE.-- 

          A. Beginning January 1, 2021, the governmental body of a local option district may by ordinance or resolution approve the issuance of local nontransferable dispenser's licenses in an amount not to exceed five new licenses per calendar year.

          B. After passage of the ordinance or resolution, a person qualified under the provisions of the Liquor Control Act may apply for and be issued a local nontransferable dispenser's license for the sale of alcoholic beverages.

          C. A local nontransferable dispenser's license shall only be used by the person to whom the license is issued and shall only be used within the licensed premises pursuant to the provisions of the Liquor Control Act. The license shall not be transferable from person to person and shall not be leased but shall be transferable from one location to another within the local option district in which it was approved.

          D. If a license issued pursuant to this section is revoked or canceled pursuant to Section 60-6B-7 NMSA 1978 or otherwise returned to the department, the director may reissue the local nontransferable dispenser's license to a person qualified under the provisions of the Liquor Control Act. The reissuance of a local nontransferable dispenser's license shall not reduce the number of new licenses that the governing body may approve during that calendar year."

     SECTION 2. A new section of the Income Tax Act is enacted

to read:

     "[NEW MATERIAL] DEDUCTION--INCOME FROM LEASING A LIQUOR LICENSE.--

          A. A taxpayer who is a liquor license lessor may claim a deduction from net income in an amount equal to the gross receipts from sales of alcoholic beverages made by each liquor license lessee in an amount:

                (1) if the liquor license is a dispenser's license, not to exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) per year until January 1, 2026; and

                (2) if the liquor license is a retailer's license, not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per year until January 1, 2026.

          B. Married individuals filing separate returns for a taxable year for which they could have filed a joint return may each claim only one-half of a deduction provided by this section that would have been claimed on a joint return.

          C. A taxpayer may claim the deduction provided by this section in proportion to the taxpayer's ownership interest if the taxpayer owns an interest in a business entity that is taxed for federal income tax purposes as a partnership or limited liability company and that business entity has met all of the requirements to be eligible for the deduction. The total deduction claimed in the aggregate by all members of the partnership or association with respect to the deduction shall not exceed the amount of the deduction that could have been claimed by a sole owner of the business.

          D. A taxpayer allowed a deduction pursuant to this section shall report the amount of the deduction to the department in a manner required by the department.

          E. The department shall compile an annual report on the deduction provided by this section that shall include the number of taxpayers that claimed the deduction, the aggregate amount of deductions claimed and any other information necessary to evaluate the cost of the deduction. The department shall present the report to the revenue stabilization and tax policy committee and the legislative finance committee with an analysis of the cost of the deduction.

          F. As used in this section:

                (1) "alcoholic beverage" means alcoholic beverage as defined in the Liquor Control Act;

                (2) "dispenser's license" means a license issued pursuant to the provisions of the Liquor Control Act allowing the licensee to sell, offer for sale or have in the person's possession with the intent to sell alcoholic beverages both by the drink for consumption on the licensed premises and in unbroken packages, including growlers, for consumption and not for resale off the licensed premises;

                (3) "growler" means a clean, refillable, resealable container that has a liquid capacity that does not exceed one gallon and that is intended and used for the sale of beer, wine or cider;

                (4) "liquor license" means a retailer's license issued pursuant to Section 60-6A-2 NMSA 1978, a dispenser's license issued pursuant to Section 60-6A-3 NMSA 1978 or a dispenser's license issued pursuant to Section 60-6A-16 NMSA 1978 issued prior to July 1, 2020;

                (5) "liquor license lessee" means a person that leases a liquor license from a liquor license lessor;

                (6) "liquor license lessor" means a person that leases a liquor license to a third party; and

                (7) "retailer's license" means a license issued pursuant to the provisions of the Liquor Control Act allowing the licensee to sell, offer for sale or have in the person's possession with the intent to sell alcoholic beverages in unbroken packages, including growlers, for consumption and not for resale off the licensed premises."

     SECTION 3. A new section of the Gross Receipts and Compensating Tax Act is enacted to read:

     "[NEW MATERIAL] DEDUCTION--SALES MADE BY RETAILER'S OR DISPENSER'S LICENSE HOLDER.--

          A. Prior to January 1, 2026, receipts from sales of alcoholic beverages by a liquor license holder may be deducted from gross receipts as follows:

                (1) for each dispenser's license, up to fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) per year; and

                (2) for each retailer's license, up to ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per year.

          B. A taxpayer allowed a deduction pursuant to this section shall report the amount of the deduction separately in a manner required by the department.

          C. The department shall compile an annual report on the deduction provided by this section that shall include the number of taxpayers that claimed the deduction, the aggregate amount of deductions claimed and any other information necessary to evaluate the effectiveness of the deduction. The department shall compile and present the report to the revenue stabilization and tax policy committee and the legislative finance committee with an analysis of the cost of the deduction.

          D. As used in this section:

                (1) "alcoholic beverage" means alcoholic beverage as defined in the Liquor Control Act;

                (2) "dispenser's license" means a license issued pursuant to the provisions of the Liquor Control Act allowing the licensee to sell, offer for sale or have in the person's possession with the intent to sell alcoholic beverages both by the drink for consumption on the licensed premises and in unbroken packages, including growlers, for consumption and not for resale off the licensed premises;

                (3) "growler" means a clean, refillable, resealable container that has a liquid capacity that does not exceed one gallon and that is intended and used for the sale of beer, wine or cider;

                (4) "liquor license holder" means a person that holds a retailer's license issued pursuant to Section 60-6A-2 NMSA 1978, a dispenser's license issued pursuant to Section 60-6A-3 NMSA 1978 or a dispenser's license issued pursuant to Section 60-6A-16 NMSA 1978 issued prior to July 1, 2020; and

                (5) "retailer's license" means a license issued pursuant to the provisions of the Liquor Control Act allowing the licensee to sell, offer for sale or have in the person's possession with the intent to sell alcoholic beverages in unbroken packages, including growlers, for consumption and not for resale off the licensed premises."

     SECTION 4. Section 60-3A-3 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1981, Chapter 39, Section 3, as amended by Laws 2019, Chapter 29, Section 2 and by Laws 2019, Chapter 229, Section 3) is amended to read:

     "60-3A-3. DEFINITIONS.--As used in the Liquor Control Act:

          A. "alcoholic beverages" means distilled or rectified spirits, potable alcohol, powdered alcohol, frozen or freeze-dried alcohol, brandy, whiskey, rum, gin and aromatic bitters bearing the federal internal revenue strip stamps or any similar alcoholic beverage, including blended or fermented beverages, dilutions or mixtures of one or more of the foregoing containing more than one-half percent alcohol, but excluding medicinal bitters;

          B. "beer" means an alcoholic beverage obtained by the fermentation of any infusion or decoction of barley, malt and hops or other cereals in water, and includes porter, beer, ale and stout;

          C. "brewer" means a person who owns or operates a business for the manufacture of beer;

          D. "cider" means an alcoholic beverage made from the normal alcoholic fermentation of the juice of sound, ripe apples, [or] pears or other fruit that contains not less than one-half of one percent alcohol by volume and not more than eight and one-half percent alcohol by volume;

          E. "club" means:

                (1) any nonprofit group, including an auxiliary or subsidiary group, organized and operated under the laws of this state, with a membership of not less than fifty members who pay membership dues at the rate of not less than five dollars ($5.00) per year and who, under the constitution and bylaws of the club, have all voting rights and full membership privileges, and which group is the owner, lessee or occupant of premises used exclusively for club purposes and which group the director finds:

                     (a) is operated solely for recreation, social, patriotic, political, benevolent or athletic purposes; and

                     (b) has been granted an exemption by the United States from the payment of the federal income tax as a club under the provisions of Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or, if the applicant has not operated as a club for a sufficient time to be eligible for the income tax exemption, it must execute and file with the director a sworn letter of intent declaring that it will, in good faith, apply for an income tax exemption as soon as it is eligible; or

                (2) an airline passenger membership club operated by an air common carrier that maintains or operates a clubroom at an international airport terminal. As used in this paragraph, "air common carrier" means a person engaged in regularly scheduled air transportation between fixed termini under a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued by the federal aviation administration;

          F. "commission" means the secretary of public safety when the term is used in reference to the enforcement and investigatory provisions of the Liquor Control Act and means the superintendent of regulation and licensing when the term is used in reference to the licensing provisions of the Liquor Control Act;

          G. "department" means the New Mexico state police division of the department of public safety when the term is used in reference to the enforcement and investigatory provisions of the Liquor Control Act and means the director of the alcoholic beverage control division of the regulation and licensing department when the term is used in reference to the licensing provisions of the Liquor Control Act;

