Any person who has paid a council assessment is entitled to a refund of the amount paid by making written application therefor to the council. The application form shall be returned within thirty days after the inspection was made giving rise to the council assessment and shall contain enough detail to enable the council to find the record of payment. Refunds shall be made within thirty days of the date of the application unless the proceeds and the necessary information have not been received by the council, in which case the refund shall be made within fifteen days after receipt of the proceeds and necessary information. The form shall be provided by the council.
History: Laws 1983, ch. 228, § 5; 2019, ch. 36, § 2.
Cross references. — For meaning of "board", see 77-2-1.1 NMSA 1978.
The 2019 amendment, effective June 14, 2019, required the New Mexico beef council to provide the form necessary to request a refund of council assessments; after "The form shall be provide by the", deleted "board at the time of inspection" and added "council".
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 77 - Animals and Livestock
Section 77-2A-1 - Short title.
Section 77-2A-2 - Definitions.
Section 77-2A-3 - Beef council created; terms; vacancies.
Section 77-2A-4 - Members' qualifications.
Section 77-2A-5 - Officers; meetings; expenses.
Section 77-2A-6 - Duties; powers.
Section 77-2A-7.1 - Assessments; council assessment opt-out.
Section 77-2A-8 - Disposition of funds.
Section 77-2A-9 - Procurement Code; Personnel Act; exemption; Tort Claims Act.