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NM Stat § 76-7B-6 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 76 - Agriculture|Article 7B - Rangeland Protection|Section 76-7B-6 - Funding of projects.

Rangeland protection projects covering federal, state, Indian-owned and privately owned rangeland shall be funded as follows: A. the appropriate federal department, bureau, agency or committee with authority for allocating funds, in cases where they participate, shall provide funding for projects embracing federal and Indian land; B. owners and operators of deeded lands, in cases where they participate, shall provide funding for projects embracing privately owned land; C. the state, in cases where it participates, shall provide funding for projects embracing state trust rangeland; and D. project funding by each type of rangeland ownership shall be upon a proportional acreage participation basis. History: Laws 1985, ch. 53, § 6.
NM Stat § 76-7B-7 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 76 - Agriculture|Article 7B - Rangeland Protection|Section 76-7B-7 - Rangeland information collection and dissemination.

The department shall insure the implementation of programs to collect and disseminate information relating to the purposes of the Rangeland Protection Act. Such programs shall include but not be limited to: A. collecting results from all possible sources on research about rangeland protection methods; B. assembling and correlating information on rangeland protection research and other applicable data so as to make it easily accessible to all; C. cataloging those methods, techniques and tools for rangeland protection projects which may have application for New Mexico; and D. preparing and publishing in a timely fashion a complete report of each rangeland protection project carried out under the Rangeland Protection Act to include the amount and ownership of lands treated, target plant species, methods used and an assessment of the results and furnishing a copy of the complete report to the first session of the thirty-eighth legislature prior to that session. History: Laws 1985, ch. 53, § 7.
NM Stat § 76-7C-1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 76 - Agriculture|Article 7C - Range Management Plans|Section 76-7C-1 - Grazing permits; management plans.

A. In all areas of New Mexico where the production of livestock is managed upon intermingled private, state and federal land, landowners, lessees and permittees may provide for the development and implementation of a management plan. If a landowner, permittee or lessee elects to develop a management plan for any given area, he shall do so in consultation, cooperation and coordination with other lessees, permittees and landowners involved. In addition, the permittee, lessee or landowner shall consult with the range improvement task force located at New Mexico state university and the New Mexico department of agriculture. B. Management plans shall be tailored to the specific range condition of the area to be covered by these plans and shall be reviewed on a periodic basis to determine whether they have been effective in improving the range condition of the lands involved. The management plans may be revised or terminated or new plans developed from time to time after such review and careful and considered consultation, cooperation and coordination with all permittees, lessees and landowners involved and, if appropriate, with the New Mexico department of agriculture and the range improvement task force staff of New Mexico state university. History: Laws 1991, ch. 42, § 1.
NM Stat § 76-7D-1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 76 - Agriculture|Article 7D - Noxious Weed Management|Section 76-7D-1 - Short title.

This act [76-7D-1 to 76-7D-6 NMSA 1978] may be cited as the "Noxious Weed Management Act". History: Laws 1998, ch. 78, § 1. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 1998, ch. 78 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective May 20, 1998, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.
NM Stat § 76-7D-2 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 76 - Agriculture|Article 7D - Noxious Weed Management|Section 76-7D-2 - Findings and purpose.

A. The legislature finds that noxious weeds have caused extensive economic damage in New Mexico. Specifically, the presence and spread of noxious weeds: (1) decreases land values and productivity, forces out nutritious forage for livestock and often causes the death of livestock and crops; (2) harms the environment by crowding out native vegetation and endangered species, increasing fire danger and increasing water usage; and (3) increases government and industrial costs by increasing highway cleanup costs, decreasing the lease value of state and federal public lands and curtailing the hunting, fishing and recreational use of the land. B. It is the purpose of the Noxious Weed Management Act to improve the state economy and environment by managing noxious weeds in New Mexico. History: Laws 1998, ch. 78, § 2. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 1998, ch. 78 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective May 20, 1998, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.
NM Stat § 76-7D-3 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 76 - Agriculture|Article 7D - Noxious Weed Management|Section 76-7D-3 - Definitions.

As used in the Noxious Weed Management Act: A. "director" means the director of the New Mexico department of agriculture; B. "landowner" means a person who holds title to real property, is the holder of a right-of-way easement or is a designated land manager; C. "noxious weed" means a plant species that is not indigenous to New Mexico and that has been targeted pursuant to the Noxious Weed Management Act for management or control because of its negative impact on the economy or the environment; and D. "public land" means land controlled or supervised by an agency of government. History: Laws 1998, ch. 78, § 3. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 1998, ch. 78 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective May 20, 1998, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.
NM Stat § 76-7D-4 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 76 - Agriculture|Article 7D - Noxious Weed Management|Section 76-7D-4 - Duties of director; noxious weed management program.