          H. "director" means the chief of the New Mexico state police division of the department of public safety when the term is used in reference to the enforcement and investigatory provisions of the Liquor Control Act and means the director of the alcoholic beverage control division of the regulation and licensing department when the term is used in reference to the licensing provisions of the Liquor Control Act;

          I. "dispenser" means a person licensed under the provisions of the Liquor Control Act selling, offering for sale or having in the person's possession with the intent to sell alcoholic beverages both by the drink for consumption on the licensed premises and in unbroken packages, including growlers, for consumption and not for resale off the licensed premises;

          J. "distiller" means a person engaged in manufacturing spirituous liquors;

          K. "golf course" means a tract of land and facilities used for playing golf and other recreational activities that includes tees, fairways, greens, hazards, putting greens, driving ranges, recreational facilities, patios, pro shops, cart paths and public and private roads that are located within the tract of land;

          L. "governing body" means the board of county commissioners of a county or the city council or city commissioners of a municipality;

          M. "growler" means a clean, refillable, resealable container that has a liquid capacity that does not exceed one gallon and that is intended and used for the sale of beer, wine or cider for consumption off premises;

          N. "hotel" means an establishment or complex having a resident of New Mexico as a proprietor or manager and where, in consideration of payment, meals and lodging are regularly furnished to the general public. The establishment or complex must maintain for the use of its guests a minimum of twenty-five sleeping rooms;

          O. "licensed premises" means the contiguous areas or areas connected by indoor passageways of a structure and the outside dining, recreation and lounge areas of the structure and the grounds and vineyards of a structure that is a winery that are under the direct control of the licensee and from which the licensee is authorized to sell, serve or allow the consumption of alcoholic beverages under the provisions of its license; provided that in the case of a restaurant, "licensed premises" includes a restaurant that has operated continuously in two separate structures since July 1, 1987 and that is located in a local option district that has voted to disapprove the transfer of liquor licenses into that local option district, hotel, golf course, ski area or racetrack and all public and private rooms, facilities and areas in which alcoholic beverages are sold or served in the customary operating procedures of the restaurant, hotel, golf course, ski area or racetrack. "Licensed premises" also includes rural dispenser licenses located in the unincorporated areas of a county with a population of less than thirty thousand, located in buildings in existence as of January 1, 2012, that are within one hundred fifty feet of one another and that are under the direct control of the license holder;

          P. "local nontransferable dispenser" means a person licensed under the provisions of the Liquor Control Act selling, offering for sale or having in the person's possession with the intent to sell alcoholic beverages by the drink for consumption on the licensed premises; 

          [P.] Q. "local option district" means a county that has voted to approve the sale, serving or public consumption of alcoholic beverages, or an incorporated municipality that falls within a county that has voted to approve the sale, serving or public consumption of alcoholic beverages, or an incorporated municipality of over five thousand population that has independently voted to approve the sale, serving or public consumption of alcoholic beverages under the terms of the Liquor Control Act or any former act;

          [Q.] R. "manufacturer" means a distiller, rectifier, brewer or winer;

          [R.] S. "minor" means a person under twenty-one years of age;

          [S.] T. "package" means an immediate container of alcoholic beverages that is filled or packed by a manufacturer or wine bottler for sale by the manufacturer or wine bottler to wholesalers;

          [T.] U. "person" means an individual, corporation, firm, partnership, copartnership, association or other legal entity;

          [U.] V. "rectifier" means a person who blends, mixes or distills alcohol with other liquids or substances for the purpose of making an alcoholic beverage for the purpose of sale other than to the consumer by the drink, and includes all bottlers of spirituous liquors;

          [V.] W. "restaurant" means an establishment having a New Mexico resident as a proprietor or manager that is held out to the public as a place where meals are prepared and served primarily for on-premises consumption to the general public in consideration of payment and that has a dining room, a kitchen and the employees necessary for preparing, cooking and serving meals; provided that "restaurant" does not include establishments as defined in rules promulgated by the director serving only hamburgers, sandwiches, salads and other fast foods;

          [W.] X. "retailer" means a person licensed under the provisions of the Liquor Control Act selling, offering for sale or having in the person's possession with the intent to sell alcoholic beverages in unbroken packages, including growlers, for consumption and not for resale off the licensed premises;

          [X.] Y. "ski area" means a tract of land and facilities for the primary purpose of alpine skiing, snowboarding or other snow sports with trails, parks and at least one chairlift with uphill capacity and may include facilities necessary for other seasonal or year-round recreational activities;

          [Y.] Z. "spirituous liquors" means alcoholic beverages as defined in Subsection A of this section except fermented beverages such as wine, beer, cider and ale;

          [Z.] AA. "wholesaler" means a person whose place of business is located in New Mexico and who sells, offers for sale or possesses for the purpose of sale any alcoholic beverages for resale by the purchaser;

          [AA.] BB. "wine" includes the words "fruit juices" and means alcoholic beverages obtained by the fermentation of the natural sugar contained in fruit or other agricultural products, with or without the addition of sugar or other products, that do not contain less than one-half percent nor more than twenty-one percent alcohol by volume;

          [BB.] CC. "wine bottler" means a New Mexico wholesaler who is licensed to sell wine at wholesale for resale only and who buys wine in bulk and bottles it for wholesale resale;

          [CC.] DD. "winegrower" means a person who owns or operates a business for the manufacture of wine or cider;

          [DD.] EE. "winer" means a winegrower; and

          [EE.] FF. "winery" means a facility in which a winegrower manufactures and stores wine or cider."

     SECTION 5. Section 60-3A-12 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2007, Chapter 78, Section 1, as amended) is amended to read:

     "60-3A-12. PARTIALLY CONSUMED BOTTLE OF WINE--LICENSED PREMISES.--

          A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a local nontransferable dispenser, 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 bottle of wine with the meal on the licensed premises; and

                (2) the local nontransferable dispenser, dispenser, canopy licensee or restaurant licensee or an agent or employee of the local nontransferable dispenser, dispenser, canopy licensee or restaurant licensee attaches the customer receipt issued for the bottle of wine and reseals the bottle of partially consumed wine by reinserting a cork and sealing the bottle in a tamper-proof bag.

          B. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a winery licensee may permit a customer of the licensee to remove from the licensed premises one opened bottle of partially consumed wine; provided that the winery licensee or an agent or employee of the winery licensee attaches the customer receipt issued for the bottle of wine and reseals the bottle of partially consumed wine by reinserting a cork and sealing the bottle in a tamper-proof bag.

          C. When operating a motor vehicle, the customer shall possess and transport the partially consumed bottle of wine in accordance with Section 66-8-138 NMSA 1978." 

     SECTION 6. Section 60-6A-1 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1981, Chapter 39, Section 18, as amended) is amended to read:

     "60-6A-1. WHOLESALER'S LICENSE.--

          A. In any local option district, a person qualified under the provisions of the Liquor Control Act may apply for and be issued a license as a wholesaler of alcoholic beverages.

          B. No wholesaler shall sell, offer for sale or ship alcoholic beverages not received at and shipped from the premises specified in the wholesaler's license. As used in this section, "received at and shipped from" means that all alcoholic beverages shall be unloaded at the wholesaler's licensed premises and placed into inventory before being sold and shipped to a licensed retailer.

          C. No wholesaler shall sell or offer for sale alcoholic beverages to any person other than the holder of a New Mexico wholesaler's, retailer's, dispenser's, local nontransferable dispenser's, canopy, restaurant or club license, a governmental licensee or its lessee or an enterprise owned, operated or licensed by an Indian nation, tribe or pueblo within the state in conformity with an ordinance duly adopted by the Indian nation, tribe or pueblo having jurisdiction over the situs of the transaction within the area of Indian country, certified by the secretary of the interior, published in the federal register, according to the laws of the United States."

     SECTION 7. Section 60-6A-7 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1981, Chapter 39, Section 24, as amended) is amended to read:

     "60-6A-7. NONRESIDENT LICENSE.--

          A. A nonresident manufacturer or wholesaler who qualifies may apply for and be issued a nonresident license.

          B. No nonresident wholesaler or manufacturer shall, directly or indirectly or through an affiliate or subsidiary, apply for, be granted or hold a license under the provisions of the Liquor Control Act as a New Mexico wholesaler, manufacturer, local nontransferable dispenser, dispenser or retailer; provided that a nonresident wholesaler may be granted and hold a New Mexico wholesaler's license only if the business operated, and the New Mexico wholesaler's license, was purchased from an existing wholesaler and is operated as a separate and distinct business from all other businesses of the nonresident wholesaler, including for the purpose of Section 60-8A-6 NMSA 1978, and no alcoholic beverages are transshipped between any of the other businesses and the business operated under that license.

