Chapter 76 - Agriculture.
- Article 1 - Department of Agriculture, 76-1-1 through 76-1-4.
- Section 76-1-1 - Creation of the New Mexico department of agriculture under the control of the board of regents of New Mexico state university.
- Section 76-1-2 - Powers and authority of board of regents.
- Section 76-1-3 - Director of New Mexico department of agriculture; salary; duties.
- Section 76-1-4 - Agricultural building repair and maintenance fund; agricultural facilities.
- Article 2 - Agricultural Extension Service, 76-2-1 through 76-2-12.
- Section 76-2-1 - Matching federal allotment to state.
- Section 76-2-10 - County farm and livestock bureaus.
- Section 76-2-11 - Appropriations by county commissioners; acceptance of gifts.
- Section 76-2-12 - County commissioners to aid in creation of farm and livestock bureau.
- Section 76-2-2 - Disposition of state and federal money.
- Section 76-2-3 - Assent to act of congress.
- Section 76-2-4 - Cooperative agricultural extension.
- Section 76-2-5 - Matching county appropriations.
- Section 76-2-6 - Disposition of state and county appropriations.
- Section 76-2-7 - Cooperation between county and New Mexico state university.
- Section 76-2-8 - County agents; selection; supervision; duties.
- Section 76-2-9 - Agent for two or more counties.
- Article 3 - County Board of Horticultural Commissioners, 76-3-1 through 76-3-14.
- Section 76-3-1 - Petition for board; appointment, qualifications and terms of members.
- Section 76-3-10 - Removal of inspectors; members of board; monthly reports.
- Section 76-3-11 - Donations and bequests; meetings; lecturers; officers of board; bonds.
- Section 76-3-12 - Chairman's duties and powers.
- Section 76-3-13 - Secretary's duties.
- Section 76-3-14 - Treasurer's duties.
- Section 76-3-2 - County boards of horticultural commissioners; powers; inspection; spraying trees; tax levy.
- Section 76-3-3 - Expense of abatement; lien; recording claim.
- Section 76-3-4 - Clerk to record lien; fee.
- Section 76-3-5 - Foreclosure; deficiency judgment.
- Section 76-3-6 - District attorney's duty.
- Section 76-3-7 - District inspectors; quarantine guardian commissions; right of entry.
- Section 76-3-8 - Records and reports of board.
- Section 76-3-9 - Compensation of members; inspectors.
- Article 4 - Pesticide Control, 76-4-1 through 76-4-39.
- Section 76-4-1 - Title.
- Section 76-4-10 - Sampling and examination of pesticides or devices; residue analysis.
- Section 76-4-11 - "Stop sale, use or removal" order.
- Section 76-4-12 - Judicial action after "stop sale, use or removal" order.
- Section 76-4-13 - Pesticide dealer license.
- Section 76-4-14 - Pest management consultant.
- Section 76-4-15 - Public pest management consultant.
- Section 76-4-16 - Examinations for pest management consultant license.
- Section 76-4-17 - Commercial pesticide applicator license.
- Section 76-4-18 - Operator license.
- Section 76-4-19 - Application of act to governmental entities; public applicator's license required.
- Section 76-4-2 - Enforcing agency.
- Section 76-4-20 - Private applicators.
- Section 76-4-20.1 - Noncommercial applicator license.
- Section 76-4-21 - Expiration date of licenses.
- Section 76-4-22 - Fees.
- Section 76-4-23 - Grounds for denial, suspension or revocation of license, permit or certification; acts constituting a violation of the Pesticide Control Act.
- Section 76-4-24 - Surety bond or insurance required of commercial pesticide applicators.
- Section 76-4-25 - Damaged person must file report of loss; contents; time of filing; effect of failure to file.
- Section 76-4-26 - Inspection of equipment.
- Section 76-4-27 - License plates or decals for apparatus.
- Section 76-4-28 - Farmer or rancher exemption.
