Chapter 77, Articles 2 through 18 NMSA 1978 may be cited as “The Livestock Code”. The Livestock Code shall be liberally construed to carry out its purposes, which are to promote greater economy, service and efficiency in the administration of the laws relating to the livestock industry of New Mexico, to control disease, to prevent […]
As used in The Livestock Code: A. “animals” or “livestock” means all domestic or domesticated animals that are used or raised on a farm or ranch, including the carcasses thereof, and exotic animals in captivity and includes horses, asses, mules, cattle, sheep, goats, swine, bison, poultry, ostriches, emus, rheas, camelids and farmed cervidae upon any […]
A. The board shall designate banks where its money is to be deposited. B. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 6-10-3 NMSA 1978, the board may establish rules governing the receipt and deposit of fees collected by its inspectors requiring remittance to the board in not more than ten days. History: 1953 Comp., § 47-23-8, enacted […]
ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 1999, ch. 282, § 104 repealed 77-2-11 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1889, ch. 106, § 1, defining “cattle”, effective July 1, 1999. For provisions of former section, see the 1998 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com. For present comparable provisions, see 77-2-1.1 NMSA 1978.
The executive director of the board shall keep records of inspections of brands and earmarks as deemed necessary by the board and shall perform such other duties as are prescribed by the board. He shall take and subscribe an oath faithfully to perform all of his duties as executive director of the board and shall […]
The records required to be kept by the director, including inspector reports, shall be maintained by the board in a readily available manner, and a certified copy of any such records under the hand and seal of the director or the verified oath of an inspector shall be prima facie evidence in all courts of […]
The board may employ a competent attorney to give advice and counsel in regard to any matter connected with the duties of the board, to represent the board in any legal proceedings and to aid in the enforcement of the laws in relation to livestock. The board shall fix the compensation to be paid to […]
A. Each year the board of county commissioners of each county shall at its first meeting after the return of the assessment of the property for taxation by the county assessors of each county, levy a special tax at a rate to be fixed each year by the New Mexico livestock board. Subject to the […]
It is the duty of the board on or before June 30 of each year to make and file with the department of finance and administration a report and estimate showing the amount of money in the custody or under the control of the treasurer of the board, the estimated receipts from all sources and […]
The special tax provided by Section 77-2-16 NMSA 1978 shall be assessed and collected in every county and paid over to the state treasurer as provided by law for the assessment, collection and payment of other state taxes, and all money so collected and paid over on account of such special tax levies shall be […]
The compensation of all employees by or under the board and, in the first instance, all other expenses incurred by or under that board shall be paid by the board or, upon its order, out of the funds provided for in The Livestock Code, such board taking or causing to be taken proper vouchers for […]
The amount of money to be expended by the board in any one year, is limited to the amount set forth in a budget approved by the department of finance and administration. History: Laws 1889, ch. 106, § 22; C.L. 1897, § 202; Code 1915, § 81; C.S. 1929, § 4-818; 1941 Comp., § 49-215; […]
A. In order to achieve the purposes set forth in Section 1 [77-2-1 NMSA 1978], there is hereby created a board to be known as the “New Mexico livestock board.” The New Mexico livestock board shall have all powers which have heretofore been held by the cattle sanitary board or the sheep sanitary board and […]
ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 1999, ch. 282, § 104 repealed 77-2-20 NMSA 1978, as amended by Laws 1903, ch. 1, § 2, relating to livestock epidemics and issuance of bonds, effective July 1, 1999. For provisions of former section, see the 1998 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com.
All fees and charges collected pursuant to the provisions of The Livestock Code shall be paid to the executive director of the board to be deposited in the New Mexico livestock board general fund, hereby created. All fees and charges deposited in the New Mexico livestock board general fund may be expended in accordance with […]
Any person who violates a rule adopted under the power granted to the board unless the penalty has been fixed by law is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be sentenced in accordance with the provisions of Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978. History: Laws 1933, ch. 53, § 2; 1941 Comp., § 49-219; 1953 […]
ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 1994, ch. 119, § 15 repealed 77-2-23 and 77-2-24 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1945, ch. 22, §§ 1 and 2, concerning vehicles of the New Mexico livestock board, effective May 18, 1994. For provisions of former sections, see the 1993 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com. For present comparable provisions concerning […]
There is created the “interim receipts and disbursements fund”. All money received by the board from tax levies authorized by this article shall be credited to this fund and deposited in a designated bank in the name of the board. Money shall be disbursed from this fund only upon a warrant issued by the executive […]
No appropriation for the board shall include an item for general administrative overhead. No charge for general administrative overhead shall be assessed against or appropriated out of the interim receipts and disbursement fund or from any other fund or money administered by the board. No fees or money collected by the board shall be subject […]
ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 1993, ch. 248, § 80 repealed 77-2-27 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1959, ch. 291, § 5, relating to the earmarking of moneys collected by the cattle sanitary board for an interim receipts and disbursements fund, effective June 18, 1993. For provisions of former section, see the 1992 NMSA 1978 […]
