The board may accept on behalf of the state the rules and regulations prepared by the secretary of the United States department of agriculture relating to the control of diseases of livestock and to cooperate with the authorities of the United States in the enforcement of the provisions of all acts and regulations relating to diseased livestock.
History: Laws 1909, ch. 9, § 4; Code 1915, § 109; C.S. 1929, § 4-1012; Laws 1933, ch. 53, § 12; 1941 Comp., § 49-309; 1953 Comp., § 47-3-9; Laws 1993, ch. 248, § 22; 1999, ch. 282, § 24.
The 1999 amendment, effective July 1, 1999, substituted "relating to the control of diseases of livestock" for "under and in pursuance of Section 3 of an act of congress, approved May 29, 1884, which stated 'An act for the establishment of a bureau of animal industry for the extirpation of diseased cattle and to provide means for the suppression and extirpation of pleuro-pneumonia and other contagious diseases among domestic animals"', and made stylistic changes.
The 1993 amendment, effective June 18, 1993, added the current catchline; deleted "Cattle Sanitary" preceding "board"; inserted "the United States department of"; and substituted "which stated" for "entitled".
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 77 - Animals and Livestock
Article 3 - Control of Contagious Diseases
Section 77-3-1 - Diseases; inspection; quarantine.
Section 77-3-4 - Dead animals; disposal.
Section 77-3-5 - Infected pastures and buildings; notices.
Section 77-3-8 - Destruction of diseased livestock; payment to the owner; appraisal.
Section 77-3-9 - Acceptance of federal rules and regulations; cooperation.
Section 77-3-10 - Federal officers; powers.
Section 77-3-13 - Dangerous epidemics; emergency rules; imports prohibited; penalty.
Section 77-3-14 - Health certificate; inspection; permit; penalty.
Section 77-3-14.1 - AGID tests required.
Section 77-3-16 - Rules and regulations.
Section 77-3-17 - Quarantine; seizure of cattle.
Section 77-3-18 - Liens for expenses and for damages for communicating disease.