          C. Nonresident licensees may sell, offer for sale or ship into the state alcoholic beverages only to licensed New Mexico manufacturers and wholesalers.

          D. Every nonresident licensee or every New Mexico wholesaler or rectifier selling or shipping alcoholic beverages to a New Mexico wholesaler shall mail to the department one duplicate invoice covering all shipments into or sales in the state, stating the prices, together with all terms, concessions, allowances, forbearances and deductions. In cases of shipments, a copy of the bill of lading or [way bill] waybill shall accompany the invoice mailed to the department. On each invoice for alcoholic beverages, the total number of cases and the total number of liters of alcoholic beverage shall also be noted by the shipper or vendor. The invoice of all shipments or sales shall also state the brand, labels and size of containers of each item, unless shipped or sold in bulk to be bottled by a licensed rectifier or wine bottler using [his] the licensed rectifier's or wine bottler's own label and brand; provided, however, this section shall not apply to intrastate sales and shipments from one New Mexico wholesaler to another wholesaler.

          E. The director may suspend or revoke the license of a nonresident licensee or wholesaler who does not comply with the provisions of Subsections B through D of this section."

     SECTION 8. Section 60-6A-12 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1981, Chapter 39, Section 29, as amended) is amended to read:

     "60-6A-12. SPECIAL DISPENSER'S PERMITS--STATE AND LOCAL FEES.--

          A. [Any] A person holding a local nontransferable dispenser's or dispenser's license in [any] a local option district where a public celebration is to be held may dispense alcoholic beverages at the public celebration upon receiving written approval from the governing body in charge of the public celebration and upon the payment of fifty dollars ($50.00) to the department for a special dispenser's permit.

          B. As used in this section, "public celebration" includes any state fair, county fair, community fiesta, cultural or artistic performance or professional athletic competition of a seasonal nature or activities held on an intermittent basis.

          C. In addition to the state fee and if previously provided for by ordinance, the governing body of the local option district in which the public celebration is held may charge an additional fee not to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per day for each day the permittee dispenses alcoholic beverages. The permittee shall be subject to all state laws and regulations and all local regulations regulating local nontransferable dispenser's or dispenser's privileges and disabilities. All fees collected by the governing body of the local option district may be used to fund free ride home programs.

          D. [Any] A person holding a local nontransferable dispenser's or dispenser's license may be issued a special dispenser's permit by the director allowing the dispensing of alcoholic beverages at a function catered by that business, provided the governing body of the local option district has given the person seeking the permit written approval to dispense alcoholic beverages at the catered function. The permit shall be valid for no more than twelve hours. To apply for the permit, the holder of a local nontransferable dispenser's or dispenser's license shall submit a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) together with such information as the director may require. The permittee shall be subject to all state laws and regulations and all local regulations except that the permittee shall not be required to suspend the dispensing of alcoholic beverages at the licensed premises solely because of the issuance of the special dispenser's permit.

          E. The person holding a local nontransferable dispenser's or dispenser's license and [his] the person's employees shall be the only persons permitted to dispense alcohol during the function for which the permit was sought. Issuance of the special dispenser's permit is within the director's discretion and is subject to any reasonable requirements imposed by the director.

          F. [Any] A person holding a local nontransferable dispenser's or dispenser's license in a local option district in which Sunday sales of alcoholic beverages are not otherwise permitted pursuant to the Liquor Control Act may dispense beer and wine on Sunday at [any] a public celebration for which it has received a concession from the governing body in charge of the public celebration, provided the governing body of that local option district has by resolution expressly permitted [such] beer and wine sales on Sunday at that public celebration in accordance with the provisions of this section.

          G. [Any] A person holding a local nontransferable dispenser's or dispenser's license who dispenses alcoholic beverages at a church's public celebration under a special dispenser's permit pursuant to this section may donate to the church holding the public celebration any portion of the profits from the sale of alcoholic beverages at that public celebration. Employees of that local nontransferable dispenser or dispenser or other individuals who have completed a certified alcohol server training program may donate to the church holding a public celebration their services as servers of alcoholic beverages at that public celebration."

     SECTION 9. Section 60-6A-15 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1981, Chapter 39, Section 32, as amended) is amended to read:

     "60-6A-15. LICENSE FEES.--Every application for the issuance or renewal of the following licenses shall be accompanied by a license fee in the following specified amounts:

          A. manufacturer's license as a distiller, except a brandy manufacturer, three thousand dollars ($3,000);

          B. manufacturer's license as a brewer, three thousand dollars ($3,000);

          C. manufacturer's license as a rectifier, one thousand fifty dollars ($1,050);

          D. wholesaler's license to sell all alcoholic beverages for resale only, two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500);

          E. wholesaler's license to sell spirituous liquors and wine for resale only, one thousand seven hundred fifty dollars ($1,750);

          F. wholesaler's license to sell spirituous liquors for resale only, one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500);

          G. wholesaler's license to sell beer and wine for resale only, one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500);

          H. wholesaler's license to sell beer for resale only, one thousand dollars ($1,000);

          I. wholesaler's license to sell wine for resale only, seven hundred fifty dollars ($750);

          J. retailer's license, one thousand three hundred dollars ($1,300);

          K. dispenser's license, one thousand three hundred dollars ($1,300);

          L. canopy license, one thousand three hundred dollars ($1,300);

          M. restaurant license, one thousand fifty dollars ($1,050);

          N. club license, for clubs with more than two hundred fifty members, one thousand two hundred fifty dollars ($1,250), and for clubs with two hundred fifty members or fewer, two hundred fifty dollars ($250);

          O. wine bottler's license to sell to wholesalers only, five hundred dollars ($500);

          P. public service license, one thousand two hundred fifty dollars ($1,250);

          Q. nonresident licenses, for a total billing to New Mexico wholesalers:

                (1) in excess of:

$3,000,000 annually. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,500;

 1,000,000 annually. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,250;

   500,000 annually. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,750;

   200,000 annually. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,700;

   100,000 annually. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,800;

and

    50,000 annually. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 900;

and

                (2) of $50,000 or less. . . . . . . . . .$300;

          R. wine wholesaler's license, for persons with sales of five thousand gallons of wine per year or less, twenty-five dollars ($25.00), and for persons with sales in excess of five thousand gallons of wine per year, one hundred dollars ($100); [and]

          S. beer bottler's license, two hundred dollars ($200); and

          T. local nontransferable dispenser's license, thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) for the initial license and twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) for renewal; provided that an applicant for a local nontransferable dispenser's license may provide an irrevocable letter of credit or similar guarantee acceptable to the director ensuring that the initial license fee shall be paid upon issuance of the license."

     SECTION 10. Section 60-6A-16 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2015, Chapter 86, Section 1) is amended to read:

     "60-6A-16. PRORATION OF FEES.--

          A. License fees for new licenses issued after the beginning of the license year shall be prorated.

          B. Local nontransferable dispenser, dispenser, retailer, restaurant, club and public service license fees shall be prorated as follows:

                (1) licenses issued in the first quarter of the license year for each license type shall be subject to the full amount of the annual license fee;

                (2) licenses issued in the second quarter of the license year for each license type shall be subject to three-fourths of the annual license fee;

                (3) licenses issued in the third quarter of the license year for each license type shall be subject to one-half of the annual license fee; and

                (4) licenses issued in the fourth quarter of the license year for each license type shall be subject to one-fourth of the annual license fee.

          C. License fees for all new licenses not provided for in Subsection B of this section, except nonresident licenses and common carrier registrations, shall not be prorated but shall be subject to payment of the full amount of the annual license fee.

          D. Nonresident licenses and common carrier registrations shall be issued for a three-year period. The three-year license for nonresident licenses and for common carrier registrations begins July 1, 2013 and every third year subsequently. Nonresident licenses and common carrier registrations issued at any time during the:

                (1) first license year shall be subject to payment of the full amount of the three-year license fee;

                (2) second license year shall be subject to payment of two-thirds of the three-year license fee; and

                (3) third license year shall be subject to payment of one-third of the three-year license fee."

