N.M. Stat. § 24-16-13
Prohibition of smoking near entrances, windows and
ventilation systems.
Smoking is prohibited near entrances, windows and ventilation systems of all
workplaces and public places where smoking is prohibited by the Dee Johnson Clean
Indoor Air Act. An individual who owns, manages, operates or otherwise controls the
use of a premises subject to the provisions of the Dee Johnson Clean Indoor Air Act
shall establish a smokefree area that extends a reasonable distance from any
entrances, windows and ventilation systems to any enclosed areas where smoking is
prohibited. The reasonable distance shall be a distance sufficient to ensure that
persons entering or leaving the building or facility shall not be subjected to breathing
secondhand smoke and to ensure that secondhand smoke does not enter the building
or facility through entrances, windows, ventilation systems or any other means.