- Section 76-4-29 - Repealed.
- Section 76-4-3 - Definitions.
- Section 76-4-30 - Discarding and storing of pesticides and pesticide containers.
- Section 76-4-31 - Access to public or private premises.
- Section 76-4-32 - Classification of licenses.
- Section 76-4-33 - Records.
- Section 76-4-34 - Penalties.
- Section 76-4-35 - Persons exempted from certain penalties.
- Section 76-4-36 - Repealed.
- Section 76-4-37 - Publication of information.
- Section 76-4-38 - Cooperation.
- Section 76-4-39 - Disposition of funds.
- Section 76-4-4 - Misbranded.
- Section 76-4-5 - Prohibited acts.
- Section 76-4-6 - Registration.
- Section 76-4-7 - Experimental use permits.
- Section 76-4-8 - Refusal to register; cancellation; suspension.
- Section 76-4-9 - Department to administer and enforce act; board to adopt regulations; scope of regulations.
- Section 76-4-9.1 - State preemption.
- Article 5 - Insect Pests and Plant Diseases, 76-5-1 through 76-5-28.
- Section 76-5-1 - County commissioners to prohibit importation of "codlin moth" or other worms or insects destructive to fruit.
- Section 76-5-10 - Disposition of assessments proceeds.
- Section 76-5-11 - Short title.
- Section 76-5-12 - Definitions.
- Section 76-5-13 - Authority to inspect.
- Section 76-5-14 - Inspection before sale.
- Section 76-5-15 - Inspection of nurseries.
- Section 76-5-16 - Dealers' or agents' licenses.
- Section 76-5-17, 76-5-18 - Repealed.
- Section 76-5-19 - Labels.
- Section 76-5-2 - Short title.
- Section 76-5-20 - Viability standards.
- Section 76-5-21 - Collected plants.
- Section 76-5-22 - Certificates of inspection on stock brought into the state.
- Section 76-5-23 - Transporting within the state.
- Section 76-5-24 - Forms.
- Section 76-5-25 - Powers of board and department.
- Section 76-5-26 - Fees.
- Section 76-5-27 - Fees collected.
- Section 76-5-28 - Penalties.
- Section 76-5-3 - Purpose of act.
- Section 76-5-4 - Definition; transfer.
- Section 76-5-5 - Duties and powers of the board.
- Section 76-5-6 - Land users' consent; control districts; local control committees.
- Section 76-5-7 - Alternative method when disaster area declared.
- Section 76-5-8 - Duties and powers of local control committees.
- Section 76-5-9 - Special land user's assessment; enforced collection.
- Article 6 - Pest Control, 76-6-1 through 76-6-16.
- Section 76-6-1 - Short title.
- Section 76-6-10 - Compact enacted and entered into.
- Section 76-6-11 - Cooperation with pest control insurance fund.
- Section 76-6-12 - Filing of compact.
- Section 76-6-13 - Compact administrator.
- Section 76-6-14 - Applications for assistance.
- Section 76-6-15 - Disposition of money from compact insurance fund.
- Section 76-6-16 - "Executive head" defined.
- Section 76-6-2 - Definitions.
- Section 76-6-3 - Administration; rules and regulations.
- Section 76-6-4 - Voluntary measures.
- Section 76-6-5 - Plant quarantine; authority.
- Section 76-6-6 - Abatement and emergency measures authorized.
- Section 76-6-7 - Inspections authorized; warrants.
- Section 76-6-8 - Cooperation.
- Section 76-6-9 - Penalties.
- Article 6A - Cotton Boll Weevil Control, 76-6A-1 through 76-6A-16.
- Section 76-6A-1 - Short title.
- Section 76-6A-10 - Referendum; cotton boll weevil control districts; cotton boll weevil control committees.
- Section 76-6A-11 - Cotton boll weevil control committees; additional duties and powers.
- Section 76-6A-11.1 - Organic cotton regulations.
