Each member of the commission shall have the following qualifications which shall continue during his term of office:
A. a legal resident of the United States;
B. a bona fide resident of the state;
C. shall have demonstrated an active interest in the development of the commodity industry in New Mexico; and
D. producer members shall be and have been actively engaged in producing and the handler members in the handling of the commodity for which the commission is established and shall derive a substantial portion of their incomes from the sale of the commodity.
History: Laws 1983, ch. 231, ยง 11.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Article 21 - Agricultural Commodity Commissions
Section 76-21-1 - Short title.
Section 76-21-2 - Definitions.
Section 76-21-3 - Petition for establishment of commission for a particular commodity.
Section 76-21-4 - Petition filing fee.
Section 76-21-5 - Hearings regarding establishment of commodity commission; notice of hearings.
Section 76-21-6 - Determination by director regarding need for commodity commission.
Section 76-21-8 - Creation of commission.
Section 76-21-9 - Election of members of commission; number of producers and handlers.
Section 76-21-10 - Ex officio member of commission.
Section 76-21-11 - Qualifications of members.
Section 76-21-12 - Removal of members.
Section 76-21-13 - Commission organization; meetings.
Section 76-21-14 - Authority of commission generally.
Section 76-21-15 - Levy of assessment on commodity sales.
Section 76-21-17 - First purchaser of commodity to make reports and pay assessment.
Section 76-21-18 - Records of person required to pay assessment.
Section 76-21-19 - Records and accounts of commission.
Section 76-21-20 - Referendum on continuance of commission.
Section 76-21-21 - Disposition of funds.
Section 76-21-22 - Public Purchases Act; Personnel Act; exemption; Tort Claims Act.