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N.M. Stat. § 61-12A-10 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 12A / Section 61-12A-10
§ 61-12A-10. Board; administrative procedures
Status: in_force

The board shall appoint a registrar who is either the board member elected as the secretary-treasurer or such other person as the board may designate who is an employee of the state. The registrar of the board may receive reimbursement for necessary expenses incurred in carrying out his duties. The registrar shall keep a written record in which shall be registered the name, license number, date of license issuance, current address, record of annual license fee payments, minutes and any other data as the board deems necessary regarding licensees.
N.M. Stat. § 59A-13-8 — NM Code / Chapter 59A / Article 13 / Section 59A-13-8
§ 59A-13-8. Powers conferred by adjuster license
Status: in_force

An independent adjuster shall have the powers granted by its principal to investigate, report upon, adjust and settle claims on behalf of an insurer or self insurer and have additional powers as to claims and losses as may be conferred by the principal. A staff adjuster shall have only such powers with respect to claims and losses as granted by the adjuster's employer or affiliates of the adjuster's employer. A temporary adjuster shall, as to claims and losses, have the powers of the employer, subject to extension or limitation by contract.
N.M. Stat. § 17-2-3 — NM Code / Chapter 17 / Article 2 / Section 17-2-3
§ 17-2-3. Protected wildlife species and game fish defined
Status: in_force

A. The following mammals are game mammals:

(1) all of the family Tayassuidae (javelina);

(2) within the family Bovidae:

(a) all of the genus Bison (American bison) except where raised in captivity for domestic or commercial meat production;

(b) all of the genus Capra (ibex) except for the domestic species of goats;

(c) all of the genus Ovis (bighorn sheep) except for the domestic species of sheep;

(d) all of the genus Ammotragus (aoudad);

(e) all of the genus Tragelaphus (kudu); and

(f) all of the genus Oryx (oryx);

(3) all of the family Antilocapridae (American pronghorn);

(4) all of the family Cervidae (elk and deer);

(5) all of the family Ochotonidae (pikas);

(6) all of the genus Sciurus (squirrels);

(7) all of the genus Tamiasciurus (red squirrels);

(8) all of the genus Marmota (marmots) of the family Sciuridae;

(9) all of the family Ursidae (bear); and

(10) all of the species concolor (cougar) of the genus Felis and family Felidae.

B. The following birds are game birds:

(1) all of the family Anatidae (waterfowl);

(2) all of the family Tetraonidae (grouse and ptarmigans);

(3) all of the family Phasianidae (quail, partridges and pheasants);

(4) all of the family Meleagridae (wild turkeys) except for the domestic strains of turkeys;

(5) all of the family Perdicidae (francolins);

(6) all of the family Gruidae (cranes);

(7) all of the family Rallidae (rails, coots and gallinules);

(8) all of the family Charadriidae (plovers, turnstones and surfbirds);

(9) all of the family Scolopacidae (shorebirds, snipe, sandpipers and curlews);

(10) all of the family Recurvirostridae (avocets and stilts);

(11) all of the family Phalaropodidae (phalaropes); and

(12) all of the family Columbidae (wild pigeons and doves) except for the domestic strains of pigeons.

C. The following fish are game fish:

(1) all of the family Salmonidae (trout);

(2) all of the family Esocidae (pike);

(3) all of the family Ictaluridae (catfish);

(4) all introduced species of the family Serranidae (sea bass and white bass);

(5) all of the family Centrarchidae (sunfish, crappie and bass);

(6) all of the family Percidae (walleye pike and perch);

(7) all introduced species of the family Pomadasyidae (sargo);

(8) all introduced species of the family Sciaenidae (corvina, bairdiella and redfish);

(9) all of the genus Oreochromis (tilapia); and

(10) all of the family Moronidae (striped bass, hybrid striped bass, white bass and others).
N.M. Stat. § 17-6-9 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 17 / Article 6 / Section 17-6-9
§ 17-6-9. Enforcement
Status: in_force

