Section 76-25-5 – Use of appropriated funds.
Funds appropriated to the board of regents for the department to administer the program may be used for: A. the healthy soil grant program; B. the healthy soil assessment and education program; C. promotion and outreach; D. department staffing support; E. capacity building for eligible entities; F. soil health research; G. travel reimbursement and per […]
Section 76-26-1 – Short title.
This act [76-26-1 to 76-26-3 NMSA 1978] may be cited as the “New Mexico Agricultural Workforce Development Program Act”. History: Laws 2019, ch. 236, § 1. ANNOTATIONS Effective dates. — Laws 2019, ch. 236 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 14, 2019, 90 days […]
Section 76-26-2 – Definitions.
As used in the New Mexico Agricultural Workforce Development Program Act: A. “agricultural business” means a business of a food or agricultural nature, including agriculture production or processing; B. “board” means the board of regents of New Mexico state university; C. “department” means the New Mexico department of agriculture; D. “director” means the director of […]
Section 76-26-3 – Agricultural workforce development program created; general provisions; rulemaking.
A. The “New Mexico agricultural workforce development program” is created and shall be administered by the department. The department shall establish policies for the program that specify, at a minimum: (1) criteria for selecting agricultural businesses for participation in the program, including the ability of a business to effectively supervise an intern and offer the […]
Section 76-24-10 – Indian nations, tribes and pueblos; no state regulation; cooperative or joint powers agreements; recognition of tribally issued licenses.
A. The state acknowledges that federally recognized Indian nations, tribes and pueblos located wholly or partially within New Mexico may, pursuant to Section 10113 of the federal Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, and as a matter of their inherent tribal sovereignty, develop their own plans for the regulation of the production of hemp on their […]
Section 76-25-1 – Short title.
This act [76-25-1 to 76-25-5 NMSA 1978] may be cited as the “Healthy Soil Act”. History: Laws 2019, ch. 126, § 1. ANNOTATIONS Effective dates. — Laws 2019, ch. 126 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 14, 2019, 90 days after the adjournment of […]
Section 76-25-2 – Definitions.
As used in the Healthy Soil Act: A. “board of regents” means the board of regents of New Mexico state university; B. “champion” means a land manager that is declared a soil health champion due to the land manager’s excellence in applying and promoting soil health principles, as modeled by the soil health champion program […]
Section 76-25-3 – Healthy soil program; created; purpose.
A. The “healthy soil program” is created in the department. The department, with support and advice from the commission, shall administer the program. B. The purpose of the program is to promote and support farming and ranching systems and other forms of land management that increase soil organic matter, aggregate stability, microbiology and water retention […]
Section 76-25-4 – Healthy soil program; soil assessment and education; grant program; department; duties; rulemaking.
A. The program shall be composed of: (1) a healthy soil assessment and education program; (2) a healthy soil grants program; and (3) other programs established by the department to accomplish the purposes of the Healthy Soil Act. B. In administering the healthy soil assessment and education program, the department shall: (1) work through technical […]
Section 76-24-5 – Harvest certificate or other authority; requirement; issuance.
A. A person licensed by the New Mexico department of agriculture may harvest hemp for distribution or sale only after obtaining from the department a harvest certificate for that hemp. The department shall issue a harvest certificate for hemp that meets the THC concentration required pursuant to the Hemp Manufacturing Act as demonstrated by an […]