A. Upon determination by the board of county commissioners that the proposed noxious weed control district is necessary for the reclamation or safeguarding of the lands specified in the original or modified petition, they shall order an election for the purpose of submitting to the resident taxpaying voters the issue of whether or not the district shall be created.
B. Notice of the election for the creation of the noxious weed control district shall be published in a newspaper or newspapers of general circulation in the county or counties in which the proposed district lies at least once a week for two consecutive weeks, the last insertion to be not less than thirty days prior to the proposed referendum election.
History: 1953 Comp., § 45-10-8, enacted by Laws 1959, ch. 243, § 7.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Article 7 - Noxious Weed Control
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 76-7-16 - 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.