Bill > SB241

This bill amends a New Mexico law concerning the transfer of certain liquor licenses, specifically dispenser's and retailer's licenses that were originally issued before July 1, 1981, with exceptions for rural licenses and canopy licenses that were replaced by dispenser's licenses. The key provision is that these older licenses can now be transferred to any location within the state, regardless of the usual limits on the maximum number of licenses allowed in a particular area, as long as the transfer is approved by the local governing body and complies with other requirements of the Liquor Control Act. However, this expanded transferability does not apply to class B counties with populations between 56,000 and 57,000 (based on the 1980 census), municipalities within those counties, or any municipality or county that has prohibited by election the transfer of a license from another local option district, which refers to a geographic area where local voters have decided on liquor sales regulations.