All peace officers of the state, counties and municipalities and other duly authorized state authorities shall enforce the provisions of the Habitat Protection Act.
N.M. Stat. § 7-9-18 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 7 / Article 9 / Section 7-9-18
§ 7-9-18. Exemption; gross receipts tax and governmental gross receipts tax; agricultural products
Status: in_force

A. Exempted from the gross receipts tax and from the governmental gross receipts tax are the receipts from selling livestock and receipts of growers, producers, trappers or nonprofit marketing associations from selling livestock, live poultry, unprocessed agricultural products, hides or pelts. Persons engaged in the business of buying and selling wool or mohair or of buying and selling livestock on their own account are producers for the purposes of this section.

B. Receipts from selling dairy products at retail are not exempted from the gross receipts tax.

C. As used in this section, “ livestock ” means all domestic or domesticated animals that are used or raised on a farm or ranch, including the carcasses thereof, and also includes horses, asses, mules, cattle, sheep, goats, swine, bison, poultry, ostriches, emus, rheas, camelids and farmed cervidae upon any land in New Mexico; provided that for the purposes of Chapter 77, Article 9 NMSA 1978 , “ animals ” or “ livestock ” have the meaning defined in that article. “Animals” or “livestock” does not include canine or feline animals. For the purpose of the rules governing meat inspection, wild animals, poultry and birds used for human consumption shall also be included within the meaning of “ animals ” or “ livestock ”.
N.M. Stat. § 61-34-12 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 34 / Section 61-34-12
§ 61-34-12. Uniform licensing act
Status: in_force

The Signed Language Interpreting Practices Act is enforceable according to the procedures set forth in the Uniform Licensing Act.
N.M. Stat. § 61-7A-3 — NM Code / Chapter 61 / Article 7A / Section 61-7A-3
§ 61-7A-3. Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in the Nutrition and Dietetics Practice Act:

A. “ association ” means the American dietetic association;

B. “ board ” means the nutrition and dietetics practice board;

C. “ commission ” means the commission on dietetic registration that is a member of the national commission on health certifying agencies, which national commission establishes national standards of competence for individuals participating in the health care delivery system;

D. “ dietitian ” means a health care professional who engages in nutrition or dietetics practice and uses the title dietitian;

E. “ nutrition or dietetics practice ” means the integration and application of principles derived from the sciences of nutrition, biochemistry, physiology, food management and behavioral and social sciences to achieve and maintain human health through the provision of nutrition care services;

F. “ nutrition care services ” means:

(1) assessment of the nutritional needs of individuals and groups and determining resources and constraints in the practice setting;

(2) establishment of priorities, goals and objectives that meet nutritional needs in a manner consistent with available resources and constraints;

(3) provision of nutrition counseling in health and disease;

(4) development, implementation and management of nutrition care systems; and

(5) evaluation, adjustment and maintenance of appropriate standards of quality in food and nutrition care;

G. “ nutritional assessment ” means the evaluation of the nutritional needs of individuals and groups based upon appropriate biochemical, anthropometric, physical and dietary data to determine nutrient needs and recommend appropriate nutritional intake, including enteral and parenteral nutrition;

H. “ nutrition counseling ” means advising and assisting individuals or groups on appropriate nutritional intake by integrating information from the nutritional assessment with information on food and other sources of nutrients and meal preparation consistent with cultural background and socioeconomic status;

I. “ nutrition associate ” means a health care professional who engages in nutrition or dietetics practice under the supervision of a dietitian or nutritionist; and

J. “ nutritionist ” means a health care professional who engages in nutrition or dietetics practice and uses the title nutritionist.
N.M. Stat. § 10-11-82 — NM Code / Chapter 10 / Article 11 / Section 10-11-82
§ 10-11-82. Municipal police member coverage plan 5; amount of pension; form of payment A
Status: in_force

Under municipal police member coverage plan 5:

A. for a member with age and service requirements provided under Subsection A of Section 10-11-81 NMSA 1978 , the amount of pension under form of payment A is equal to three and one-half percent of the final average salary multiplied by credited service. The amount shall not exceed one hundred percent of the final average salary; and

