Major overhaul of liquor laws takes effect in New Mexico

[TexasTowelie]

POJOAQUE — The wall behind the two cash registers at Kokoman Fine Wines and Liquor will never look the same.

Hundreds of small bottles of alcohol commonly known as miniatures, minis or shooters have long filled up the stack of shelves, one of the last images customers saw before they paid for their booze and left the store.

But no more. By Thursday, all the miniatures should be gone and gone for good, not just at Kokoman but at liquor stores across New Mexico.

Under a liquor law reform bill that takes effect July 1, the sale of miniature bottles of alcohol for off-site consumption has been outlawed in the state. But the ban only applies to bottles containing 3 ounces or less, allowing liquor store owners to get around the prohibition by selling slightly bigger bottles of alcohol known as ponies.

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[Ziggysmom]

1. I don't see the ban on the mini bottles decreasing drunk driving? Seems like a silly law thrown in

at the last minute.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

2. I'm a bit sorry I didn't buy a whole lot of the miniatures in the past few weeks.

[PBC_Democrat]

3. Sounds like a dumb-ass provision in an otherwise good law

Lowering the server age to 18
Allowing home delivery of alcohol with food
Several other very good changes

Look for bars to deliver drinks with a bag of chips ...

[marble falls]

4. Liquor laws help the liquor suppliers.

[Chainfire]

5. Really, now your "one for the road" is three ounces rather than one.

It makes perfect sense to me.

[marble falls]

6. Fewer units, mo' money? Drunk driving is already bad enough in NM. The only state I ...

... do not drive after midnight on the highways.