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N.M. Stat. § 6-21-6.4 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 6 / Article 21 / Section 6-21-6.4
§ 6-21-6.4. Local government planning fund; creation; administration; purposes
Status: in_force

A. The “local government planning fund” is created within the authority and shall be administered by the authority. The authority shall adopt rules necessary to administer the fund.

B. The following shall be deposited directly into the local government planning fund:

(1) the net proceeds from the sale of bonds issued pursuant to the provisions of Section 6-21-6.1 NMSA 1978 for the purposes of the local government planning fund and payable from the public project revolving fund;

(2) money appropriated by the legislature to implement the provisions of this section; and

(3) any other public or private money dedicated to the fund.

C. Money in the local government planning fund is appropriated to the authority to make grants to qualified entities; to evaluate and to estimate the costs of implementing the most feasible alternatives for infrastructure, water and wastewater public project needs or to develop water conservation plans, long-term master plans, economic development plans or energy audits; and to pay the administrative costs of the local government planning program.

D. The authority shall adopt rules governing the terms and conditions of grants made from the local government planning fund.

E. The authority may make grants from the local government planning fund to qualified entities without specific authorization by law for each grant.
N.M. Stat. § 30-18-15 — NM Code / Chapter 30 / Article 18 / Section 30-18-15
§ 30-18-15. Intracardiac injection prohibited on conscious animal
Status: in_force

A. It is unlawful for an employee or agent of an animal control service or facility, animal shelter or humane society to use intracardiac injection to administer euthanasia on a conscious animal if the animal could first be rendered unconscious in a humane manner.

B. A person who violates the provisions of Subsection A of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be sentenced in accordance with the provisions of Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978 .
N.M. Stat. § 48-3-13 — NM Code / Chapter 48 / Article 3 / Section 48-3-13
§ 48-3-13. Enforcement of liens; optional methods
Status: in_force

A. In order to enforce any lien under Sections 48-3-1 through 48-3-20 NMSA 1978 , the procedure shall be the same as in the case of the foreclosure of a chattel mortgage if suit is filed in court. The lien claimant when the property subject to the lien is under his control or in his possession may, after the debt for which the lien is claimed becomes due and payable, serve the person against whom the lien is sought to be enforced with a written notice or forward to the last known address of the person, by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, a written statement, setting forth an itemized statement of the amount of the indebtedness. If the indebtedness is not paid within ten days after the service or mailing of the notice, the property may be advertised by posting or publication as provided in Section 48-3-14 NMSA 1978 and sold to satisfy the indebtedness.

B. Where the property involved is a motor vehicle upon which a lien exists under Sections 48-3-19 and 48-3-20 NMSA 1978 , then in addition to the ten-day notice of the debt under this section and the twenty-day notice of sale under Section 48-3-14 NMSA 1978 , the motor vehicle shall be held for the following periods:

(1) for fourteen days where the vehicle is registered in this state; or

(2) for forty days where the vehicle is registered in a foreign jurisdiction or where the registration cannot be found in the records of this state.

C. Where the property on which the lien exists is a motor vehicle, the time periods referred to in Subsection B of this section are to be used for the purpose of establishing ownership and the names and addresses of lienholders so that they may be given notice of the sale. The time periods shall be in lieu of the time period referred to in Section 66-3-203 NMSA 1978 , but the provisions of giving notice to the state police of unclaimed vehicles shall still apply, and the lien claimant shall give such notice within five days after the expiration of the ten-day notice period referred to in Subsection A of this section.
N.M. Stat. § 20-4-3 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 20 / Article 4 / Section 20-4-3
§ 20-4-3. Pay and allowances
Status: in_force

A. Members of the national guard, when on state-ordered duty for any period, shall receive the same basic pay and allowances as are prescribed by federal laws and regulations for members of the national guard on active federal service of like grade and length of service. Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, enlisted members of the national guard in the pay grades of E1 through E5, when on state-ordered duty for any period, shall receive not less than the minimum daily rate of pay received by a pay grade of E6 on active military service in the armed forces of the United States.

