No person shall knowingly move a harmful plant or article that is capable of harboring a harmful plant into or within New Mexico unless such person is granted a permit for such purpose by the department in accordance with regulations of the board. The department may refuse to issue a permit for the movement of harmful plants when in the opinion of the department such movement would involve a danger of dissemination of the harmful plant within the state. No person, unless granted a permit for such purpose by the department, shall sell, purchase, barter, exchange, give or receive a plant that has been declared to be a harmful plant by the board.
History: 1978 Comp., § 76-7A-9, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 125, § 9.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Section 76-7A-1 - [Short title.]
Section 76-7A-2 - Definitions.
Section 76-7A-3 - General powers and duties of the board.
Section 76-7A-4 - Quarantine powers of the board.
Section 76-7A-5 - Temporary quarantine powers of the department.
Section 76-7A-6 - Temporary quarantine powers of the department with respect to livestock.
Section 76-7A-7 - Effect of a quarantine.
Section 76-7A-8 - Harmful plants; designation.
Section 76-7A-9 - Prohibited acts; permits.