Section 75-3-12 – Operations affecting weather in other states.
Weather control or cloud modification operations may not be carried on in New Mexico for the purpose of affecting weather in any other state which prohibits such operations, or which prohibits operations in that state for the benefit of New Mexico or its inhabitants. History: 1953 Comp., § 75-37-12, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 235, […]
Section 75-3-1 – Short title.
This act [75-3-1 to 75-3-15 NMSA 1978] may be cited as the “Weather Control Act”. History: 1953 Comp., § 75-37-1, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 235, § 1. ANNOTATIONS Law reviews. — For article, “Weather Modification: Law and Administration,” see 8 Nat. Resources J. 207 (1968).
Section 75-3-2 – Definition.
As used in the Weather Control Act, “commission” means the interstate stream commission. History: 1953 Comp., § 75-37-2, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 235, § 2; 2003, ch. 194, § 1. ANNOTATIONS The 2003 amendment, effective June 20, 2003, substituted “Definition” for “Definitions” in the section catchline and substituted “interstate stream” for “weather control and […]
Section 75-3-3 – Declaration of rights.
It is declared that the state of New Mexico claims the right to all moisture in the atmosphere which would fall so as to become a part of the natural streams or percolated water of New Mexico, for use in accordance with its laws. History: 1953 Comp., § 75-37-3, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 235, […]
Section 75-3-4 – License required.
No person or corporation shall, without having first received a license from the commission, conduct any weather control or cloud modification operations or attempt to control precipitation. History: 1953 Comp., § 75-37-4, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 235, § 4.