The department of transportation shall have the authority to issue special permits at all ports of entry where registration stations or places where inspection and registration services are maintained by the department of transportation to all implements of husbandry using the highways, including farm tractors, and to the instrumentalities or vehicles that may be carrying the implements of husbandry, including farm tractors, when the securing of these permits is required by law.
History: 1953 Comp., § 64-23-21.1, enacted by Laws 1959, ch. 247, § 1; 1967, ch. 97, § 25; 1977, ch. 250, § 68; recompiled as 1953 Comp., § 64-7-412, by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 483; 2003, ch. 141, § 3; 2015, ch. 3, § 37; 2021, ch. 59, § 12.
ANNOTATIONS
Cross references. — For definitions of “farm tractor” and “implement of husbandry”, see 66-1-4.6 NMSA 1978 and 66-1-4.9 NMSA 1978, respectively.
The 2021 amendment, effective June 18, 2021, made conforming changes due to the transfer of certain authority from the department of public safety to the department of transportation; and after “The”, deleted “New Mexico state police division of the department of public safety” and added “department of transportation”, and after “maintained by the”, deleted “New Mexico state police division” and added “department of transportation”.
The 2015 amendment, effective July 1, 2015, provided the New Mexico state police division of the department of public safety with the authority to issue special farm permits; after “The”, deleted “motor transportation” and added “New Mexico state police”, and after “maintained by the”, deleted “motor transportation” and added “New Mexico state police”.
The 2003 amendment, effective June 30, 2003, inserted “of the department of public safety” following “division”, inserted “motor transportation” following “maintained by the”; and substituted “implements” for “instrumentalities”.