Current through 2024, ch. 69
Section 60-6B-7 - Cancellation of license for failure to engage in businessA. Any license issued under the provisions of the Liquor Control Act [60-3A-1 NMSA 1978] shall be canceled if the licensee fails to commence operation of the licensed business within one hundred twenty days after the license is issued and to continuously operate during customary hours and days of operation for that type of business; provided, however, the director may extend that period for a length of time determined by the director.B. If after the one-hundred-twenty-day period or additional extension period specified in Subsection A of this section the licensee ceases to operate the licensed business during customary hours and days for that type of business for more than ten days, he shall notify the director in writing within five days of the cessation.C. The director may grant temporary suspensions in the operation of the licensed business upon receipt of the notice provided in Subsection B of this section. A temporary suspension shall be for a period determined appropriate by the director.D. The license of any person failing to comply with any provision of this section shall be canceled after notice and hearing complying with the provisions of Section 60-6C-4 NMSA 1978.Laws 1981, ch. 39, § 43; 1984, ch. 58, § 4; 1998, ch. 93, § 2.