B. Members of the national guard who are on full-time active status for the state as adjutant general or as members of his staff may enter upon periods of active duty for training in the armed forces of the United States without loss of state pay, seniority or other employment benefits, when such active duty for training has been approved by the governor as commander-in-chief.
N.M. Stat. § 11-3A-24 — NM Code / Chapter 11 / Article 3A / Section 11-3A-24
§ 11-3A-24. Cooperation in undertaking housing projects and affordable housing programs
Status: in_force

For the purpose of aiding and cooperating in the planning, undertaking, construction or operation of housing projects and affordable housing programs located within the area in which it is authorized to act, a local public body may, upon such terms as it may determine, with or without consideration:

A. dedicate, sell, convey or lease any of its interest in any property or grant easements, licenses or any other rights or privileges to a regional housing authority;

B. cause parks, playgrounds, recreational, community, educational, water, sewer or drainage facilities, or any other works that it is otherwise empowered to undertake, to be furnished adjacent to or in connection with housing projects and affordable housing programs;

C. furnish, dedicate, close, pave, install, grade, regrade, plan or replan streets, roads, roadways, alleys, sidewalks or other places that it is otherwise empowered to undertake;

D. cause services to be furnished for housing projects and affordable housing programs of the character that the local public body is otherwise empowered to furnish;

E. enter into agreements with respect to the exercise by the local public body of its powers relating to the repair, elimination or closing of unsafe, unsanitary or unfit dwellings;

F. do any things necessary or convenient to aid and cooperate in the planning, undertaking, construction or operation of housing projects or affordable housing programs;

G. incur the entire expense of any public improvements made by the local public body in exercising the powers granted in the Regional Housing Law; and

H. enter into agreements, which may extend over any period, notwithstanding any provision or rule of law to the contrary, with a regional authority respecting action to be taken by the local public body pursuant to any of the powers granted by the Regional Housing Law. Any law or statute to the contrary notwithstanding, any sale, conveyance, lease or agreement provided for in this section may be made by a local public body without appraisal, public notice, advertisement or public bidding.
N.M. Stat. § 1-16-4 — NM Code / Chapter 1 / Article 16 / Section 1-16-4
§ 1-16-4. Ballot questions; state constitutional amendments; publication
Status: in_force

A. The secretary of state shall cause the ballot question for a proposed constitutional amendment to be published as provided in Article 19, Section 1 of the constitution of New Mexico .

B. The secretary of state shall post a proposed constitutional amendment beginning no later than seventy days prior to the election at which the amendment is to be submitted to the voters of the state for their approval or rejection.

C. Each county clerk shall post a proposed constitutional amendment beginning no later than sixty-seven days prior to the election at which the amendment is to be submitted to the voters of the state for their approval or rejection.
N.M. Stat. § 7-1-6.41 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 1 / Section 7-1-6.41
§ 7-1-6.41. Administrative fee imposed; appropriation
Status: in_force

A. The taxation and revenue department is directed to withhold an administrative fee of three percent of the net amount to be distributed under the provisions of:

(1) Section 7-1-6.32 NMSA 1978;

(2) Section 66-12-20 NMSA 1978; and

(3) Section 74-1-13 NMSA 1978 .

B. The administrative fee to be withheld pursuant to Subsection A of this section shall be withheld on distributions made on or after July 1, 1997 and shall continue until the earlier of December 31, 2006 or the date on which the New Mexico finance authority certifies to the taxation and revenue department that all obligations for bonds issued pursuant to Section 12 of this 1997 act have been fully discharged and directs the department to cease distributing money to the authority pursuant to this section.

C. The taxation and revenue department is directed to withhold an additional administrative fee at the following percentage of the net amount to be distributed pursuant to the following provisions of law:

(1) two percent of the net amount to be distributed pursuant to Section 7-1-6.12 NMSA 1978; and

(2) six-tenths of one percent of the net amount to be distributed pursuant to Section 7-1-6.13 NMSA 1978 .

D. The administrative fee to be withheld under Subsection C of this section shall be withheld on distributions made on or after July 1, 1997 and shall continue until the earlier of July 1, 2000 or the date on which the New Mexico finance authority certifies to the taxation and revenue department that all obligations for bonds issued pursuant to Section 12 of this 1997 act have been fully discharged and directs the department to cease distributing money to the authority pursuant to this section.

E. The administrative fee to be withheld by the taxation and revenue department under Section 7-1-6.12 and 7-1-6.13 NMSA 1978 shall be set at three percent of the net amount to be distributed pursuant to the provisions of those sections.

F. The administrative fee to be withheld under Subsection E of this section shall be withheld on distributions made on or after July 1, 2000 and shall continue until the earlier of December 31, 2006 or the date on which the New Mexico finance authority certifies to the taxation and revenue department that all obligations for bonds issued pursuant to Section 12 of this 1997 act have been fully discharged and directs the department to cease distributing money to the authority pursuant to this section. After the department has been directed by the authority to cease distributing money to the authority pursuant to this section, the administrative fee shall be remitted to the state treasurer for deposit in the state general fund each month.