     SECTION 11. Section 60-6A-19 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1981, Chapter 39, Section 36, as amended) is amended to read:

     "60-6A-19. NO PROPERTY RIGHT IN LICENSE--EXCEPTION.--

          A. The holder of [any] a license issued under the Liquor Control Act or any former act has no vested property right in the license, which is the property of the state; provided that until July 1, 2025, retailer's licenses, dispenser's licenses and canopy licenses that were replaced by dispenser's licenses pursuant to Section 60-6B-16 NMSA 1978 and that were issued prior to July 1, 2020:

                (1) shall be considered property subject to execution, attachment, a security transaction, liens, receivership and [all] other incidents of tangible personal property under the laws of this state, except as otherwise provided in the Liquor Control Act;

                (2) may be assigned, transferred from person to person or leased, provided all requirements of the Liquor Control Act and department regulations are fulfilled; and

                (3) shall be transferred as personal property upon attachment, execution, repossession by a secured party or lienor, foreclosure by a creditor, appointment of a receiver for the licensee, death of the licensee, filing of a petition of bankruptcy by or for the licensee, incapacity of the licensee or dissolution of the licensee. The director may, by rule or regulation, determine [any] an application or notice requirement for a person who temporarily holds a license pursuant to this subsection.

          B. [Any] A license issued under the Liquor Control Act may be transferred to any location not otherwise contrary to law within the same local option district where the license is then located, provided all requirements of the Liquor Control Act and department regulations are fulfilled."

     SECTION 12. Section 60-6A-24 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1983, Chapter 280, Section 5, as amended) is amended to read:

     "60-6A-24. WINE BLENDER'S LICENSE.--

          A. In any local option district, a person qualified under the provisions of the Liquor Control Act, except as otherwise provided in the Domestic Winery, [and] Small Brewery and Craft Distillery Act, may apply for and be issued a wine blender's license.

          B. A wine blender's license authorizes the person to whom it is issued to:

                (1) package, rectify, blend, mix, flavor, color, label and export wine, whether manufactured or produced by [him] the person or any other person;

                (2) sell only wine packaged by or for [him] the person to a person holding a New Mexico wine wholesaler's, wholesaler's, winegrower's or wine exporter's license or to a winegrower's agent;

                (3) deal in warehouse receipts for wine; and

                (4) be deemed a manufacturer for purposes of the Gross Receipts and Compensating Tax Act.

          C. A wine blender's license does not authorize the person to whom it is issued:

                (1) to crush, ferment and produce wine from grapes, berries and other fruits;

                (2) to obtain or be issued a winer's license, a retailer's license, a local nontransferable dispenser's license or a dispenser's license;

                (3) to buy, sell, receive or deliver wine from persons other than authorized licensees; or

                (4) to conduct wine tastings or sell for consumption off premises, at retail, or to sponsor wine tastings, either on or off the wine blender's premises."

     SECTION 13. Section 60-6A-33 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2013, Chapter 148, Section 1, as amended) is amended to read:

     "60-6A-33. TASTING PERMIT--FEES.--

          A. The director is authorized to issue a tasting permit to a licensed local nontransferable dispenser, dispenser, retailer, resident manufacturer, nonresident manufacturer, wholesaler or winegrower or an agent of any such licensed entity to conduct tastings of wine, beer, cider or spirituous liquor on a licensed premises in accordance with rules promulgated by the director to protect public health and safety. A person serving wine, beer, cider or spirituous liquor at a tasting event permitted pursuant to this section shall have a server permit.

          B. To apply for a tasting permit, the holder of a license described in Subsection A of this section shall submit to the department a tasting permit fee of one hundred dollars ($100) and such information as the director may require. A tasting permit shall be valid for one year from the date that it is issued and may be renewed upon application to the department and payment of the tasting permit fee of one hundred dollars ($100). A person permitted to hold tastings pursuant to this section shall notify the director no less than forty-eight hours before a tasting event of the person's intent to hold the event. Notification shall include the times and locations of, and the types of products to be included in, the tasting event. Upon receipt of notification, the director shall forward the notice to the appropriate staff member of the [special investigations] New Mexico state police division of the department of public safety.

          C. The director may impose the following administrative penalties on a person who holds a tasting permit for violations of the Liquor Control Act that occur during tastings conducted pursuant to the person's tasting permit:

                (1) for a first violation, a fine no greater than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or a restriction on issuance of tasting permits to the person for a period of two months, or both;

                (2) for a second violation within a year of the first violation, a fine no greater than two thousand dollars ($2,000) or a restriction on issuance of tasting permits to the person for a period of six months, or both; and

                (3) for a third violation within a year of the first violation, a citation against the license held by the person, a fine no greater than five thousand dollars ($5,000) and a restriction on issuance of tasting permits to the person for a period of one year."

     SECTION 14. Section 60-6A-35 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2015, Chapter 113, Section 2) is amended to read:

     "60-6A-35. SMALL BREWER AND WINEGROWER LIMITED WHOLESALER'S LICENSE.--In any local option district, a small brewer or a winegrower that is licensed pursuant to the Domestic Winery, Small Brewery and Craft Distillery Act and that also holds a restaurant license, local nontransferable dispenser's license or a dispenser's license may apply for and be issued a small brewer and winegrower limited wholesaler's license. A small brewer that holds a small brewer and winegrower limited wholesaler's license shall only sell, offer for sale or ship beer manufactured by the small brewer. A winegrower that holds a small brewer and winegrower limited wholesaler's license shall only sell, offer for sale or ship wine manufactured by the winegrower."

     SECTION 15. Section 60-6B-2 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1981, Chapter 39, Section 38, as amended) is amended to read:

     "60-6B-2. APPLICATIONS.--

          A. Before a new license authorized by the Liquor Control Act may be issued by the director, the applicant for the license shall:

                (1) submit to the director a written application for the license under oath, in the form prescribed by and stating the information required by the director, together with a nonrefundable application fee of two hundred dollars ($200);

                (2) submit to the director for approval a description, including floor plans, in a form prescribed by the director, that shows the proposed licensed premises for which the license application is submitted. The area represented by the approved description shall become the licensed premises;

                (3) submit the name and street address of a New Mexico resident who is not a felon, who has power of attorney and authority to bind the applicant to matters related to liquor sales and operations and upon whom the director may serve any notice related to ownership or operation of the license, including any notice of charge pursuant to Chapter 60, Article 6C NMSA 1978;

                (4) if the applicant is a corporation, be required to submit as part of its application the following:

                     (a) a certified copy of its articles of incorporation or, if a foreign corporation, a certified copy of its certificate of authority;

                     (b) the names and addresses of all officers and directors and those stockholders owning ten percent or more of the voting stock of the corporation and the amounts of stock held by each stockholder; provided, however, a corporation may not be licensed if an officer, manager, director or holder of more than a ten percent interest in the applicant entity would not be eligible to hold a license pursuant to the Liquor Control Act; and

                     (c) such additional information regarding the corporation as the director may require to assure full disclosure of the corporation's structure and financial responsibility;

                (5) if the applicant is a limited partnership, submit as part of its application the following:

                     (a) a certified copy of its certificate of limited partnership;

                     (b) the names and addresses of all general partners and of all limited partners contributing ten percent or more of the total value of contributions made to the limited partnership or entitled to ten percent or more of the profits earned or other income paid by the limited partnership. A limited partnership shall not receive a license if a partner or holder of a ten percent or greater interest in the applicant entity designated in this subsection would not be eligible to hold a license issued pursuant to the Liquor Control Act; and

                     (c) such additional information regarding the limited partnership as the director may require to assure full disclosure of the limited partnership's structure and financial responsibility;

                (6) if the applicant is a limited liability company, submit as part of its application the following:

                     (a) a copy of the articles of organization, with a copy of the certificate of filing with the public regulation commission;

                     (b) the [name] names and addresses of all the managing members and all of the nonmanaging members that own a greater than ten percent interest in the limited liability company. Any direct or indirect parent entity of the limited liability company with an interest of ten percent or more in the applicant entity shall submit application forms and qualify to hold a license; and

                     (c) such additional information regarding the limited liability company as the director may require to assure full disclosure of the limited liability company's structure and financial responsibility;

                (7) if the applicant is a trust, submit as part of its application:

                     (a) the names and addresses of the trustees;

                     (b) the names and addresses of any beneficiaries having control over the property of the trust or receiving regular and substantial distributions of principal and income from the trust. Any beneficiary receiving regular and substantial distributions from the trust shall qualify to hold a license. The director may request a copy of the trust agreement for review, which trust agreement need not become part of the application. Affidavits as to the operation and distribution of the principal and income may be requested in lieu of, or in addition to, the copy of the trust agreement that is supplied for review by the department; and

                     (c) such additional information regarding the trust as the director may require to assure full disclosure of the trust's structure and financial responsibility; and

                (8) obtain approval for the issuance from the governing body of the local option district in which the proposed licensed premises are to be located in accordance with the provisions of the Liquor Control Act.