- Section 76-6A-12 - Agricultural land assessment; enforced collection.
- Section 76-6A-13 - Petition for abolishment of a cotton boll weevil control district.
- Section 76-6A-14 - Petition filing fee.
- Section 76-6A-15 - Hearings regarding abolishment of a cotton boll weevil control district; notice of hearings.
- Section 76-6A-16 - Disposition of assessment proceeds.
- Section 76-6A-2 - New Mexico department of agriculture.
- Section 76-6A-3 - Definitions.
- Section 76-6A-4 - Duties and powers.
- Section 76-6A-5 - Cotton boll weevil control committee; duties and powers.
- Section 76-6A-5.1 - Exemption from Procurement Code and Personnel Act.
- Section 76-6A-6 - Establishment of cotton boll weevil control district.
- Section 76-6A-7 - Petition filing fee.
- Section 76-6A-8 - Hearings.
- Section 76-6A-9 - Determination by director.
- Article 6B - Pink Bollworm Control, 76-6B-1 through 76-6B-12.
- Section 76-6B-1 - Short title.
- Section 76-6B-10 - Agricultural land assessment; enforced collection.
- Section 76-6B-11 - Petition for abolishment of a pink bollworm control district.
- Section 76-6B-12 - Disposition of assessment proceeds.
- Section 76-6B-2 - Definitions.
- Section 76-6B-3 - Department administration.
- Section 76-6B-4 - Exemption from Procurement Code and Personnel Act.
- Section 76-6B-5 - Establishment of pink bollworm control district.
- Section 76-6B-6 - Director; duties and powers.
- Section 76-6B-7 - Referendum; pink bollworm control districts; local pink bollworm control committees.
- Section 76-6B-8 - Pink bollworm control committees established; duties and powers.
- Section 76-6B-9 - Organic cotton regulations.
- Article 7 - Noxious Weed Control, 76-7-1 through 76-7-30.
- Section 76-7-1 - Short title.
- Section 76-7-10 - Form of ballots.
- Section 76-7-11 - Conduct of election; declaration of results.
- Section 76-7-12 - District governing body.
- Section 76-7-13 - Powers of district governing body.
- Section 76-7-14 - Rules and regulations of district; penalty.
- Section 76-7-15 - Notice to land occupiers of control measures; inspection of property; failure to comply with order.
- Section 76-7-16 - Levy of uniform assessments; assessor; collector; annual financial report.
- Section 76-7-17 - Enforcement of assessments.
- Section 76-7-18 - District expenses; employees.
- Section 76-7-19 - Addition or exclusion of lands of district.
- Section 76-7-2 - Definitions.
- Section 76-7-20 - Petition to dissolve district; notice of election; conduct of election.
- Section 76-7-21 - Results of election to dissolve noxious weed control district.
- Section 76-7-22 - Termination of the affairs of the district.
- Section 76-7-23 - Short title.
- Section 76-7-24 - Definitions.
- Section 76-7-25 - Administration and enforcement.
- Section 76-7-26 - Inspections.
- Section 76-7-27 - Declaration of certain weed seeds as noxious.
- Section 76-7-28 - Unlawful actions.
- Section 76-7-29 - Rules and regulations.
- Section 76-7-3 - Noxious weed control districts; territorial limitations.
- Section 76-7-30 - Penalty.
- Section 76-7-4 - Petition for organization of noxious weed control district.
- Section 76-7-5 - Notice of public hearing.
- Section 76-7-6 - Public hearing upon petition; consideration by county commissioners.
- Section 76-7-7 - Order and notice of district election.
- Section 76-7-8 - Qualified voters in district elections.
- Section 76-7-9 - County commissioners to furnish ballots; voting by mail permitted.
- Article 7A - Harmful Plants, 76-7A-1 through 76-7A-11.
- Section 76-7A-1 - Short title.
- Section 76-7A-10 - Inspections authorized.
