New Mexico § 60-6A-18 - Limitation on number of licenses; exceptions
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§ 60-6A-18. Limitation on number of licenses; exceptions
A. The maximum number of licenses to be issued under the provisions of Sections 60-6A-2 and 60-6A-3 NMSA 1978 shall be as follows: (1) in incorporated municipalities, not more than one dispenser's or one retailer's
license, including canopy licenses which are replaced by dispenser's licenses as provided
in Section 60-6B-16 NMSA 1978 , for each two thousand inhabitants or major fraction thereof; and (2) in unincorporated areas of each county, not more than one dispenser's or one retailer's
license, including canopy licenses which are replaced by dispenser's licenses as provided
in Section 60-6B-16 NMSA 1978 , for each two thousand inhabitants or major fraction thereof, excluding the population
of incorporated municipalities within the county. B. For the purpose of this section, the number of inhabitants of a local option district
shall be determined by annual population estimates published by the economic development
department. C. Subsection A of this section shall not be construed to prevent any licensee holding
a valid license issued under the Liquor Control Act, or his transferee, from continuing
the licensed business or from renewing his license, subject to compliance with the
Liquor Control Act and department regulations, notwithstanding that the continuance
or renewal may result in an excess over the maximum number of licenses permitted in
Subsection A of this section.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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