Chapter 18, Article 11 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the “Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum Act”. History: Laws 1991, ch. 48, § 1; 2004, ch. 25, § 40. ANNOTATIONS The 2004 amendment, effective May 19, 2004, designated Chapter 18, Article 11 as the Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum Act.
The board shall establish a policy to allow New Mexico residents age sixty years and over to enter all publicly accessible exhibit and program areas, except special exhibits and programs for which commissions or royalties are paid by contract, free of charge every Wednesday that is not a holiday that the museum is open. History: […]
The legislature declares that the farming and ranching industry of the state has produced a unique common heritage of which all persons should receive knowledge and benefit. The purpose of the Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum Act is to create a farm and ranch heritage museum, which shall collect, preserve, study and display materials representative […]
As used in the Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum Act: A. “board” means the board of the farm and ranch heritage museum; B. “director” means the director of the division; C. “division” means the farm and ranch heritage museum division of the cultural affairs department; D. “farm and ranch” means that which pertains to the […]
A. The “farm and ranch heritage museum division” is created within the cultural affairs department. B. The “farm and ranch heritage museum” shall be located on the campus of New Mexico state university in Dona Ana county. C. All property, real or personal, now held or subsequently acquired for the operation of the museum shall […]
A. The “board of the farm and ranch heritage museum” is created. B. The board shall consist of one nonvoting member and eleven voting members who are residents of New Mexico, as follows: (1) nine members shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. Five of those nine members […]
The appointed members of the board shall receive per diem and mileage as provided in the Per Diem and Mileage Act [10-8-1 to 10-8-8 NMSA 1978] and shall receive no other compensation, perquisite or allowance. History: Laws 1991, ch. 48, § 6.
The board shall: A. establish museum policy and determine the mission and direct the development of the museum subject to the approval of the secretary of cultural affairs; B. exercise trusteeship over the collections of the museum; C. accept and hold title to all property for museum use; D. acquire objects relating to farming and […]
A. Subject to the authority of the state cultural affairs officer, the executive officer of the division and museum shall be the “director” of the division and museum. B. The director shall be appointed by the state cultural affairs officer with the approval of the governor from a list of candidates provided by the board. […]
Consistent with the policies agreed to by the board and the secretary of cultural affairs, the director: A. may: (1) solicit and receive funds or property, including federal funds and public and private grants, for the development of the museum, its collections and its programs; (2) as authorized by the secretary, enter into contracts related […]