G. The administrative fee shall be distributed monthly to the New Mexico finance authority to be pledged irrevocably for the payment of principal, interest and any expenses or obligations related to the bonds issued by the authority to finance the taxation and revenue information management systems project.
N.M. Stat. § 25-1-15 — NM Code / Chapter 25 / Article 1 / Section 25-1-15
§ 25-1-15. Pet dogs in outdoor dining areas; requirements
Status: in_force

A. A food service establishment may allow pet dogs in designated outdoor dining areas of the establishment if the following requirements are met:

(1) no pet dog shall be allowed in any area where food is prepared;

(2) patrons shall keep their pet dogs on a leash at all times and keep their pet dogs under reasonable control;

(3) pet dogs shall not be allowed on chairs, tables or other furnishings; and

(4) a sign or signs shall be posted to place the public on notice that the designated outdoor dining area is available for the use of patrons with pet dogs. Signs shall be at a minimum eight and one-half inches by eleven inches in size and use type that is uniform in size and no smaller than necessary to fill the sign to within two inches of the borders. The signs shall contain language reasonably designed to inform the public that dogs are permitted and may be present. Signs shall be posted prominently and be easily visible in both the area where dogs are permitted and at the entrance of the establishment. The board shall promulgate by rule the specific language to be included in the signs pursuant to Section 74-1-9 NMSA 1978 .

B. Employees shall:

(1) wash their hands immediately after touching, petting or otherwise handling pet dogs; and

(2) immediately clean up accidents involving pet waste and sanitize the area.

C. A food service establishment may in its discretion prohibit pet dogs in outdoor dining areas. If a food service establishment allows pet dogs in a designated outdoor dining area, the food service establishment shall have the right to refuse to serve the owner of a pet dog if the owner fails to exercise reasonable control over the pet dog or the pet dog is otherwise behaving in a manner that compromises or threatens to compromise the health or safety of any person present in the restaurant.
N.M. Stat. § 4-53-6 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 4 / Article 53 / Section 4-53-6
§ 4-53-6. Merger, consolidation or dissolution of special district
Status: in_force

A. Any municipality, county or special district may by resolution adopted by its governing body, petition the commission requesting the merger, dissolution or consolidation of any special district within the county. Merger or consolidation petitions shall include information as will permit the commission to evaluate the degree to which the proposed action will permit more effective and efficient performance of the service provided by the special district.

B. The resident property owners of any special district may petition the commission requesting the merger, dissolution or consolidation of any special district in which they reside. The petition shall be signed by at least twenty percent of the property owners actually residing within the territory of the special district.

C. Upon receipt of a petition for the merger, dissolution or consolidation of a special district, the commission shall direct the county clerk to notify the governing authorities of each political subdivision specified in Subsection B of Section 5, and the governing body of the special district which is the subject of the petition. At the same time the commission shall cause to be published an announcement of such petition and the hearing to be held thereon in the manner provided in Subsection C of Section 5.
N.M. Stat. § 44-1-34 — NM Code / Chapter 44 / Article 1 / Section 44-1-34
§ 44-1-34. Service by posting
Status: in_force

If the person on whom the writ ought to be served, conceals himself, or refuses admittance to the party attempting to serve the same, it may be served by affixing the same in some conspicuous place on the outside, either of his dwelling house or of the place where the party is confined.
N.M. Stat. § 75-10-9 — NM Code / Chapter 75 / Article 10 / Section 75-10-9
§ 75-10-9. Annual report to the governor and the legislature
Status: in_force

The department and the committee shall report annually to the governor and the legislature on the status of applications and funded conservation projects.
N.M. Stat. § 15-3A-3 — NM Code / Chapter 15 / Article 3A / Section 15-3A-3
§ 15-3A-3. Trust fund created
Status: in_force

There is created in the state treasury a permanent trust fund which shall be known as the “governor's residence preservation fund”. The fund shall consist of all gifts, donations and bequests of money to the governor's residence advisory commission as well as any appropriations made to the commission. Earnings from the investment of the fund shall be credited to the fund. Expenditure of the fund shall be only for the purposes for which the commission was created and shall be paid to the commission upon vouchers signed by the chairman of the commission and warrants issued by the secretary of finance and administration.
N.M. Stat. § 17-2-7.2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 17 / Article 2 / Section 17-2-7.2
§ 17-2-7.2. Landowner taking; conditions; department responsibilities
Status: in_force

A. A landowner or lessee, or employee of either, may take or kill an animal on private land, in which they have an ownership or leasehold interest, including game animals and other quadrupeds, game birds and fowl, that presents an immediate threat to human life or an immediate threat of damage to property, including crops; provided, however, that the taking or killing is reported to the department of game and fish within twenty-four hours and before the removal of the carcass of the animal killed, in accordance with regulations adopted by the commission.