- Section 76-7A-11 - Penalties.
- Section 76-7A-2 - Definitions.
- Section 76-7A-3 - General powers and duties of the board.
- Section 76-7A-4 - Quarantine powers of the board.
- Section 76-7A-5 - Temporary quarantine powers of the department.
- Section 76-7A-6 - Temporary quarantine powers of the department with respect to livestock.
- Section 76-7A-7 - Effect of a quarantine.
- Section 76-7A-8 - Harmful plants; designation.
- Section 76-7A-9 - Prohibited acts; permits.
- Article 7B - Rangeland Protection, 76-7B-1 through 76-7B-7.
- Article 7C - Range Management Plans, 76-7C-1.
- Article 7D - Noxious Weed Management, 76-7D-1 through 76-7D-6.
- Article 8 - Protection of Native New Mexico Plants, 76-8-1 through 76-8-4.
- Article 9 - Bees, 76-9-1 through 76-9-13.
- Section 76-9-1 - Short title.
- Section 76-9-10 - Registration of commercial apiaries.
- Section 76-9-11 - Importation of bees.
- Section 76-9-12 - Disposition of funds.
- Section 76-9-13 - Penalties; bond.
- Section 76-9-2 - Definitions.
- Section 76-9-3 - Powers of board and department.
- Section 76-9-4 - Contagious disease; duty to prevent.
- Section 76-9-5 - Inspection; access; interference.
- Section 76-9-6 - Inspection certificates.
- Section 76-9-7 - Diseased colonies.
- Section 76-9-8 - Abandoned colonies.
- Section 76-9-9 - Location of apiaries.
- Article 10 - Seeds, 76-10-1 through 76-10-22.
- Section 76-10-1 - Purpose of pure seed strain provisions.
- Section 76-10-10 - Exemptions.
- Section 76-10-11 - Short title.
- Section 76-10-12 - Definitions.
- Section 76-10-13 - Label requirements.
- Section 76-10-14 - Prohibitions.
- Section 76-10-15 - Records.
- Section 76-10-16 - Exemptions.
- Section 76-10-17 - Seed certification.
- Section 76-10-18 - Duties and authority of board or its agents.
- Section 76-10-19 - Seizure.
- Section 76-10-2 - Construction of act.
- Section 76-10-20 - Injunction.
- Section 76-10-21 - Violations and prosecutions.
- Section 76-10-22 - Appropriation.
- Section 76-10-3 - One-variety zones.
- Section 76-10-4 - Neutral zones.
- Section 76-10-5 - Pure strain zones and neutral zones.
- Section 76-10-6 - Production of plants other than one strain or variety designated.
- Section 76-10-7 - Production of plants other than pure strain designated.
- Section 76-10-8 - Petitions; orders; effect.
- Section 76-10-9 - Penalty for violating act or regulations.
- Article 11 - Fertilizers, 76-11-1 through 76-11-19.
- Section 76-11-1 - Short title.
- Section 76-11-10 - Misbranding.
- Section 76-11-11 - Tonnage reports.
- Section 76-11-12 - Publications.
- Section 76-11-13 - Regulations.
- Section 76-11-14 - Short weight.
- Section 76-11-15 - Cancellation of registrations.
- Section 76-11-16 - Stop sale orders.
- Section 76-11-17 - Seizure; condemnation; sale.
- Section 76-11-18 - Violations.
- Section 76-11-19 - Exchanges between manufacturers.
- Section 76-11-2 - Administration of act.
- Section 76-11-3 - Definitions.
- Section 76-11-4 - Registration.
- Section 76-11-5 - Labeling.
- Section 76-11-6 - Inspection fees.
- Section 76-11-7 - Inspection; sampling; analysis.
- Section 76-11-8 - Plant food deficiency.
- Section 76-11-9 - Commercial value.
- Article 12 - Cooperative Marketing Associations, 76-12-1 through 76-12-23.
