As used in the School Alcohol-Free Zone Act: A. 'alcoholic beverage' means a beverage with no less than one-half percent alcohol and includes wine, beer, fermented, distilled, rectified and fortified beverages; and B. 'school grounds' means public elementary and secondary schools, including charter schools and facilities owned or leased by the school district in or on which public school-related and sanctioned activities are performed, but does not include other commercial properties owned by a school district but not related to the functions of a public school. 'School grounds' includes the buildings, playing fields, parking lots and other facilities located on a school's premises. History: Laws 2005, ch. 249, § 2. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2005, ch. 249 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 17, 2005, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.
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