B. A landowner or lessee, or employee of either, may take or kill animals on private land, in which they have an ownership or leasehold interest, including game animals and other quadrupeds, game birds and fowl, that present a threat to human life or damage to property, including crops, according to regulations adopted by the commission. The regulations shall:

(1) provide a method for filing a complaint to the department by the landowner or lessee, or employee of either of them, of the existence of a depredation problem;

(2) provide for various departmental interventions, depending upon the type of animal and depredation;

(3) require the department to offer at least three different interventions, if practical;

(4) require the department to respond to the initial and any subsequent complaints within ten days with an intervention response to the complaint, and to carry out the intervention, if agreed upon between the department and the landowner, within five days of that agreement;

(5) permit the landowner or lessee to reject for good cause the interventions offered by the department;

(6) require a landowner or lessee to demonstrate that the property depredation is greater in value than the value of any wildlife-related income or fee collected by the landowner or lessee for permission to take or kill an animal of the same species, on the private property or portion of the private property identified in the complaint as the location where the depredation occurred; and

(7) permit the landowner, lessee or employee, when interventions by the department have not been successful and after one year from the date of the filing of the initial complaint, to kill or take an animal believed responsible for property depredation.

C. For purposes of this section:

(1) “commission” means the state game commission;

(2) “department” means the department of game and fish; and

(3) “intervention” means a solution proposed by the department to eliminate the depredation.
N.M. Stat. § 10-9-4 — NM Code / Chapter 10 / Article 9 / Section 10-9-4
§ 10-9-4. Coverage of service
Status: in_force

The Personnel Act and the service cover all state positions except:

A. officials elected by popular vote or appointed to fill vacancies to elective offices;

B. members of boards and commissions and heads of agencies appointed by the governor;

C. heads of agencies appointed by boards or commissions;

D. directors of department divisions;

E. those in educational institutions and in public schools;

F. those employed by state institutions and by state agencies providing educational programs and who are required to hold valid certificates as certified school instructors as defined in Section 22-1-2 NMSA 1978 issued by the public education department;

G. those in the governor's office;

H. those in the state militia or the commissioned officers of the New Mexico state police division of the department of public safety;

I. those in the judicial branch of government;

J. those in the public defender department, upon implementation of personnel policies and rules by the public defender commission;

K. those in the legislative branch of government;

L. not more than two assistants and one secretary in the office of each official listed in Subsections A, B and C of this section, excluding members of boards and commissions in Subsection B of this section;

M. those of a professional or scientific nature that are temporary in nature;

N. those filled by patients or inmates in charitable, penal or correctional institutions;

O. state employees if the board in its discretion decides that the position is one of policymaking; and

P. disadvantaged youth under twenty-two years of age regularly enrolled or to be enrolled in a secondary educational institution approved by the public education department or in an accredited state institution of advanced learning or vocational training and who are to be employed for not more than seven hundred twenty hours during any calendar year:

(1) the term “ disadvantaged youth ” shall be defined for purposes of this exemption by regulation duly promulgated by the board; and

(2) the board shall:

(a) require that all the criteria of this subsection have been met;

(b) establish employment lists for the certification of the highest-standing candidates to the prospective employers; and

(c) establish the pay rates for such employees.
N.M. Stat. § 15-8-5 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 15 / Article 8 / Section 15-8-5
§ 15-8-5. Division; general powers and duties
Status: in_force

The division shall:

A. have control over state vehicles owned or leased by the division;

B. regulate the use of the state vehicles owned or leased by the division;

C. register all state vehicles owned or leased by the division;

D. control the issuance of state government plates assigned to a state agency and ensure that state government plates are used only on state vehicles;

E. maintain a complete and accurate inventory of state vehicles owned or leased by the division and the location of those vehicles;

F. establish and enforce maintenance standards for state vehicles owned or leased by the division;

G. require periodic use and maintenance reports from state agencies that have custody of state vehicles owned or leased by the division;

H. purchase or lease, through the state purchasing agent, state vehicles to be owned or leased by the division and assign their use;

I. perform periodic announced and unannounced inspections of state vehicles owned or leased by the division in the custody of state agencies;

J. establish a motor pool and provide a fleet of state vehicles for use by state agencies;

K. establish and enforce standards for drivers of state vehicles, including revoking driver privileges;

L. have access to individual state employee driver records maintained by the taxation and revenue department in order to ensure that drivers of state vehicles hold a current valid driver's license as defined by the rules of the division;

M. maintain a record of all accident reports and insurance claims for vehicles owned or leased by the division;

N. maintain a history of state vehicles owned or leased by the division, including purchases, maintenance and sales;

O. carry out the provisions of the Alternative Fuel Acquisition Act as it applies to vehicles owned or leased by the division;

P. have the power to sell or otherwise dispose of vehicles owned or leased by the division pursuant to the provisions of Sections 13-6-1 and 13-6-2 NMSA 1978 after approval of the secretary; and

Q. administer the state's state and federal surplus property programs.