2019 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 26 - Drugs and Cosmetics
Article 1 - General Provisions
Section 26-1-26 - Penalties.

A. Any person who knowingly violates any of the provisions of Subsection A, B, C, F, G or H of Section 26-1-3, Section 26-1-14, 26-1-16, 26-1-22 or 26-1-23 NMSA 1978 is guilty of a fourth degree felony and shall be punished by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) or by imprisonment for not less than one year or both.

B. Except as provided in Subsection A of this section, any person violating any of the provisions of the New Mexico Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act is guilty of a misdemeanor for the first offense and for second and subsequent offenses is guilty of a fourth degree felony.

History: 1953 Comp., § 54-6-51, enacted by Laws 1967, ch. 23, § 26; 1971, ch. 245, § 4; 1972, ch. 84, § 53; 1987, ch. 270, § 7.

The 1987 amendment, effective June 19, 1987, in Subsection A, updated the statutory references, deleted "a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment for not more than one year for the first offense and for second and subsequent offenses is guilty of" following "is guilty of," and added the language at the end of the subsection following "fourth degree felony"; and, in Subsection B, inserted "Device," deleted "petty" preceding "misdemeanor," and made a minor stylistic change.

Methaqualone. — The legislature has not specifically designated methaqualone as a "controlled substance" or "dangerous drug" under either the Controlled Substances Act or this article, but has authorized the board of pharmacy to add this substance by administrative regulation to the list of substances controlled under these acts. State v. Reams, 1981-NMCA-158, 98 N.M. 372, 648 P.2d 1185, aff'd in part, rev'd in part, 1982-NMSC-075, 98 N.M. 215, 647 P.2d 417.