B. for a member with age and service requirements provided under Subsection B of Section 10-11-81 NMSA 1978 , the amount of pension under form of payment A is equal to three percent of the final average salary multiplied by credited service. The amount shall not exceed one hundred percent of the final average salary.
N.M. Stat. § 6-10-46 — NM Code / Chapter 6 / Article 10 / Section 6-10-46
§ 6-10-46. Disbursement of state funds; vouchers and warrants
Status: in_force

All payments and disbursements of public funds of the state shall be made upon warrants drawn by the secretary upon the treasury of the state based upon itemized vouchers in a form approved by the secretary.
N.M. Stat. § 1-16-2 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 1 / Article 16 / Section 1-16-2
§ 1-16-2. Ballot questions; state ballot questions; local government ballot questions
Status: in_force

A. A state ballot question includes any:

(1) proposed amendment to the constitution of New Mexico, as provided in a joint resolution passed by the legislature;

(2) tax authorization for general obligation bonds or mill levy, as provided by law;

(3) referendum, as provided in Article 4, Section 1 of the constitution of New Mexico ; and

(4) other questions, as provided by statute or the constitution of New Mexico.

B. A local government ballot question includes any:

(1) tax authorization for bond sales, mill levy or gross receipts tax, as required by law;

(2) recall of county, school board or certain municipal officers, as provided by law or by municipal home rule charter;

(3) petition for the creation of a special district or consideration of a statutory local option, as provided by law;

(4) referendum on local governing body taxation authority, as provided by law;

(5) referendum on local government ordinances, as provided by the charter of a home rule municipality, by an incorporated or urban county or by law;

(6) change in the laws of a home rule municipality, as provided by the municipal charter or by law;

(7) changes in the charter of an incorporated or urban county, as provided by the charter of the incorporated or urban county or by law; and

(8) other questions, as provided by state statute or the constitution of New Mexico.
N.M. Stat. § 12-5-10 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 12 / Article 5 / Section 12-5-10
§ 12-5-10. Guadalupe-Hidalgo treaty day
Status: in_force

February 2 of each year shall be set apart and known as “Guadalupe Hidalgo treaty day” in recognition and commemoration of the day in 1848 on which the Treaty of Peace, Friendship, Limits and Settlement, commonly known as the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, was executed between the United States and the Mexican Republic.
N.M. Stat. § 73-7-27 — NM Code / Chapter 73 / Article 7 / Section 73-7-27
§ 73-7-27. Foreclosure proceedings for collection of delinquent assessments
Status: in_force

Drainage districts organized under the provisions of Sections 73-6-1 to 73-6-17 , 73-6-25 to 73-6-44 , 73-7-1 to 73-7-24 , 73-7-37 , 73-7-38 and 73-7-40 to 73-7-56 NMSA 1978 , may enforce the collection of delinquent drainage assessments heretofore or hereafter becoming delinquent as an additional and alternative remedy by proceedings in the district court of the county where the lands upon which the assessments are delinquent, or some part thereof, are situated, for foreclosure of the lien herein referred to and a sale of the land upon which the assessments or installments thereof and/or interest thereon are delinquent in the manner hereinafter provided.
N.M. Stat. § 24-6B-6 — NM Code / Chapter 24 / Article 6B / Section 24-6B-6
§ 24-6B-6. Amending or revoking anatomical gift before donor's death
Status: in_force

A. Subject to the provisions of Section 8 of the Jonathan Spradling Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act, a donor or other person authorized to make an anatomical gift pursuant to Section 4 of that act may amend or revoke an anatomical gift by:

(1) a record signed by:

(a) the donor;

(b) the other person; or

(c) subject to the provisions of Subsection B of this section, another individual acting at the direction of the donor or the other person if the donor or other person is physically unable to sign; or

(2) a later-executed document of gift that amends or revokes a previous anatomical gift or portion of an anatomical gift, either expressly or by inconsistency.