A. The director shall coordinate integrated noxious weed management programs. To carry out such programs, the director shall: (1) select the species of weeds to be targeted as noxious weeds for control or eradication pursuant to the Noxious Weed Management Act; (2) identify the methods to be used to control noxious weeds; and (3) develop publications to educate the public on the problem and prevention of noxious weeds. B. The director may use and cooperate with any existing noxious weed control program that is available and appropriate for the purposes of the Noxious Weed Management Act. History: Laws 1998, ch. 78, § 4. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 1998, ch. 78 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective May 20, 1998, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.
NM Stat § 76-7D-5 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 76 - Agriculture|Article 7D - Noxious Weed Management|Section 76-7D-5 - Administration of program.

The director shall administer the provisions of the Noxious Weed Management Act subject to the directives, policies and regulations of the board of regents of New Mexico state university. History: Laws 1998, ch. 78, § 5. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 1998, ch. 78 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective May 20, 1998, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.
NM Stat § 76-7D-6 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 76 - Agriculture|Article 7D - Noxious Weed Management|Section 76-7D-6 - Landowners; rights; agreements.

A. If the director or his designee becomes aware of the presence of noxious weeds on nonpublic land, the director shall notify the landowner of the noxious weeds and the methods for controlling them. However, nothing in the Noxious Weed Management Act shall be construed to permit the director or his designee to enter nonpublic land except at the invitation of the landowner. B. Upon the request of a landowner, the director shall develop a noxious weed control program in cooperation with the landowner. C. Whenever the director becomes aware of the presence of noxious weeds on public land, he shall inform the governmental entity of the species found on land under the entity's jurisdiction. When possible and practicable, the director shall consult with the governmental entity in developing a management plan for the control of the noxious weeds. D. The director may develop and implement cooperative agreements with appropriate federal and state agencies, the commissioner of public lands and Indian nations, tribes and pueblos to carry out the provisions of the Noxious Weed Management Act. History: Laws 1998, ch. 78, § 6. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 1998, ch. 78 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective May 20, 1998, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature. Severability. — Laws 1998, ch. 78, § 7 provided for the severability of the act if any part or application thereof is held invalid.
NM Stat § 76-8-2 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 76 - Agriculture|Article 8 - Protection of Native New Mexico Plants|Section 76-8-2 - [Removal of plants from state or private lands without permission prohibited.]

No person shall destroy, mutilate or remove any living plant, except seeds, of the protected group from any state or private [privately] owned lands without a written permit from the owner, provided that nothing in this act [76-8-1 to 76-8-4 NMSA 1978] shall be construed to prevent the cleaning, clearing or removal of plants from any canal, lateral, ditch, survey line, public road or railroad right-of-way or highway, when necessary to the full and proper use thereof, and provided further that the provisions of this act shall not apply when plants enumerated herein are more than four hundred yards from any public highway. History: Laws 1933, ch. 116, § 2; 1941 Comp., § 48-1002; 1953 Comp., § 45-11-2. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
NM Stat § 76-8-3 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 76 - Agriculture|Article 8 - Protection of Native New Mexico Plants|Section 76-8-3 - [Exception.]

Nothing herein shall prevent the use of down or dead cacti for business or other purposes. History: Laws 1933, ch. 116, § 3; 1941 Comp., § 48-1003; 1953 Comp., § 45-11-3. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
NM Stat § 76-8-4 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 76 - Agriculture|Article 8 - Protection of Native New Mexico Plants|Section 76-8-4 - [Penalty for violation.]

Any person violating the provisions of this act [76-8-1 to 76-8-4 NMSA 1978] shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not less than fifty [($50.00)] nor more than three hundred dollars [($300)], and each violation shall constitute a separate offense. History: Laws 1933, ch. 116, § 4; 1941 Comp., § 48-1004; 1953 Comp., § 45-11-4. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
NM Stat § 76-9-1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 76 - Agriculture|Article 9 - Bees|Section 76-9-1 - Short title.

This act [76-9-1 to 76-9-13 NMSA 1978] may be cited as the "Bee Act." History: 1953 Comp., § 47-24-1, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 122, § 1. ANNOTATIONSAm. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — Law of bees, 39 A.L.R. 352. Liability for injury or damage caused by bees, 86 A.L.R.3d 829. Keeping bees as nuisance, 88 A.L.R.3d 992.
NM Stat § 76-9-2 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 76 - Agriculture|Article 9 - Bees|Section 76-9-2 - Definitions.

