A. The department shall interpret the provisions of the Liquor Excise Tax Act.
B. The department shall administer and enforce the collection of the liquor excise tax, and the Tax Administration Act [Chapter 7, Article 1 NMSA 1978] applies to the administration and enforcement of the tax.
History: 1978 Comp., § 71-7-12, enacted by Laws 1984, ch. 85, § 8; 1995, ch. 70, § 21.
The 1995 amendment, effective July 1, 1995, substituted "department" for "division" in Subsections A and B.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Article 17 - Liquor Excise Tax
Section 7-17-5 - Imposition and rate of liquor excise tax.
Section 7-17-6 - Deduction; interstate sales; winegrower-to-winegrower transfers.
Section 7-17-9 - Exemption; certain sales to or by instrumentalities of armed forces.
Section 7-17-10 - Date payment due.
Section 7-17-11 - Refund or credit of tax.
Section 7-17-12 - Interpretation of act; administration and enforcement of tax.