B. A record signed pursuant to Subparagraph (c) of Paragraph (1) of Subsection A of this section shall:

(1) be witnessed by at least two adults, at least one of whom is a disinterested witness, who have signed at the request of the donor or the other person; and

(2) state that it has been signed and witnessed as provided in Paragraph (1) of this subsection.

C. Subject to the provisions of Section 8 of the Jonathan Spradling Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act, a donor or other person authorized to make an anatomical gift pursuant to Section 4 of that act may revoke an anatomical gift by the destruction or cancellation of the document of gift, or the portion of the document of gift used to make the gift, with the intent to revoke the gift.

D. A donor may amend or revoke an anatomical gift that was not made in a will by any form of communication during a terminal illness or injury addressed to at least two adults, at least one of whom is a disinterested witness.

E. A donor who makes an anatomical gift in a will may amend or revoke the gift in the manner provided for amendment or revocation of wills or as provided in Subsection A of this section.
N.M. Stat. § 72-4B-3 — NM Code / Chapter 72 / Article 4B / Section 72-4B-3
§ 72-4B-3. Water data agencies; duties; standards and best practices; annual plan
Status: in_force

A. By January 1, 2020, the agencies, as convened by the bureau of geology and mineral resources of the New Mexico institute of mining and technology, shall:

(1) identify key water data, information and tools needed to support water management and planning;

(2) develop common water data standards for data collection;

(3) develop an integrated water data and information platform; and

(4) identify available and unavailable water data.

B. Water research undertaken with state funding shall comply with the common water data standards and best practices developed by the agencies.

C. The agencies shall collaborate with other regional and national efforts to share, integrate and manage water data.

D. Within two hundred seventy-five days of enactment of the Water Data Act, and thereafter annually by September 1 of each year, the agencies shall develop and submit a plan to the governor and the appropriate interim legislative committee that details:

(1) an assessment of water data and information needs to support water management and planning;

(2) goals, targets and actions to carry out the purposes of the Water Data Act in the upcoming fiscal year;

(3) budgetary resources to carry out the purposes of the Water Data Act; and

(4) metrics for achieving the purposes of the Water Data Act.
N.M. Stat. § 7-2-5.9 — NM Code / Chapter 7 / Article 2 / Section 7-2-5.9
§ 7-2-5.9. Exemption; unreimbursed or uncompensated medical care expenses of individuals sixty-five years of age or older
Status: in_force

A. Any individual sixty-five years of age or older may claim an additional exemption from income includable, except for this exemption, in net income in an amount equal to three thousand dollars ($3,000) for medical care expenses paid by the individual for that individual or for the individual's spouse or dependent during the taxable year if those medical care expenses exceed twenty-eight thousand dollars ($28,000) and if the medical care expenses are not reimbursed or compensated for by insurance or otherwise.

B. As used in this section:

(1) “ dependent ” means “dependent” as defined in Section 152 of the Internal Revenue Code ;

(2) “ health care facility ” means a hospital, outpatient facility, diagnostic and treatment center, rehabilitation center, freestanding hospice or other similar facility at which medical care is provided;

(3) “ medical care ” means the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention of disease or for the purpose of affecting any structure or function of the body;

(4) “ medical care expenses ” means amounts paid for:

(a) the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention of disease or for the purpose of affecting any structure or function of the body if provided by a physician or in a health care facility;

(b) prescribed drugs or insulin;

(c) qualified long-term care services as defined in Section 7702B(c) of the Internal Revenue Code ;

(d) insurance covering medical care, including amounts paid as premiums under Part B of Title 18 of the Social Security Act or for a qualified long-term care insurance contract defined in Section 7702B(b) of the Internal Revenue Code , if the insurance or other amount is paid from income included in the taxpayer's adjusted gross income for the taxable year;

(e) specialized treatment or the use of special therapeutic devices if the treatment or device is prescribed by a physician and the patient can show that the expense was incurred primarily for the prevention or alleviation of a physical or mental defect or illness; and