As used in the Bee Act: A. "abandoned colony" means a colony that is abandoned or neglected by a beekeeper according to criteria adopted by the board; B. "apiary" means a location where one or more colonies or nuclei of bees are managed by a beekeeper; C. "bee" means all races of the honeybee, Apis mellifera L., and other species of the genus Apis, that are capable of being managed for the production of honey, wax or pollen, or that are capable of being managed to pollinate plants; D. "beekeeper" means a person who owns, leases or manages bees; E. "board" means the board of regents of New Mexico state university; F. "colony" means a family unit of bees composed of a queen and workers; G. "commercial apiary" means a location where a beekeeper is required to maintain the minimum number of colonies designated by the board; H. "contagious disease" means any disease, parasite or anything adversely affecting adult bees or their brood that may be spread from one bee to another bee or from one colony to another colony; I. "department" means the New Mexico department of agriculture; J. "equipment" means equipment used in managing bees, including but not limited to, brood chambers, surplus honey chambers, bottom boards, tops, frames, drawn comb, queen excluders and feeders; K. "hive" means a container made or prepared that is used as a home by a colony of bees; and L. "inspector" means a qualified person designated by the department to enforce the Bee Act and regulations adopted by the board. History: 1953 Comp., § 47-24-2, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 122, § 2.
NM Stat § 76-9-3 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 76 - Agriculture|Article 9 - Bees|Section 76-9-3 - Powers of board and department.

A. The board shall adopt regulations necessary for the administration and enforcement of the Bee Act and through the department shall administer and enforce the Bee Act and regulations adopted by the board. B. The department has full power to deal with any contagious disease of bees which, in the opinion of the department, may be prevented, controlled or eradicated and shall perform such acts as, in the judgment of the department, may be necessary to control, eradicate or prevent the introduction, spread or dissemination of contagious diseases of bees. C. The department has authority to prohibit the shipment or bringing into the state [of] colonies or equipment capable of transmitting contagious disease from any state, territory or foreign country. History: 1953 Comp., § 47-24-3, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 122, § 3. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 3 C.J.S. Agriculture §§ 19, 20.
NM Stat § 76-9-4 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 76 - Agriculture|Article 9 - Bees|Section 76-9-4 - Contagious disease; duty to prevent.

Any beekeeper who has been notified in writing by the department that his bees or equipment are infected with a contagious disease and who willfully and knowingly permits the bees or equipment to remain in such condition shall be in violation of the Bee Act. History: 1953 Comp., § 47-24-4, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 122, § 4. ANNOTATIONSAm. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 4 Am. Jur. 2d Animals § 54 et seq. 3A C.J.S. Animals § 94.
NM Stat § 76-9-5 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 76 - Agriculture|Article 9 - Bees|Section 76-9-5 - Inspection; access; interference.

A. The department shall notify each beekeeper prior to the initial annual inspection of his apiary and, if requested by the beekeeper, an inspector shall make the apiary inspection in the presence of the beekeeper or his representative and at a time that conforms to the efficient management of bees. Subsequent inspections may be made by an inspector, as needed, to locate and control contagious disease and regulate the location of any apiary. The inspector shall have access to all apiaries. Any person who shall hinder, resist or impede in any way an inspector in the discharge of his duties shall be in violation of the Bee Act. B. In order to permit the inspector to readily examine a colony for contagious disease, beekeepers shall manage bees only in those types of hives approved by the board. History: 1953 Comp., § 47-24-5, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 122, § 5. ANNOTATIONSAm. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 4 Am. Jur. 2d Animals § 42 et seq. 3A C.J.S. Animals § 91.
NM Stat § 76-9-6 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 76 - Agriculture|Article 9 - Bees|Section 76-9-6 - Inspection certificates.

Each beekeeper that manages bees shall apply to the department for an annual inspection certificate. The inspection certificate shall be issued by the department upon completion of the apiary inspection and shall state the colonies and apiaries that are apparently free of contagious disease and the colonies and apiaries that are infected with contagious disease. No honey shall be offered for sale unless the beekeeper has a current inspection certificate. History: 1953 Comp., § 47-24-6, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 122, § 6.
NM Stat § 76-9-7 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 76 - Agriculture|Article 9 - Bees|Section 76-9-7 - Diseased colonies.

If an inspector finds a contagious disease in a colony, he shall direct the beekeeper to destroy the diseased colony and equipment, or to treat the colony according to a schedule approved by the department; providing the inspector shall upon request by the beekeeper obtain a sample of brood that is representative of the apiary as determined by the inspector for submission to an approved state or federal laboratory for verification of the disease. All diseased colonies that are treated by a beekeeper shall be reinspected by an inspector within the period designated by the board. The board may require the beekeeper to pay an amount set by the board not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00) for each inspection, excluding the initial annual inspection, required to certify that the colonies are apparently free of contagious disease. Colonies that do not respond to treatment within a period specified by the board following the initial inspection shall be destroyed by the beekeeper or an inspector in a manner approved by the department and the contaminated equipment shall be disinfected or burned by the beekeeper or an inspector. History: 1953 Comp., § 47-24-7, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 122, § 7. ANNOTATIONSAm. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 4 Am. Jur. 2d Animals § 53. 3A C.J.S. Animals § 76.
NM Stat § 76-9-8 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 76 - Agriculture|Article 9 - Bees|Section 76-9-8 - Abandoned colonies.