          B. Except for individual officers, directors, shareholders, members or partners of entities that are publicly traded on a national stock exchange and for individuals who have been fingerprinted for another New Mexico license and had no prior criminal or arrest record, every applicant for a new license or for a transfer of ownership of a license shall file with the application two complete sets of fingerprints taken under the supervision of and certified to by an officer of the New Mexico state police, a county sheriff, a municipal chief of police, a police officer in a foreign country or an individual qualified to take fingerprints by virtue of training or experience, for each of the following individuals:

                (1) if the applicant is a person, for the applicant;

                (2) if the applicant or the holder of a ten percent or greater interest in the applicant entity is a corporation, for each principal officer, for each member of the board of directors and for each stockholder with a ten percent or greater interest in the applicant entity;

                (3) if the applicant or the holder of a ten percent or greater interest in the applicant entity is a general partnership, for each partner;

                (4) if the applicant or the holder of a ten percent or greater interest in the applicant entity is a limited partnership, for each general partner, for each limited partner holding a ten percent or greater interest in the applicant entity and for any principal officers of the limited partnership;

                (5) if the applicant or the holder of a ten percent or greater interest in the applicant entity is a limited liability company, for each managing member, for each member who owns a ten percent or greater interest in the applicant entity and for any principal officer of the limited liability company; and

                (6) if the applicant is a trust, for each trustee and for each beneficiary who has control over trust property and income or who receives substantial and regular distributions from the trust.

          C. Upon submission of a sworn affidavit from each person who is required to file fingerprints stating that the person has not been convicted of a felony in any jurisdiction and pending the results of background investigations, a temporary license for ninety days may be issued. The temporary license may be extended by the director for an additional ninety days if the director determines there is not sufficient time to complete the background investigation or obtain reviews of fingerprints from appropriate agencies. A temporary license shall be surrendered immediately upon order of the director.

          D. An applicant who files a false affidavit shall be denied a license. When the director determines a false affidavit has been filed, the director shall refer the matter to the attorney general or district attorney for prosecution of perjury.

          E. If an applicant is not a resident of New Mexico, fingerprints may be taken under supervision and certification of comparable officers in the state of residence of the applicant.

          F. Before issuing a license, the department shall hold a public hearing within thirty days after receipt of the application pursuant to Subsection K of this section.

           G. An application for transfer of ownership shall be filed with the department no later than thirty days after the date a person acquired an ownership interest in a license. It shall contain the actual date of sale of the license and shall be accompanied by a sworn affidavit from the owner of record of the license agreeing to the sale of the license to the applicant as well as attesting to the accuracy of the information required by this section to be filed with the department. A license shall not be transferred unless it will be placed into operation in an actual location within one hundred twenty days of issuance of the license, unless for good cause shown the director grants an additional extension for a length of time determined by the director.

          H. Whenever it appears to the director that there will be more applications for new licenses than the available number of new licenses during any time period, a random selection method for the qualification, approval and issuance of new licenses shall be provided by the director. The random selection method shall allow each applicant an equal opportunity to obtain an available license; provided that all local nontransferable dispenser's, dispenser's and retailer's licenses issued in a calendar year shall first be [issued] offered to residents of the state. For the purposes of random selection, the director shall also set a reasonable deadline by which applications for the available licenses shall be filed. A person shall not file more than one application for each available license [and no more than three applications per calendar year].

          I. After the deadline set in accordance with Subsection H of this section, no more than ten applications per available license shall be selected at random for priority of qualification and approval. Within thirty days after the random selection for the ten priority positions for each license, a hearing pursuant to Subsection K of this section shall be held to determine the qualifications of the applicant having the highest priority for each available license. If necessary, such a hearing shall be held on each selected application by priority until a qualified applicant for each available license is approved. Further random selections for priority positions shall also be held pursuant to this section as necessary.

          J. All applications submitted for a license shall expire upon the director's final approval of a qualified applicant for that available license.

          K. The director shall notify the applicant by certified mail of the date, time and place of the hearing. The hearing shall be held in Santa Fe. The director may designate a hearing officer to take evidence at the hearing. The director or the hearing officer shall have the power to administer oaths.

          L. In determining whether a license shall be issued, the director shall take into consideration all requirements of the Liquor Control Act. In the issuance of a license, the director shall specifically consider the nature and number of prior violations of the Liquor Control Act by the applicant or of any citations issued within the prior five years against a license held by the applicant or in which the applicant had an ownership interest required to be disclosed under the Liquor Control Act. The director shall disapprove the issuance or give preliminary approval of the issuance of the license based upon a review of all documentation submitted and any investigation deemed necessary by the director.

          M. Before a new license is issued for a location, the director shall cause a notice of the application for the license to be posted conspicuously, on a sign not smaller than thirty inches by forty inches, on the outside of the front wall or front entrance of the immediate premises for which the license is sought or, if no building or improvements exist on the premises, the notice shall be posted at the front entrance of the immediate premises for which the license is sought, on a billboard not smaller than five feet by five feet. The contents of the notice shall be in the form prescribed by the department, and such posting shall be over a continuous period of twenty days prior to preliminary approval of the license. The director shall prescribe the manner in which the posting may be accomplished by the licensee, the licensee's representative or the director's designee.

          N. A license shall not be issued until the posting requirements of Subsection M of this section have been met.

          O. All costs of publication and posting shall be paid by the applicant.

          P. It is unlawful for a person to remove or deface a notice posted in accordance with this section. A person convicted of a violation of this subsection shall be punished by a fine of not more than three hundred dollars ($300) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one hundred twenty days or by both.

          Q. A person aggrieved by a decision made by the director as to the approval or disapproval of the issuance of a license may appeal to the district court pursuant to the provisions of Section 39-3-1.1 NMSA 1978. If the disapproval is based upon local option district disapproval pursuant to Subsection H of Section 60-6B-4 NMSA 1978, the local option district shall be a necessary party to an appeal. The decision of the director shall continue in force, pending a reversal or modification by the district court, unless otherwise ordered by the court."

     SECTION 16. Section 60-6B-4 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1981, Chapter 39, Section 40, as amended) is amended to read:

     "60-6B-4. ISSUANCE OR TRANSFER OF LICENSE--APPROVAL OF APPROPRIATE GOVERNING BODY.--

          A. Prior to the approval of the issuance of a new license, and prior to the approval of a transfer permitted by Section 60-6B-3 or 60-6B-12 NMSA 1978, the director shall notify the governing body of the director's preliminary approval of the issuance or transfer of the license. Notice to the governing body shall be by certified mail.

          B. A governing body that has received a notice of preliminary approval of the issuance or transfer of a license from the department may approve or disapprove the issuance or transfer of the license in accordance with the provisions of this section.

          C. Within forty-five days after receipt of a notice of preliminary approval from the department, the governing body shall hold a public hearing on the question of whether the department should approve the proposed issuance or transfer.

          D. The governing body shall give notice of the public hearing, as required by Subsection C of this section, and the notice shall:

                (1) be published at least twice, with the initial notice published at least thirty days before the hearing, in a newspaper of general circulation within the territorial limits of the governing body;

                (2) in addition to required print publication, be published on a local option district's [web site] website, if the district has a [web site] website;

                (3) set forth:

                     (a) the date, time and place of the hearing;

                     (b) the name and address of the licensee;

                     (c) the action proposed to be taken by the department;

                     (d) the location of the licensee's premises; and

                     (e) such other information as may be required by the department; and

                (4) be sent by certified mail to the applicant.

          E. The governing body may designate a hearing officer to conduct the hearing. A record shall be made of the hearing.

          F. The governing body may disapprove the issuance or transfer of the license if:

                (1) the proposed location is within an area where the sale of alcoholic beverages is prohibited by the laws of New Mexico;

                (2) the issuance or transfer would be in violation of a zoning or other ordinance of the governing body; or

                (3) the issuance or transfer would be detrimental to the public health, safety or morals of the residents of the local option district.

          G. Within thirty days after the public hearing, the governing body shall notify the department as to whether the governing body has approved or disapproved the proposed issuance or transfer of the license. If the governing body fails to either approve or disapprove the issuance or transfer of the license within thirty days after the public hearing, the director may give final approval to the issuance or transfer of the license.

          H. If the governing body disapproves the issuance or transfer of the license, it shall notify the department within the time required by Subsection G of this section setting forth the reasons for the disapproval. A copy of the minutes of the public hearing shall be submitted to the department by the governing body with the notice of disapproval. If the governing body disapproves of the issuance or transfer of the license, the director shall disapprove the issuance or transfer of the license.

