New Mexico § 60-6A-32 - Interstate wine tastings; competitions; permits

§ 60-6A-32. Interstate wine tastings; competitions; permits

A. Exempt from the procurement of any other license or permit issued pursuant to the

terms of the Liquor Control Act, but not exempt from the procurement of a competition

permit, is a winemaker or winery licensed outside of New Mexico that desires to participate

in a regional wine, cider, beer or spirituous liquor tasting or competition within

New Mexico. One permit shall be issued by the director to an out-of-state winemaker or winery

for the duration of the wine tasting or competition. B. A person issued a competition permit pursuant to this section may do any of the

following: (1) bring no more than twenty-five cases of wine into New Mexico after indicating

on the permit application the number of cases to be brought into the state; (2) participate in the regional competition and wine tastings associated with the

competition for which the competition permit is issued; (3) participate in the regional wine tasting for which the competition permit is issued;

and (4) at a wine tasting for which the person is issued the permit, conduct tasting of

wine and sell by the glass or bottle or in unbroken packages for consumption off the

wine-tasting premises but not for resale, wine brought into the state by the person

for the wine tasting or competition. C. Every application for the issuance of a competition permit shall be on a form prescribed

by the director and accompanied by a permit fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00). D. As used in this section: (1) “ competition ” means an event at which a jury of wine tasters compares the quality of the wines

entered for judging and at which prizes are offered for the wines judged to be of

the best quality; (2) “ regional competition ” means a competition at which the wines to be judged are from more than one state

or country; (3) “ regional wine tasting ” means a wine tasting at which the wines offered for tasting are from more than one

state or country; (4) “ winemaker ” means a person who manufactures or produces wine; (5) “ winery ” means an establishment at which wine is manufactured or produced and that is licensed

for that purpose by the state or country in which it is located; and (6) “ wine tasting ” means an event at which wines are offered for tasting but not necessarily for sale

and not for comparison for the purpose of awarding prizes to the wines of the best

quality.