New Mexico Statutes
Article 7 - Noxious Weed Control
Section 76-7-2 - Definitions.

As used in the Noxious Weed Control Act [76-7-1 to 76-7-22 NMSA 1978]:
A. "noxious weed" means any weed or plant which the board of county commissioners acting as the governing body of the district, and with the advice of the county agent, declares to be harmful or to possess noxious characteristics;
B. "landowner" means any natural person who holds title to lands lying within a weed control district organized under the Noxious Weed Control Act who has attained the age of twenty-one years and is a resident of a county situated entirely or in part within a weed control district;
C. "land occupier" means any person, firm or corporation holding title to or being in possession of any lands lying within a district organized under the provisions of the Noxious Weed Control Act, whether as owner, lessee, renter, tenant or otherwise;
D. "resident taxpaying voter" means a qualified voter residing and owning taxable property within a noxious weed control district and who had duly rendered all taxes assessed against his property to the assessor for the district; and
E. "district" means a noxious weed control district organized under the provisions of the Noxious Weed Control Act.
History: 1953 Comp., § 45-10-3, enacted by Laws 1959, ch. 243, § 2.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — Warranty on sale of seed against presence of weed seeds, 62 A.L.R. 453, 117 A.L.R. 470, 168 A.L.R. 581.
Constitutionality of statutes requiring destruction of noxious weeds, 70 A.L.R.2d 852.

Structure New Mexico Statutes

New Mexico Statutes

Chapter 76 - Agriculture

Article 7 - Noxious Weed Control

Section 76-7-1 - Short title.

Section 76-7-2 - Definitions.

Section 76-7-3 - Noxious weed control districts; territorial limitations.

Section 76-7-4 - Petition for organization of noxious weed control district.

Section 76-7-5 - Notice of public hearing.

Section 76-7-6 - Public hearing upon petition; consideration by county commissioners.

Section 76-7-7 - Order and notice of district election.

Section 76-7-8 - Qualified voters in district elections.

Section 76-7-9 - County commissioners to furnish ballots; voting by mail permitted.

Section 76-7-10 - Form of ballots.

Section 76-7-11 - Conduct of election; declaration of results.

Section 76-7-12 - District governing body.

Section 76-7-13 - Powers of district governing body.

Section 76-7-14 - Rules and regulations of district; penalty.

Section 76-7-15 - Notice to land occupiers of control measures; inspection of property; failure to comply with order.

Section 76-7-16 - Levy of uniform assessments; assessor; collector; annual financial report.

Section 76-7-17 - Enforcement of assessments.

Section 76-7-18 - District expenses; employees.

Section 76-7-19 - Addition or exclusion of lands of district.

Section 76-7-20 - Petition to dissolve district; notice of election; conduct of election.

Section 76-7-21 - Results of election to dissolve noxious weed control district.

Section 76-7-22 - Termination of the affairs of the district.

Section 76-7-23 - Short title.

Section 76-7-24 - Definitions.

Section 76-7-25 - Administration and enforcement.

Section 76-7-26 - Inspections.

Section 76-7-27 - Declaration of certain weed seeds as noxious.

Section 76-7-28 - Unlawful actions.

Section 76-7-29 - Rules and regulations.

Section 76-7-30 - Penalty.