New Mexico § 60-7A-12 - Offenses by dispensers, canopy licensees, restaurant licensees, governmental licensees or their lessees and clubs
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 60-7A-12 — Offenses by dispensers, canopy licensees, restaurant licensees, governmental licensees or their lessees and clubs, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 60-7A-12. Offenses by dispensers, canopy licensees, restaurant licensees, governmental licensees or their lessees and clubs
It is a violation of the Liquor Control Act for any 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 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 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 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, deliver or dispense alcoholic beverages
during a period when the server permit of that person is suspended or revoked.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About New Mexico § 60-7A-12
What does New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 60-7A-12 cover?
Section 60-7A-12 ("Offenses by dispensers, canopy licensees, restaurant licensees, governmental licensees or their lessees and clubs") is part of the New Mexico Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Mexico. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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