          I. If the governing body approves the issuance or transfer of the license, it shall notify the department within the time required by Subsection G of this section of its approval. If the governing body approves of the issuance or transfer of the license, the director shall approve the issuance or transfer of the license.

          J. On and after July 1, 2025, a retailer's, dispenser's or canopy license shall not be assigned, transferred from person to person, sold or leased."

     SECTION 17. Section 60-6B-5 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2015, Chapter 86, Section 2) is amended to read:

     "60-6B-5. EXPIRATION AND RENEWAL OF LICENSES.--

          A. All licenses provided for in the Liquor Control Act, except for nonresident licenses and common carrier registrations, shall be issued for a one-year period except for new licenses issued after the beginning of the license year. Nonresident licenses and common carrier registrations shall be issued for a three-year period.

          B. The license year for local nontransferable dispenser, dispenser, retailer and canopy licenses shall end on June 30 of each year. All local nontransferable dispenser, dispenser, retailer and canopy licenses shall expire on June 30 unless renewed. The annual renewal application and renewal fee are due on April 1 of each year.

          C. The license year for restaurant, club, wholesaler and manufacturer licenses shall end on October 31 of each year. All restaurant, club, wholesaler and manufacturer licenses shall expire on October 31 unless renewed. The annual renewal application and renewal fee are due on August 1 of each year.

          D. All licenses not provided for in Subsections B and C of this section, except nonresident licenses and common carrier registrations, shall expire on February 28 of each year. The annual renewal application and renewal fee are due on December 1 of each year.

          E. Nonresident licenses and common carrier registrations shall expire on June 30 every three years. The renewal application and renewal fee are due on April 1 of each third year.

          F. A license shall not be issued or renewed if the applicant or licensee is delinquent in payment of any taxes administered by the taxation and revenue department.

          G. The director shall also determine whether there exists any other reason why a license should not be renewed.

          H. If the director determines that the license should not be renewed, the director shall enter an order requiring the licensee, after notice, to show cause why the license should be renewed, and the director shall conduct a hearing on the matter. If, after the hearing, the director finds that no reason exists why the license should not be renewed, the director shall renew the license."

     SECTION 18. Section 60-6B-9 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1981, Chapter 39, Section 75) is amended to read:

     "60-6B-9. DISCONTINUANCE OF BUSINESS OR DEATH OF LICENSEE--JUDICIAL SALES.--

          A. If a retailer, local nontransferable dispenser, dispenser, canopy licensee, restaurant licensee, club licensee or governmental licensee or its lessee discontinues business for any reason or the licensee dies, the stock of alcoholic beverages owned at the time of the discontinuation of business or the death of the licensee may be sold in whole or in part to any other retailer, local nontransferable dispenser, dispenser, canopy licensee, restaurant licensee, club licensee or governmental licensee or its lessee or to a New Mexico wholesaler without the seller incurring criminal or civil liability under the provisions of the Liquor Control Act.

          B. If the stock of alcoholic beverages is sold under execution or attachment or by order of a court, the stock shall be sold only to other New Mexico retailers, local nontransferable dispensers, dispensers, canopy licensees, restaurant licensees, club licensees, governmental licensees or their lessees or to a New Mexico wholesaler."

     SECTION 19. Section 60-7A-1 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1981, Chapter 39, Section 47, as amended) is amended to read:

     "60-7A-1. HOURS AND DAYS OF BUSINESS--SUNDAY SALES--CHRISTMAS DAY SALES--SALES FOR CONSUMPTION OFF THE LICENSED PREMISES--ELECTIONS.--

          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 during the following hours and days:

                (1) on Mondays from 7:00 a.m. until midnight;

                (2) on Tuesdays through Saturdays from after midnight of the previous day until 2:00 a.m., then from 7:00 a.m. until midnight, except as provided in Subsections E and G of this section; and

                (3) on Sundays only after midnight of the previous day until 2:00 a.m., except as provided in Subsections D and F of this section and Section 60-7A-2 NMSA 1978.

          B. Except as provided in Subsection C of this section, alcoholic beverages may be sold by a dispenser or a retailer in unbroken packages, for consumption off the licensed premises and not for resale, only on Mondays through Saturdays from 7:00 a.m. until midnight, except as provided in Subsections E and G of this section.

          C. The governing body of a local option district that is a class B county with a population greater than seventy thousand and less than seventy-six thousand according to the most recent federal decennial census or that is a municipality located within a class B county with a population greater than seventy thousand and less than seventy-six thousand according to the most recent federal decennial census may pass an ordinance to place restrictions, in addition to those provided in this section, on the hours during which a dispenser or retailer may sell alcoholic beverages in unbroken packages for consumption off the licensed premises and not for resale. The ordinance may restrict sales between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. and shall provide the hours between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m., if any, during which a dispenser or retailer may sell alcoholic beverages in unbroken packages for consumption off the licensed premises and not for resale.

          D. A local nontransferable dispenser, dispenser, restaurant licensee or club may, upon payment of an additional fee of one hundred dollars ($100), obtain a permit to sell, serve or permit the consumption of alcoholic beverages by the drink on the licensed premises on Sundays, subject to approval obtained pursuant to the process set forth in Subsection F of this section. Alcoholic beverages may be sold, served and consumed from 11:00 a.m. until midnight as set forth in the licensee's Sunday sales permit, and in those years when December 31 falls on a Sunday, from 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 a.m. of the following day, except as otherwise provided for a restaurant licensee in Section 60-6A-4 NMSA 1978. The Sunday sales permit shall expire on June 30 of each year and may be renewed from year to year upon application for renewal and payment of the required fee. The permit fee shall not be prorated. Sales made pursuant to this subsection or Subsection H of this section shall be called "Sunday sales".

          E. Retailers, local nontransferable dispensers, dispensers, canopy licensees that were replaced by dispenser's licensees pursuant to Section 60-6B-16 NMSA 1978, restaurant licensees, club licensees and governmental licensees or their lessees shall not sell, serve, deliver or allow the consumption of alcoholic beverages on the licensed premises from 2:00 a.m. on Christmas day until 7:00 a.m. on the day after Christmas, except as permitted pursuant to Subsection G of this section.

          F. Sunday sales pursuant to the provisions of Subsection D of this section are permitted in a local option district that voted to permit them. If in that election a majority of the voters in a local option district voted "no" on the question "Shall Sunday sales of alcoholic beverages by the drink for consumption on the licensed premises of licensees be allowed in this local option district?", Sunday sales are unlawful in that local option district upon certification of the election returns unless the provisions of Subsection K of this section apply. The question shall not again be placed on the ballot in that local option district until at least one year has passed and:

                (1) the local governing body of the local option district passes a resolution calling for the question to be placed on a regular election ballot or adopts a proclamation calling for the question to be placed before the voters in a special local election; or

                (2) a petition is filed with the local governing body bearing the signatures of qualified electors of the local option district equal in number to ten percent of the number of votes cast and counted in the local option district for governor in the last preceding general election in which a governor was elected. The signatures on the petition shall be verified by the clerk of the county in which the local option district is situated.

          G. On and after July 1, 2002, local nontransferable dispensers, dispensers, canopy licensees that were replaced by dispenser's licensees pursuant to Section 60-6B-16 NMSA 1978, restaurant licensees, club licensees and governmental licensees or lessees of these licensees, provided that the licensees have current, valid food service establishment permits, may sell, serve or allow the consumption of alcoholic beverages by the drink on licensed premises from noon until 10:00 p.m. on Christmas day, except in a local option district in which, pursuant to election under this subsection, a majority of the voters voting on the question votes against continuing such sales or consumption on Christmas day. An election shall be held on the question of whether to continue to allow the sale, service or consumption of alcoholic beverages by the drink on licensed premises from noon until 10:00 p.m. on Christmas day in a local option district, if a petition requesting the governing body of that district to call the election is signed by at least ten percent of the registered voters of the district and is filed with the clerk of the governing body of the district. Upon verification by the clerk that the petition contains the required number of signatures of registered voters, the governing body shall pass a resolution calling for the question to be placed on a regular election ballot or adopt a proclamation calling for the question of allowing the sale, service or consumption of alcoholic beverages by the drink on licensed premises from noon until 10:00 p.m. on Christmas day to be placed before the voters in a special local election. The election may also be initiated by a resolution adopted by the governing body of the local option district without a petition from qualified electors having been submitted. The election shall be held pursuant to the Local Election Act. If a majority of the voters voting on the question votes against continuing the sale, service or consumption of alcoholic beverages by the drink on licensed premises from noon until 10:00 p.m. on Christmas day, then such sales and consumption shall be prohibited. If a majority of the voters voting on the question votes to allow continued sale, service and consumption of alcoholic beverages by the drink on licensed premises from noon until 10:00 p.m. on Christmas day, then such sales and consumption shall be allowed to continue. The question then shall not be submitted again to the voters within two years of the date of the last election on the question.