- Section 76-12-1 - Short title.
- Section 76-12-10 - Bylaws.
- Section 76-12-11 - Members.
- Section 76-12-12 - Issuance of membership certificates and stock.
- Section 76-12-13 - General and special meeting; how called.
- Section 76-12-14 - Directors; election.
- Section 76-12-15 - Officers.
- Section 76-12-16 - Contracts between associations and members.
- Section 76-12-17 - Associations heretofore organized may adopt the provisions of this act.
- Section 76-12-18 - Associations are not in restraint of trade.
- Section 76-12-19 - Quo warranto to test validity of incorporation.
- Section 76-12-2 - Declaration of policy.
- Section 76-12-20 - Taxation.
- Section 76-12-21 - Application of general corporation laws.
- Section 76-12-22 - Repeal; saving's [saving] clause.
- Section 76-12-23 - Interpretation.
- Section 76-12-3 - Definitions.
- Section 76-12-4 - Who may organize.
- Section 76-12-5 - Purposes.
- Section 76-12-6 - Powers.
- Section 76-12-7 - Articles of incorporation.
- Section 76-12-8 - Filing and recording articles of incorporation.
- Section 76-12-9 - Amendments to articles of incorporation.
- Article 13 - Processors of Agricultural Products, 76-13-1 through 76-13-9.
- Article 14 - Cotton Ginning and Handling, 76-14-1 through 76-14-15.
- Article 15 - Fruit and Vegetable Standards, 76-15-1 through 76-15-22.
- Section 76-15-1 - Purpose of act.
- Section 76-15-10 - Exclusions and exemptions.
- Section 76-15-11 - Short title.
- Section 76-15-12 - Purpose of act.
- Section 76-15-13 - Definitions.
- Section 76-15-14 - Application; license; bonds.
- Section 76-15-15 - License fees; bonds.
- Section 76-15-16 - Records and accounts.
- Section 76-15-17 - Board regulations.
- Section 76-15-18 - Voluntary certification; fees.
- Section 76-15-19 - Penalties.
- Section 76-15-2 - Application of act.
- Section 76-15-20 - Injunction.
- Section 76-15-21 - Individual action on bond.
- Section 76-15-22 - Relationship to other laws.
- Section 76-15-3 - Definition of terms.
- Section 76-15-4 - Director; appointment, duties, qualifications, oath, bond, salary, employees, traveling expenses.
- Section 76-15-5 - Districts; organization.
- Section 76-15-6 - Budgeting and collection of fees.
- Section 76-15-7 - Compliance; violations; penalties.
- Section 76-15-8 - Assessments; collection.
- Section 76-15-9 - Boards of control; boards of directors; limitation on responsibility.
- Article 16 - Pecans, 76-16-1 through 76-16-9.
- Section 76-16-1 - Definitions.
- Section 76-16-2 - Declaration.
- Section 76-16-3 - Enforcement; rules and regulations; effect; agents and employees; payment.
- Section 76-16-4 - Inspection and police powers.
- Section 76-16-5 - Standard for unshelled pecans.
- Section 76-16-6 - Pecans not in conformity with act.
- Section 76-16-7 - Seizure.
- Section 76-16-8 - Prosecution.
- Section 76-16-9 - Penalty for violation.
- Article 17 - Peanuts, 76-17-1 through 76-17-9.
- Article 18 - Cotton Districts, 76-18-1 through 76-18-9.
- Section 76-18-1 - Short title.
- Section 76-18-2 - Purpose of act.
- Section 76-18-3 - Definitions.
- Section 76-18-4 - Duties of director.
- Section 76-18-5 - Districts; organization.
- Section 76-18-6 - Expenses; fees; disbursements.
- Section 76-18-7 - Limitation of liability.
- Section 76-18-8 - Penalty.
- Section 76-18-9 - Injunction.
- Article 19 - Commercial Feeds, 76-19-1 through 76-19-14.
