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Section 60-7A-23 - Possession of wine as prima facie evidence.

NM Stat § 60-7A-23 (2019) (N/A)
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In any proceedings under the provisions of the Liquor Control Act [60-3A-1 NMSA 1978], the possession of more than one thousand two hundred liters of wine by any person who is not a public warehouseman, registered carrier or licensee shall be prima facie evidence that the person has manufactured the wine for the purpose of sale and possesses the wine for the purpose of sale in violation of the Liquor Control Act.

History: Laws 1981, ch. 39, § 109.

Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 45 Am. Jur. 2d Intoxicating Liquors § 408.

Power to prohibit the possession of intoxicating liquor, irrespective of any intention to traffic therein, 2 A.L.R. 1085.

Constitutionality, construction and effect of statute making possession of intoxicating liquor evidence of violation of law, 31 A.L.R. 1222.

Constitutionality of statute making unlawful possession of intoxicating liquor legally obtained, or providing for its confiscation, 37 A.L.R. 1386.

48 C.J.S. Intoxicating Liquors § 346.

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