As used in this act [4-56-1 to 4-56-3 NMSA 1978]: A. “garbage” includes all waste food, swill, carrion, slops and all waste from the preparation, cooking and consumption of food and from the handling, storage and sale of food products and the carcasses of animals; B. “rubbish” includes all junked parts or bodies of automobiles, […]
A. A county may establish and maintain, manage and supervise a system of storage, collection and disposal of all refuse. The board of county commissioners may appropriate money for: (1) the lease, purchase or condemnation of such lands or rights-of-way as are necessary for the storage, collection and disposal of refuse; (2) the planning, construction, […]
A. The board of county commissioners in any county establishing a system of collection and disposal of refuse may acquire by purchase, gift, grant, bequest, devise or through condemnation proceedings, in the manner provided in Sections 42-1-1 through 42-2-21 NMSA 1978, such lands and rights-of-way as are necessary for the exercise of any authorized function […]
