All nursery stock and collected plants sold or trafficked in the state shall be securely and correctly labeled either as to common or botanical names based on a current and recognized industry reference.
History: 1953 Comp., § 45-8-31, enacted by Laws 1959, ch. 195, § 10; 1967, ch. 53, § 9; 1973, ch. 97, § 8; 2013, ch. 15, § 6.
The 2013 amendment, effective June 14, 2013, generalized the source that may be used for common or botanical names; and after "botanical names", deleted "as recognized by 'Standardized Plant Names' prepared by the American joint committee on horticultural nomenclature or the 'Manual of Cultivated Plants' by L. H. Bailey", and added "based on a current and recognized industry reference".
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 3 Am. Jur. 2d Agriculture § 55.
3 C.J.S. Agriculture § 90.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Article 5 - Insect Pests and Plant Diseases
Section 76-5-3 - Purpose of act.
Section 76-5-4 - Definition; transfer.
Section 76-5-5 - Duties and powers of the board.
Section 76-5-6 - Land users' consent; control districts; local control committees.
Section 76-5-7 - Alternative method when disaster area declared.
Section 76-5-8 - Duties and powers of local control committees.
Section 76-5-9 - Special land user's assessment; enforced collection.
Section 76-5-10 - Disposition of assessments proceeds.
Section 76-5-11 - Short title.
Section 76-5-12 - Definitions.
Section 76-5-13 - Authority to inspect.
Section 76-5-14 - Inspection before sale.
Section 76-5-15 - Inspection of nurseries.
Section 76-5-16 - Dealers' or agents' licenses.
Section 76-5-20 - Viability standards.
Section 76-5-21 - Collected plants.
Section 76-5-23 - Transporting within the state.
Section 76-5-25 - Powers of board and department.