New Mexico Statutes Chapter 60. Business Licenses § 60-3A-2. Liquor policy of state; investigation of applicants; responsibility of licensees

A. It is the policy of the Liquor Control Act that the sale, service and public consumption of alcoholic beverages in the state shall be licensed, regulated and controlled so as to protect the public health, safety and morals of every community in the state; and it is the responsibility of the director to investigate the qualifications of all applicants for licenses under that act, to investigate the conditions existing in the community in which the premises for which any license is sought are located before the license is issued, to the end that licenses shall not be issued to persons or for locations when the issuance is prohibited by law or contrary to the public health, safety or morals.

B. It is the intent of the Liquor Control Act that each person to whom a license is issued shall be fully liable and accountable for the use of the license, including but not limited to liability for all violations of the Liquor Control Act and for all taxes charged against the license.