Welcome to your daily briefing on hospitality developments in New Mexico. Today we're covering 4 key stories including updates on new mexico hospitality headlines, background & context. Let's dive in.
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The Village of Taos Ski Valley's Ordinance 2000-03 establishes a municipal license tax for the sale or dispensing of alcoholic beverages, along with penalties for violations.
NM hospitality professionals operating or planning to serve alcohol in Taos Ski Valley must comply with this local tax structure and understand its penalty provisions.
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The merchant — the restaurant or hotel — remains responsible for PCI compliance regardless of the POS vendor's certifications. Vendor compliance covers the software; merchant responsibility covers network segmentation, employee access, and incident response. "We use a PCI-compliant POS" is not an audit response.
Card-brand fines after a breach apply to the merchant, not the vendor. Self-assessment questionnaires are required annually and are reviewed by acquiring banks.
Charging a no-show fee may be permitted under certain conditions; however, we recommend consulting legal counsel to understand the specific legal implications. Each becomes a consumer-protection complaint when the booking confirmation does not match the charge.
State consumer-protection bureaus pursue patterns of small undisclosed charges aggressively because each affected guest is a potential complainant.
In most NM jurisdictions, liquor licenses attach to the licensee, not the business entity. Selling the business does not automatically transfer the license; the buyer typically applies for a new license, which can take 60-180 days. Operating during the gap is illegal in most states and may not be insurable.
Restaurant acquisitions that close before license transfer can leave the buyer dark on alcohol service for months — typically 30-50% of revenue at full-service venues.
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