After any weed is declared to be noxious by the board, it shall be unlawful to sell, give away or plant any noxious weed seed in this state or in that part of the state designated by the rules and regulations of the board. This section shall not apply to materials not sold as seed, […]
The board may prescribe and enforce rules and regulations, pertaining to the sale, transportation or distribution of noxious weed seeds, necessary to carry out the provisions of the Noxious Weed Act of 1963 [76-7-23 to 76-7-30 NMSA 1978]. History: 1953 Comp., § 45-10-30, enacted by Laws 1963, ch. 203, § 7. ANNOTATIONS Am. Jur. 2d, […]
A. Noxious weed control districts may be organized under the provisions of the Noxious Weed Control Act [76-7-1 to 76-7-22 NMSA 1978] to include the area of any county or counties, or any portion thereof; except that no district shall contain less than one thousand, two hundred and eighty acres nor consist of territory in […]
Any person, firm or corporation violating the Noxious Weed Act of 1963 [76-7-23 to 76-7-30 NMSA 1978] is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00), nor more than three hundred dollars ($300). History: 1953 Comp., § 45-10-31, enacted by Laws 1963, ch. 203, § 8. ANNOTATIONS […]
Petitions for the organization of a noxious weed control district shall designate the name of the district and the proposed area and boundaries to be included in the district. If the proposed district lies wholly within one county, the petition shall be presented to the board of county commissioners of the county; if the proposed […]
Upon receipt of a petition for the organization of a noxious weed control district the board of county commissioners wherein the petition is filed shall make an order setting the date for the hearing of the petition. The petition may be considered at a regular or special session of the board of county commissioners of […]
A. Any person whose land is included in or would be affected by the creation of a noxious weed control district, may upon the day set for the public hearing appear and contest the creation of the proposed district and may offer testimony to show whether or not the district is necessary or would be […]
A. Upon determination by the board of county commissioners that the proposed noxious weed control district is necessary for the reclamation or safeguarding of the lands specified in the original or modified petition, they shall order an election for the purpose of submitting to the resident taxpaying voters the issue of whether or not the […]
A. At any election for the consideration of a proposed noxious weed control district, only the following persons shall be eligible voters: (1) all persons who are owners of agricultural land within the district or have evidence of title to the lands or who are purchasers under contract of lands within the district; (2) all […]
A. The board of county commissioners shall furnish sufficient printed ballots for all voters at each election in the district. The ballots for the election shall contain a place for the elector to vote for or against the formation of the proposed district. Each voter shall sign his name on a line at the bottom […]
