A municipality may, by ordinance, regulate the planting, transplanting, growing, trimming, pruning, preservation and protection of trees, shrubs and vines or create a commission for the purpose of such regulation. History: 1953 Comp., § 14-17-23, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 300. ANNOTATIONS Cross references. — For defacing tree within 400 yards of highway a petty […]
A municipality may enter into contracts with private insurance companies to establish a retirement system for its employees. History: 1953 Comp., § 14-17-24, enacted by Laws 1971, ch. 71, § 1. ANNOTATIONS Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 60A Am. Jur. 2d Pensions and Retirement Funds §§ 1604, 1606. 62 C.J.S. Municipal Corporations […]
The governing body of any municipality, pursuant to the federal Foreign-Trade Zones Act, as may be amended from time to time, and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, may: A. with the prior written approval of the board of economic development, apply for and accept a grant of authority to establish, operate and maintain a foreign-trade zone; […]
A. A municipality may: (1) prohibit cruelty to animals; (2) regulate, restrain and prohibit the running at large of any animal within the boundary of the municipality; and (3) provide by ordinance for the impounding and disposition of animals found running at large. Prior to the time set for disposing of the animal as provided […]
A. Each municipality with a population over one hundred thousand which is located in a metropolitan court district may impose by ordinance an administrative cost assessment of one dollar ($1.00) for each parking citation issued pursuant to municipal ordinance. B. The administrative cost assessment collected pursuant to Subsection A of this section shall be remitted […]
The governing body of the municipality may provide, by ordinance, for the monitoring and inspection of gasoline sales through pumps of service stations located within the territorial boundaries of the municipality in order to monitor the sale of gasoline within its municipality. History: Laws 1989, ch. 153, § 1. ANNOTATIONS Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and […]
A. A county or municipality shall not restrict the installation of a solar collector as defined pursuant to the Solar Rights Act [47-3-1 to 47-3-5 NMSA 1978], except that placement of solar collectors in historic districts may be regulated or restricted by a county or municipality. B. A covenant, restriction or condition contained in a […]
A municipality may construct, purchase, rehabilitate, care for and adopt rules and regulations for the management of public buildings. History: 1953 Comp., § 14-17-3, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 300. ANNOTATIONS Cross references. — For authority to issue general obligation bonds, see 3-30-5 NMSA 1978. For Joint City-County Building Law, see 5-5-1 NMSA 1978 et […]
A. Whenever any building or structure is ruined, damaged and dilapidated, or any premise is covered with ruins, rubbish, wreckage or debris, the governing body of a municipality may by resolution find that the ruined, damaged and dilapidated building, structure or premise is a menace to the public comfort, health, peace or safety and require […]
A. Within its planning and platting jurisdiction, a municipality may by ordinance: (1) prescribe standards for constructing and altering buildings; (2) prescribe the distance a building may be built from the street line; (3) regulate the construction of partition fences and party walls; and (4) have exclusive enforcement over permits issued by the municipality when […]
A. For the purpose of minimizing or eliminating damage from floods or mudslides in federal emergency management agency and locally designated flood-prone areas and for the purpose of promoting health, safety and the general welfare, a county or municipality with identified flood or mudslide hazard areas shall by ordinance: (1) designate and regulate flood plain […]
A municipality may: A. cause any cemetery to be removed; B. prohibit the establishment of a cemetery within one mile of the municipal boundary; and C. regulate cemeteries within the planning and platting jurisdiction of the municipality. History: 1953 Comp., § 14-17-6, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 300. ANNOTATIONS Cross references. — For municipal cemeteries, […]
A. A municipality may provide for the taking of a census within the municipal boundary but no census shall be taken by the municipality more than once between the years prescribed by law for the census to be taken by the United States of America. B. Any census taken under the authority of the municipality […]
