The commission is exempt from the operation of the Public Purchases Act [repealed] and the Personnel Act [Chapter 10, Article 9 NMSA 1978]. The commission members and their employees are public employees for the purposes of the Tort Claims Act [41-4-1 to 41-4-27 NMSA 1978].
History: Laws 1983, ch. 231, § 22.
Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
Laws 1984, ch. 65, § 175 repealed the Public Purchases Act, effective November 1, 1984. For present comparable provisions, see the Procurement Code, 13-1-28 to 13-1-199 NMSA 1978.
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.