(f) care in an institution other than a hospital, such as a sanitarium or rest home, if the principal reason for the presence of the person in the institution is to receive the medical care available; provided that if the meals and lodging are furnished as a necessary part of such care, the cost of the meals and lodging are “medical care expenses”;

(5) “ physician ” means a medical doctor, osteopathic physician, dentist, podiatrist, chiropractic physician or psychologist licensed or certified to practice in New Mexico; and

(6) “ prescribed drug ” means a drug or biological that requires a prescription of a physician for its use by an individual.
N.M. Stat. § 62-18-3 — NM Code / Chapter 62 / Article 18 / Section 62-18-3
§ 62-18-3. Location of resource development after abandonment
Status: in_force

A. For a qualifying utility that abandons a qualifying generating facility in New Mexico prior to January 1, 2023, the qualifying utility shall, no later than one year after approval of the abandonment, apply for commission approval of competitively procured replacement resources. As part of that competitive procurement, and in addition to the criteria set forth in Subsections B and C of this section, projects shall be ranked based on their cost, economic development opportunity and ability to provide jobs with comparable pay and benefits to those lost due to the abandonment of a qualifying generating facility. The qualitative and quantitative data and analysis used to establish the ranking shall be available for review by parties to the commission proceeding.

B. In determining whether to approve replacement resources, the commission shall prefer resources with the least environmental impacts, those with higher ratios of capital costs to fuel costs and those able to reduce the cost of reclamation and use for lands previously mined within the county of the qualifying generating facility.

C. In considering responses to requests for proposals for replacement resources pursuant to this section, a qualifying utility shall inform prospective bidders that it promotes and encourages the use of workers residing in New Mexico to the greatest extent practicable and shall take that use into consideration in evaluating proposals.

D. The commission shall grant all necessary approvals for replacement resources; provided that the commission may determine that the particular resource proposed by the qualifying utility should not be approved and that, instead, an alternative replacement resource that meets the conditions of this section should be approved. The commission shall not disallow recovery of reasonable costs associated with requirements as to where the resources are located.

E. Replacement resources shall be subject to local property taxes or a binding commitment to make an equivalent payment in lieu of taxes.

F. As used in this section, “ replacement resources ” means up to four hundred fifty megawatts of nameplate capacity identified by the qualifying utility as replacement for a qualifying generating facility, and may include energy storage capacity; provided that such resources are located in the school district in New Mexico where the abandoned facility is located, are necessary to maintain reliable service and are in the public interest as determined by the commission.
N.M. Stat. § 5-7-6 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 5 / Article 7 / Section 5-7-6
§ 5-7-6. Ordinance authorizing fire district bonds; two-thirds majority required
Status: in_force

A. At a regular or special meeting called for the purpose of issuing fire district bonds as authorized in Section 3 of the Fire District Bond Act, the governing body may adopt an ordinance that:

(1) declares the necessity for issuing fire district bonds;

(2) authorizes the issuance of fire district bonds by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of all the members of the governing body; and

(3) designates the source of the pledged revenues.
N.M. Stat. § 11-9-3 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 11 / Article 9 / Section 11-9-3
§ 11-9-3. Regulations
Status: in_force

Under Article 2 J of the compact, the western interstate nuclear board shall file copies of its bylaws and any amendments in accordance with the State Rules Act.
N.M. Stat. § 5-18-4 — NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 5 / Article 18 / Section 5-18-4
§ 5-18-4. Renewable energy financing districts authorized
Status: in_force

A. A governing body of a municipality or county may form a district for the purpose of encouraging, accommodating and financing renewable energy improvements on property within the municipality or county. A district shall include only property for which an owner executes an agreement consenting to the inclusion of the property within the district and to the imposition of a special assessment on the property for the purpose of financing renewable energy improvements.

B. A district formed by a municipality shall be wholly within the boundaries of the municipality. A district formed by a county shall be wholly within the boundaries of the county and shall be in the unincorporated area of the county, or may include an incorporated area with the municipality's consent. A district may include contiguous and noncontiguous property.

C. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a district shall be a political subdivision of the state, separate and apart from the municipality or county.