- Section 76-19-1 - Short title.
- Section 76-19-10 - Rules and regulations.
- Section 76-19-11 - Detained commercial feeds.
- Section 76-19-12 - Penalties.
- Section 76-19-13 - Cooperation with other entities.
- Section 76-19-14 - Publications.
- Section 76-19-2 - Enforcing official.
- Section 76-19-3 - Definitions.
- Section 76-19-4 - Registration.
- Section 76-19-5 - Labeling.
- Section 76-19-6 - Inspection fees.
- Section 76-19-7 - Adulteration.
- Section 76-19-8 - Misbranding.
- Section 76-19-9 - Inspection, sampling and analysis.
- Article 20 - Agricultural Market Development, 76-20-1 through 76-20-5.
- Article 21 - Agricultural Commodity Commissions, 76-21-1 through 76-21-22.
- Section 76-21-1 - Short title.
- Section 76-21-10 - Ex officio member of commission.
- Section 76-21-11 - Qualifications of members.
- Section 76-21-12 - Removal of members.
- Section 76-21-13 - Commission organization; meetings.
- Section 76-21-14 - Authority of commission generally.
- Section 76-21-15 - Levy of assessment on commodity sales.
- Section 76-21-16 - Refunds.
- Section 76-21-17 - First purchaser of commodity to make reports and pay assessment.
- Section 76-21-18 - Records of person required to pay assessment.
- Section 76-21-19 - Records and accounts of commission.
- Section 76-21-2 - Definitions.
- Section 76-21-20 - Referendum on continuance of commission.
- Section 76-21-21 - Disposition of funds.
- Section 76-21-22 - Public Purchases Act; Personnel Act; exemption; Tort Claims Act.
- Section 76-21-3 - Petition for establishment of commission for a particular commodity.
- Section 76-21-4 - Petition filing fee.
- Section 76-21-5 - Hearings regarding establishment of commodity commission; notice of hearings.
- Section 76-21-6 - Determination by director regarding need for commodity commission.
- Section 76-21-7 - Referendum regarding establishment of commodity commission after determination by director.
- Section 76-21-8 - Creation of commission.
- Section 76-21-9 - Election of members of commission; number of producers and handlers.
- Article 22 - Organic Commodities, 76-22-1 through 76-22-28.
- Section 76-22-1 - Short title.
- Section 76-22-10 - Repealed.
- Section 76-22-11 - Commission; limitation on liability.
- Section 76-22-12 - Standards.
- Section 76-22-13 - Organic certification program; generally.
- Section 76-22-14 - Certification.
- Section 76-22-14.1 - Certifying agents; reports to commission.
- Section 76-22-15 - Repealed.
- Section 76-22-16 - Levy of assessment; organically produced food articles; sales.
- Section 76-22-17 - Supplemental assessment.
- Section 76-22-18 - Collection of assessment.
- Section 76-22-19 - Disposition of assessments.
- Section 76-22-2 - Purpose of act.
- Section 76-22-20 - Record of persons required to pay assessment.
- Section 76-22-21 - Proprietary information.
- Section 76-22-22 - State organic chemist; duties.
- Section 76-22-23 - Stewards; powers and duties; review.
- Section 76-22-24 - Stewards; authority to inspect.
- Section 76-22-25 - Stewards; inspection.
- Section 76-22-26 - Labeling.
- Section 76-22-27 - Violations and enforcing authority; civil penalty.
- Section 76-22-28 - Applicability to other laws.
- Section 76-22-3 - Findings.
- Section 76-22-4 - Definitions.
- Section 76-22-5 - Organic market development fund created.
- Section 76-22-6 - Organic commodity commission created.
- Section 76-22-7 - Organic commodity commission; duties.
- Section 76-22-8 - Report of the commission.
- Section 76-22-9 - Adoption of seal.
- Article 23 - Apple Commission, 76-23-1 through 76-23-9.