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 76-25-5 – 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 76-24-5 – 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 […]
Section 76-24-6 – Unprocessed hemp testing laboratories; requirements.
A. The New Mexico department of agriculture shall issue licenses pursuant to rules issued under Subsection C of this section for the analysis of unprocessed Cannabis sativa L. samples for use in determining eligibility for a harvest certificate. B. A person shall not analyze unprocessed Cannabis sativa L. samples for use in determining eligibility for […]
Section 76-24-7 – Hemp breeder; requirements; exemptions.
A. The New Mexico department of agriculture shall issue licenses pursuant to rules issued under Subsection C of this section to breed Cannabis sativa L. to produce new hemp varieties. B. A person shall not breed Cannabis sativa L. to produce new hemp varieties unless the person is licensed by the New Mexico department of […]
Section 76-24-8 – Hemp manufacturers; permits; rules; requirements.
A. The department of environment shall issue permits pursuant to rules issued under Subsection C of this section to extract, process or engage in other manufacturing activities regarding hemp, including manufacturing intermediate hemp-derived products and hemp finished products. B. A person shall not extract, process or engage in other manufacturing activities regarding hemp, including manufacturing […]
Section 76-24-9 – Transporting hemp and hemp-derived materials; manifest; rules; requirements.
A. A person shall not transport hemp unless during such transportation the person has in the person’s immediate possession a harvest certificate for that hemp provided by the licensed grower. B. A person shall not transport hemp-derived materials unless during such transportation the person has in the person’s immediate possession a manifest issued by a […]
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 […]