2020 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses
Article 37 - Tobacco Products
Section 61-37-21 - Authority of department of public safety. (Effective January 1, 2021.)

Universal Citation: NM Stat § 61-37-21 (2020)

A. The department of public safety has authority over all investigations and enforcement activities required under the Tobacco Products Act, except for those provisions relating to the issuance, denial, suspension or revocation and administrative sanctions of licenses unless its assistance is requested by the director.

B. Following the issuance of a citation pursuant to the provisions of the Tobacco Products Act, the department of public safety or the law enforcement agency of a municipality or county shall report alleged violations of that act to the division.

C. The director may request the investigators from the department of public safety to investigate licensees or activities that the director has reasonable cause to believe are in violation of the Tobacco Products Act.

History: Laws 2020, ch. 46, § 21.

ANNOTATIONS

Effective dates. — Laws 2020, ch. 46, § 27 made Laws 2020, ch. 46, § 21 effective January 1, 2021.

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