A. Fees for the registration of pesticides, the various licenses, inspection of apparatuses and examination of applicants required by the Pesticide Control Act shall be set by the board not to exceed the amount authorized below:
(1) annual registration fee for eachpesticide or device registered, not more than $150;
(2) annual pesticide dealer license for each location or outlet within the state or, if there is no outlet in the state, for the principal out-of-state location or outlet, not more than $100;
(3) annual pest management consultant license, not more than $100;
(4) annual commercial pesticide applicator license, not more than $100;
(5) annual operator license, not more than $75.00;
(6) annual noncommercial applicator license, not more than $100;
(7) private applicator certification or renewal, not more than $25.00;
(8) additional inspection required to certify each unit of aircraft, ground or manual equipment that fails to pass inspection, not more than $25.00; and
(9) examination fee for each examination needed to qualify the applicant as a pest management consultant, commercial pesticide applicator, noncommercial applicator or operator or any combination thereof, not more than $20.00.
B. If the application for the renewal of a pesticide registration or any annual license provided for in the Pesticide Control Act is not filed prior to the expiration date of the prior registration or license, the fee for renewal of registration or license shall be double the amount specified in this section and shall be paid by the applicant before the renewal registration or license is issued. Any person holding a current valid license may renew the license for the next year without taking an examination unless the department determines that additional knowledge relating to the classification for which the applicant has applied makes a new examination necessary. However, if the license is not renewed within thirty days after expiration, the licensee shall be required to take new certification examinations.
History: 1953 Comp., § 45-25-22, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 366, § 22; 1979, ch. 394, § 10; 2005, ch. 200, § 1.
The 2005 amendment, effective June 17, 2005, increased the registration fees in Subsection A(1) through (7) and (9).
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 3 C.J.S. Agriculture § 95.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Section 76-4-2 - Enforcing agency.
Section 76-4-5 - Prohibited acts.
Section 76-4-6 - Registration.
Section 76-4-7 - Experimental use permits.
Section 76-4-8 - Refusal to register; cancellation; suspension.
Section 76-4-9.1 - State preemption.
Section 76-4-10 - Sampling and examination of pesticides or devices; residue analysis.
Section 76-4-11 - "Stop sale, use or removal" order.
Section 76-4-12 - Judicial action after "stop sale, use or removal" order.
Section 76-4-13 - Pesticide dealer license.
Section 76-4-14 - Pest management consultant.
Section 76-4-15 - Public pest management consultant.
Section 76-4-16 - Examinations for pest management consultant license.
Section 76-4-17 - Commercial pesticide applicator license.
Section 76-4-18 - Operator license.
Section 76-4-19 - Application of act to governmental entities; public applicator's license required.
Section 76-4-20 - Private applicators.
Section 76-4-20.1 - Noncommercial applicator license.
Section 76-4-21 - Expiration date of licenses.
Section 76-4-24 - Surety bond or insurance required of commercial pesticide applicators.
Section 76-4-26 - Inspection of equipment.
Section 76-4-27 - License plates or decals for apparatus.
Section 76-4-28 - Farmer or rancher exemption.
Section 76-4-30 - Discarding and storing of pesticides and pesticide containers.
Section 76-4-31 - Access to public or private premises.
Section 76-4-32 - Classification of licenses.
Section 76-4-35 - Persons exempted from certain penalties.
Section 76-4-37 - Publication of information.