N.M. Stat. § 60-6B-5

Current through 2024, ch. 69
Section 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 dispenser, retailer and canopy licenses shall end on June 30 of each year. All 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.
I. Beginning on the effective date of this 2021 act, the director shall waive the next annual renewal fee for all licenses provided for in the Liquor Control Act.

NMS § 60-6B-5

Laws 1981, ch. 39, § 41; 1998, ch. 79, § 5; repealed and re enacted by Laws 2015, ch. 86, § 2.
Amended by 2021, c. 6,s. 1, eff. 3/9/2021.
Amended by 2015, c. 86,s. 2, eff. 6/19/2015.