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2018 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 57 - Trade Practices and Regulations
Article 20 - Beverage Containers
Section 57-20-3 - Metal beverage containers; pull tabs; penalty.
Universal Citation: NM Stat § 57-20-3 (2018)
57-20-3. Metal beverage containers; pull tabs; penalty.
A. On and after January 1, 1983, it is unlawful for any person to sell or offer for sale at retail within New Mexico any metal beverage container designed and constructed with a metal opening device that detaches from the container when the container is opened in a manner normally used to empty the contents of the container.
B. Any person violating the provisions of Subsection A of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100) provided, however, that no penalty shall be imposed on a retailer who sells or offers to sell any beverage container acquired by the retailer prior to January 1, 1983.
History: Laws 1981, ch. 289, § 3.
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