Abandoned colonies and contaminated equipment shall be destroyed under the supervision of the inspector when the colony is found to be infected with a contagious disease. Abandoned live colonies or abandoned equipment that is apparently free of contagious disease may be sold in a manner designated by the board or destroyed as specified by the board. History: 1953 Comp., § 47-24-8, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 122, § 8.
NM Stat § 76-9-9 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 76 - Agriculture|Article 9 - Bees|Section 76-9-9 - Location of apiaries.

A. In order to control contagious disease, no apiary shall be moved or established closer than one and one-half miles straight airline distance from an existing registered commercial apiary, unless the apiary owner is also the owner of the apiary location. B. Any beekeeper found in violation of Subsection A of this section shall remove the apiary within ten days. After the ten days, each day the beekeeper remains in violation shall constitute a separate violation of the Bee Act. C. If a beekeeper uses his colonies for the pollination of an agricultural crop and desires to locate the colonies within the distance specified by the board of an existing commercial apiary, he shall apply for a special pollination permit from the department. The department shall grant a pollination permit only if the colonies are apparently free of contagious disease. The department shall issue the pollination permit only for the period of time the bees are effectively pollinating the designated crop. History: 1953 Comp., § 47-24-9, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 122, § 9. ANNOTATIONSAm. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 3 C.J.S. Agriculture § 95.
NM Stat § 76-9-10 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 76 - Agriculture|Article 9 - Bees|Section 76-9-10 - Registration of commercial apiaries.

Each commercial beekeeper shall register the location of each commercial apiary under his control with the department and shall give an accurate description of the location of each commercial apiary. The registration fee shall be set by the board at not more than five dollars ($5.00) for each commercial apiary, provided that no beekeeper shall be required to pay registration fees totaling more than two hundred dollars ($200) in any one year. The regulations of the board shall determine the time and method of registration. History: 1953 Comp., § 47-24-10, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 122, § 10. ANNOTATIONSAm. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 4 Am. Jur. 2d Animals § 23 et seq.
NM Stat § 76-9-11 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 76 - Agriculture|Article 9 - Bees|Section 76-9-11 - Importation of bees.

A. No colonies or equipment shall be moved into the state, unless accompanied by a certificate of inspection signed by an authorized apiary inspector of the state from which the bees originated. The certificate of inspection shall state that the colonies are apparently free of contagious disease, and shall meet other requirements as designated by the board. The person in this state receiving colonies or equipment shall file with the department a statement of the proposed location in the state where the colonies will be managed and a notice that the bees have arrived. The statement and notice shall be filed by the beekeeper in accordance with the regulations of the board. The department shall, as soon as practicable after arrival, inspect the colonies for contagious disease. The beekeeper shall pay the actual cost of the initial inspection and all subsequent inspections required because of the presence of any contagious disease. B. This section shall not apply to the movement into the state of packaged bees or queen bees if moved into the state in mailing cages free of honey. C. In order to prevent the dissemination of any bees that would adversely affect the beekeeping industry in the state, the department may prohibit their entrance into the state and may seize, stop movement, destroy or otherwise dispose of the bees, as the department deems appropriate. History: 1953 Comp., § 47-24-11, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 122, § 11. ANNOTATIONSAm. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 4 Am. Jur. 2d Animals § 52.
NM Stat § 76-9-12 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 76 - Agriculture|Article 9 - Bees|Section 76-9-12 - Disposition of funds.

All money collected under the provisions of the Bee Act shall be expended to administer and enforce the Bee Act. History: 1953 Comp., § 47-24-12, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 122, § 12.
NM Stat § 76-9-13 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 76 - Agriculture|Article 9 - Bees|Section 76-9-13 - Penalties; bond.

A. Any person who violates any provision of the Bee Act or any regulation adopted by the board pursuant thereto is guilty of a misdemeanor. Each day a person remains in violation shall constitute a separate offense. B. The department shall not be required to give bond or security in any legal proceeding brought under the Bee Act which the department may institute or defend in any court of the state. History: 1953 Comp., § 47-24-13, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 122, § 13. ANNOTATIONSSeverability. — Laws 1975, ch. 122, § 15, provided for the severability of the act if any part or application thereof is held invalid. Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 3A C.J.S. Animals §§ 93, 94, 97.