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TONIGHT WE'VE LEARNED A LOT OF LIQUOR STORES IN ALBUQUERQUE WILL SOON HAVE TO GET RID OF A LOT OF BOOZE. THAT'S BECAUSE THE CITY IS FINALLY GOING TO ENFORCE A LAW THAT WAS PASSED NEARLY THREE YEARS AGO. ERIC KAHNERT IS LIVE ON WEST CENTRAL TO EXPLAIN, ERIC? PLENTY OF LIQUOR STORES IN ALBUQUERQUE STILL SELL THESE MINI BOTTLES OF BOOZE -- EVEN THOUGH IT'S ACTUALLY AGAINST THE LAW IN CERTAIN AREAS. THEY'RE SMALL BOTTLES ... BUT BIG BUSINESS FOR LIQUOR STORES LIKE THE MONTE CARLO ON WEST CENTRAL. THE MANAGER THERE SAYS HE JUST GOT A LETTER FROM THE CITY REMINDING HIM OF A 2005 BAN ON MINI'S, HALF PINTS, PINTS AND SINGLE BEER SALES -- ROUGHLY 40 PERCENT OF GEORGE KATSAROS'BUSINESS. 6:12 'its apparent the problem is consumption, its not what they consume small bottles or anything, its the over-consumption of alcohol, that's the problem.-7' ON MARCH 7TH, 2005, THE CITY COUNCIL VOTED IN FAVOR OF BANNING THE SALE OF SMALL BOOZE BOTTLES IN AREAS THE CITY IS TARGETING TO FIX UP, MANY WHICH ARE ALONG CENTRAL. OTHER BANNED AREAS INCLUDE LIQUOR STORES WITHIN 500 FEET OF CHURCHES, SCHOOLS AND PARKS. TONIGHT THE CITY TOLD US IT PASSED THE MEASURE TO CUT DOWN ON LITTER AROUND TOWN ... AND TO STOP PEOPLE FROM DRINKING NON-STOP ... ALL DAY. KATSAROS THINKS ENFORCING THE BAN WILL MAKE THINGS WORSE. 6:35 'if somebody comes in and wanted to buy a half pint or pint, now you're kind of telling them to buy a .750 or half gallon, that's promoting to drink more I would imagine.-11' THE CITY SAYS THE BAN WENT INTO EFFECT A YEAR AFTER THE COUNCIL PASSED IT -- MEANING IT WAS ACTUALLY ENFORCEABLE IN MARCH OF 2006. BUT BECAUSE OF STAFFING ISSUES, THE CITY HASN'T BEEN ENFORCING THE BAN. UNTIL NOW . THE BIGGEST AREA AFFECTED BY THE BAN IS LIQUOR STORES 8-AND-A- HALF MILES FROM HERE--ON EAST CENTRAL BETWEEN SAN MATEO AND WYOMING. REPORTING LIVE ON WEST CENTRAL, EKEYWN4. TONIGHT THE