          H. Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection F of this section, any Indian nation, tribe or pueblo whose lands are wholly situated within the state that has, by statute, ordinance or resolution, elected to permit the sale, possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages on lands within the territorial boundaries of the Indian nation, tribe or pueblo may, by statute, ordinance or resolution of the governing body of the Indian nation, tribe or pueblo, permit Sunday sales by the drink on the licensed premises of licensees on lands within the territorial boundaries of the Indian nation, tribe or pueblo; provided that a certified copy of such enactment is filed with the office of the director and with the secretary of state.

          I. Subject to the provisions of Subsection J of this section, a dispenser or retailer, upon payment of an additional fee of one hundred dollars ($100), may obtain a permit to sell alcoholic beverages in unbroken packages for consumption off the licensed premises on Sundays from noon until midnight, and in those years when December 31 falls on a Sunday, from noon on December 31 until 2:00 a.m. of the following day. The permit shall expire on June 30 of each year and may be renewed from year to year upon application for renewal and payment of the required fee. The permit fee shall not be prorated. Sales made pursuant to the provisions of this subsection shall be called "Sunday package sales".

          J. If a petition requesting the governing body of a local option district to call an election on the question of continuing to allow sales of alcoholic beverages in unbroken packages for consumption off the licensed premises on Sundays is filed with the clerk of the governing body and that petition is signed by at least ten percent of the number of registered voters of the local option district and the clerk of the governing body verifies the petition signatures, the governing body shall pass a resolution calling for the question to be placed on a regular election ballot or adopt a proclamation calling for the question to be placed before the voters in a special local election on the question. The election may also be initiated by a resolution adopted by the governing body of the local option district without a petition from qualified electors having been submitted. The election shall be held within ninety days of the date that the petition is verified pursuant to the provisions of the Local Election Act; provided that the date of the election is not in conflict with the provisions of Section 1-24-1 NMSA 1978. If a majority of the voters of the local option district voting in the election votes to allow the sale of alcoholic beverages in unbroken packages for consumption off the licensed premises, then those sales shall continue to be allowed. If a majority of the voters of the local option district voting in the election votes not to allow the Sunday package sales, then those Sunday package sales shall be prohibited commencing the first Sunday after the results of the election are certified. Following the election, the question of allowing the Sunday package sales shall not be submitted again to the voters within two years of the date of the last election on the question.

          K. Sunday sales of alcoholic beverages shall be permitted at resorts and at horse racetracks statewide pursuant to the provisions of Section 60-7A-2 NMSA 1978."

     SECTION 20. Section 60-7A-2 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1981, Chapter 39, Section 48, as amended) is amended to read:

     "60-7A-2. SUNDAY SALES AT RACETRACKS AND RESORTS.--

          A. Notwithstanding other provisions of the Liquor Control Act, it is lawful for a local nontransferable dispenser or dispenser:

                (1) whose licensed premises are located on a horse racetrack licensed by the state racing commission, to sell, serve or permit the consumption of alcoholic beverages by the drink on Sunday during the racing season between the hours of 12:00 noon and 11:00 p.m.; or

                (2) whose licensed premises are within a resort, to sell, serve or permit the consumption of alcoholic beverages by the drink on Sunday after midnight of the previous day until 2:00 a.m. and then from 12:00 noon until midnight.

          B. As used in this section, "resort" means a lodging establishment or complex, open to the public, offering at least one hundred guest rooms or at least one hundred recreational vehicle parking or camping spaces and where meals are regularly furnished to the public. The establishment or complex shall:

                (1) offer at least two of the following recreational activities:

                     (a) nine or eighteen holes of golf;

                     (b) tennis;

                     (c) water park facilities;

                     (d) horseback riding;

                     (e) snow skiing;

                     (f) water-skiing;

                     (g) fishing;

                     (h) hunting;

                     (i) boating;

                     (j) trap or skeet shooting; or

                     (k) swimming; or

                (2) be adjacent to or within a national park, national monument, national forest, state park or state monument."

     SECTION 21. Section 60-7A-9 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1981, Chapter 39, Section 71, as amended) is amended to read:

     "60-7A-9. CREDIT EXTENSION BY WHOLESALERS.--It is a violation of the Liquor Control Act for any wholesaler to extend credit or to agree to extend credit for the sale of alcoholic beverages to any retailer, local nontransferable dispenser, dispenser, canopy licensee, restaurant licensee, club licensee or governmental licensee or its lessee for any period more than thirty calendar days from the date of the invoice required under the provisions of Section 60-8A-3 NMSA 1978. A violation of this section does not bar recovery by the wholesaler for the total indebtedness of the retailer, local nontransferable dispenser, dispenser, canopy licensee, restaurant licensee, club licensee or governmental licensee or its lessee."

     SECTION 22. Section 60-7A-10 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1981, Chapter 39, Section 74, as amended) is amended to read:

     "60-7A-10. WHOLESALERS PROHIBITED FROM OWNING RETAILER'S, LOCAL NONTRANSFERABLE DISPENSER'S OR DISPENSER'S ESTABLISHMENT.--

          A. Except as provided in Subsection B of this section, it is a violation of the Liquor Control Act for a wholesaler, directly or indirectly or through an affiliate, to own, either in whole or in part, a business operated under a retailer's, local nontransferable dispenser's or dispenser's license.

          B. This section shall not prevent a wholesaler from owning a local nontransferable dispenser's or dispenser's license directly or indirectly or through an affiliate and operating a business itself or through an affiliate or [a lessee under] a dispenser's license under a lessee if:

                (1) the wholesaler, directly or indirectly, operates or controls an interest in an establishment or complex maintaining a minimum of one hundred sleeping rooms and having a resident of New Mexico as a proprietor or manager and where, in consideration of payment, meals and lodging are regularly furnished to the general public; and

                (2) the sale of alcoholic beverages under the local nontransferable dispenser's or dispenser's license is restricted to their consumption on the licensed premises."

     SECTION 23. Section 60-7A-12 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1981, Chapter 39, Section 78, as amended) is amended to read:

     "60-7A-12. OFFENSES BY LOCAL NONTRANSFERABLE DISPENSERS, DISPENSERS, CANOPY LICENSEES, RESTAURANT LICENSEES, GOVERNMENTAL LICENSEES OR THEIR LESSEES AND CLUBS.--It is a violation of the Liquor Control Act for any local nontransferable dispenser, dispenser, canopy licensee, restaurant licensee, governmental licensee or its lessee or club to:

          A. receive any alcoholic beverages for the purpose or with the intent of reselling the alcoholic beverages from any person unless the person is duly licensed to sell alcoholic beverages to local nontransferable dispensers or dispensers for resale;

          B. sell; possess for the purpose of sale; or bottle bulk wine for sale other than by the drink for immediate consumption on its licensed premises;

          C. directly, indirectly or through subterfuge, own, operate or control any interest in a wholesale liquor establishment or liquor manufacturing or wine bottling firm; provided that this section shall not prevent:

                (1) a local nontransferable dispenser or dispenser from owning an interest in a legal entity, directly or indirectly or through an affiliate, that wholesales alcoholic beverages and that operates or controls an interest in an establishment operating pursuant to the provisions of Subsection B of Section 60-7A-10 NMSA 1978; or

                (2) a small brewer or winegrower licensed pursuant to the Domestic Winery, Small Brewery and Craft Distillery Act from holding an interest in a legal entity, directly or indirectly or through an affiliate, that holds a restaurant, a local nontransferable dispenser's or a dispenser's license and a small brewer and winegrower limited wholesaler's license issued pursuant to the Liquor Control Act;

          D. sell or possess for the purpose of sale any alcoholic beverages at any location or place except its licensed premises or the location permitted pursuant to the provisions of Section 60-6A-12 NMSA 1978;

          E. employ or engage a person to sell, serve or dispense alcoholic beverages if the person has not received alcohol server training within thirty days of employment; or

          F. employ or engage a person to sell, serve or dispense alcoholic beverages during a period when the server permit of that person is suspended or revoked."

