Section 25-12-4 – Interpretation of act; consultations.
No provision of the Homemade Food Act shall be construed so as to: A. preclude the department from providing assistance, consultation or inspection at the request of the processor of a homemade food item; B. preclude the production or sale of homemade food items otherwise allowed by law; C. change the regulation of other goods […]
Section 25-12-5 – State preemption.
Except as otherwise provided in the Homemade Food Act, a political subdivision of the state, including a home rule municipality, or an institution of the state shall not adopt a law, policy or resolution that regulates or attempts to regulate the production or sale of homemade food items. History: Laws 2021, ch. 98, § 5. […]
Section 25-12-1 – Short title.
Sections 1 through 5 [25-12-1 to 25-12-5 NMSA 1978] of this act may be cited as the “Homemade Food Act”. History: Laws 2021, ch. 98, § 1. ANNOTATIONS Effective dates. — Laws 2021, ch. 98, § 9 made Laws 2021, ch. 98, § 1 effective July 1, 2021.
Section 25-12-2 – Definitions.
As used in the Homemade Food Act: A. “department” means the department of environment; provided that when a class A county and a home rule municipality that have established a combined local health department pursuant to the Joint Powers Agreements Act [11-1-1 to 11-1-7 NMSA 1978] for the purpose of local health regulation, “department” means […]
Section 25-12-3 – Homemade food items; licensing, permitting, inspection and labeling exemptions; requirements; investigations.
A. The production and sale of homemade food items shall be regulated pursuant to the provisions of the Homemade Food Act and are exempt from other requirements pursuant to the Food Service Sanitation Act [Chapter 25, Article 1 NMSA 1978 ] and the New Mexico Food Act [25-2-1 to 25-2-19 and 25-2-20 NMSA 1978]; provided […]