     SECTION 24. Section 60-7A-18 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1981, Chapter 39, Section 95) is amended to read:

     "60-7A-18. HOURS FOR PUBLIC DANCES.--A local nontransferable dispenser or dispenser who in connection with [his] the local nontransferable dispenser's or dispenser's licensed establishment maintains dancing facilities for use by [his] the local nontransferable dispenser's or dispenser's patrons shall be allowed to keep [such] the facilities open and permit dancing on the licensed premises during the same hours as [he] the local nontransferable dispenser or dispenser is allowed by law to sell alcoholic beverages."

     SECTION 25. Section 60-7B-10 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1981, Chapter 39, Section 90, as amended) is amended to read:

     "60-7B-10. MINORS IN LICENSED PREMISES--REGULATIONS.--

          A. Any person licensed pursuant to the provisions of the Liquor Control Act or any employee, agent or lessee of that person who permits a minor to enter and remain in any area of a licensed premises that is prohibited to the use of minors is guilty of a violation of the Liquor Control Act.

          B. A minor shall not enter or attempt to enter any area of a licensed premises that is posted or otherwise identified as being prohibited to the use of minors, except as authorized by regulation or as necessitated by an emergency. A person who violates the provisions of this subsection is guilty of a petty misdemeanor and shall be punished pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978.

          C. The director of the [alcohol and gaming] alcoholic beverage control division of the regulation and licensing department shall adopt regulations classifying the types of licensed premises or areas of licensed premises where minors may be present. The director shall require that signs issued by the division be posted by licensees to inform the public, including minors, of the areas in licensed premises that are open to minors. The regulations may allow minors in those areas of licensed premises where:

                (1) the consumption of alcoholic beverages is the primary activity, when a minor is accompanied by a parent, adult spouse or legal guardian;

                (2) there is no consumption of alcoholic beverages; or

                (3) the minor is at least eighteen years of age and licensed under the New Mexico Commercial Driver's License Act and is making a delivery of packaged alcoholic beverages to a holder of a local nontransferable dispenser's, dispenser's, retailer's, restaurant, club, small brewer, winegrower, craft distiller, manufacturer's or rectifier or any other license that allows for the purchase and delivery of alcoholic beverages."

     SECTION 26. Section 60-7B-11 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1981, Chapter 39, Section 91, as amended) is amended to read:

     "60-7B-11. EMPLOYMENT OF MINORS.--

          A. Except as provided in Subsection B or C of this section, it is a violation of the Liquor Control Act for any person licensed pursuant to the provisions of the Liquor Control Act or for any employee, agent or lessee of that person knowingly to employ or use the service of any minor in the sale and service of alcoholic beverages.

          B. A person holding a local nontransferable dispenser's, dispenser's, restaurant or club license may employ persons nineteen years of age or older to sell or serve alcoholic beverages in an establishment that is held out to the public as a place where meals are prepared and served and the primary source of revenue is food, and where the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages is not the primary activity, except that a person under twenty-one years of age shall not be employed as a bartender.

          C. A person holding a wholesaler's license may employ persons eighteen years of age or older who are licensed pursuant to the New Mexico Commercial Driver's License Act to engage in activities customary to warehouse operations and to handle and deliver alcoholic beverages to licensees holding a local nontransferable dispenser's, dispenser's, retailer's, restaurant, club, small brewer, winegrower, craft distiller, manufacturer's, rectifier or any other license that allows for the purchase and delivery of alcoholic beverages by a licensed wholesaler, as long as the minor delivers sealed, unbroken packages, including containers such as bottles, cans and kegs. A person under the age of twenty-one shall not be allowed to sample alcoholic beverages to accounts."

     SECTION 27. Section 60-8A-1 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1981, Chapter 39, Section 60, as amended) is amended to read:

     "60-8A-1. UNFAIR COMPETITION--EXCLUSIVE OUTLET--TIED HOUSE--CONSIGNMENT SALES.--It is unlawful for an importer, manufacturer, nonresident licensee or any kind or class of wholesaler, directly or indirectly, or through an affiliate:

          A. to require by agreement or otherwise that a wholesaler, retailer, local nontransferable dispenser, dispenser, canopy licensee, restaurant licensee, club licensee or governmental licensee or its lessee engaged in the sale of alcoholic beverages in the state purchase alcoholic beverages from that person to the exclusion in whole or in part of alcoholic beverages sold or offered for sale by other persons;

          B. to induce through any of the following means, a wholesaler, retailer, local nontransferable dispenser, dispenser, canopy licensee, restaurant licensee, club licensee or governmental licensee or its lessee engaged in the sale of any kind or class of alcoholic beverages to purchase alcoholic beverages from that person to the exclusion in whole or in part of alcoholic beverages sold or offered for sale by other persons:

                (1) by acquiring or holding, after the expiration of an existing license an interest in a license with respect to the premises of the wholesaler, retailer, local nontransferable dispenser, dispenser, canopy licensee, restaurant licensee, club licensee or governmental licensee or its lessee;

                (2) by acquiring an interest in real or personal property owned, occupied or used by a wholesaler, retailer, local nontransferable dispenser, dispenser, restaurant licensee or club licensee in the conduct of the buying wholesaler's, retailer's, local nontransferable dispenser's, dispenser's, canopy licensee's, restaurant licensee's, club licensee's or governmental licensee's or its lessee's business, subject to exceptions that the director may prescribe, having due regard for the free flow of commerce, the purposes of this subsection and established trade customs not contrary to the public interest;

                (3) by furnishing, giving, renting, lending or selling to a wholesaler, retailer, local nontransferable dispenser, dispenser, canopy licensee, restaurant licensee, club licensee or governmental licensee or its lessee equipment, fixtures, signs, supplies, money, services or other thing of value, subject to exceptions that the director may by regulation prescribe, having due regard for public health and welfare, the quantity and value of the articles involved and established trade customs not contrary to the public interest and the purposes of this subsection;

                (4) by paying or crediting the wholesaler, retailer, local nontransferable dispenser, dispenser, canopy licensee, restaurant licensee, club licensee or governmental licensee or its lessee for advertising, display or distribution services;

                (5) by requiring a wholesaler, retailer, local nontransferable dispenser, dispenser, canopy licensee, restaurant licensee, club licensee or governmental licensee or its lessee to take and dispose of a certain quota or combination of alcoholic beverages; or

                (6) by commercial bribery by offering or giving a bonus, premium or compensation to an officer, employee, agent or representative of a wholesaler, retailer, local nontransferable dispenser, dispenser, canopy licensee, restaurant licensee, club licensee or governmental licensee or its lessee; or

          C. to sell, offer for sale or contract to sell to a retailer, local nontransferable dispenser, dispenser, canopy licensee, restaurant licensee, club licensee or governmental licensee or its lessee alcoholic beverages of any kind or class on consignment or under a conditional sale or on a basis other than a bona fide sale; provided that this subsection shall not apply to transactions involving solely the bona fide return of alcoholic beverages for ordinary and usual commercial reasons arising after the alcoholic beverages have been sold, including a return of alcoholic beverages that are at or near spoilage or expiration date or that were damaged by the wholesaler, but not including a return of alcoholic beverages that were damaged by any other licensee or any other licensee's employees or customers."

     SECTION 28. Section 60-8A-3 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1981, Chapter 39, Section 70) is amended to read:

     "60-8A-3. INVOICES.--Whenever a New Mexico wholesaler delivers [any item of] alcoholic beverages to a New Mexico retailer, local nontransferable dispenser, dispenser, canopy licensee, restaurant licensee, club licensee or governmental licensee or its lessee, the delivery shall be accompanied by an invoice [which] that accurately and clearly shows the date of the sale and the quantity of each item of merchandise delivered. The retailer, local nontransferable dispenser, dispenser, canopy licensee, restaurant licensee, club licensee or governmental licensee or its lessee receiving the alcoholic beverages shall retain the invoice for a period of two years. The invoices shall be open for inspection and examination by [any] an employee of the department or the taxation and revenue department during all usual business hours."

     SECTION 29. Section 60-8A-5 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1981, Chapter 39, Section 76) is amended to read:

     "60-8A-5. DEBTS FOR MERCHANDISE SOLD IN VIOLATION OF LAW UNENFORCEABLE--NO GARNISHMENT ON SALES BY RETAILERS, LOCAL NONTRANSFERABLE DISPENSERS AND DISPENSERS.--No action shall be maintained or a garnishment or attachment be issued to collect any debt for merchandise sold, served or delivered in violation of the Liquor Control Act. No writ of garnishment shall issue where the debt or obligation or the cause of action in the original suit or the garnishment action is founded upon the sale or purchase of alcoholic beverages by or from a retailer, local nontransferable dispenser or dispenser as defined in Section [3 of that act] 60-3A-3 NMSA 1978."

     SECTION 30. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the provisions of this act is July 1, 2020.

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