2011 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 76: Agriculture
Article 7A: Harmful Plants, 76-7A-1 through 76-7A-11
Section 76-7A-4: Quarantine powers of the board.
76-7A-4. Quarantine powers of the board.
The board may quarantine the state or any portion thereof whenever the department determines that a harmful plant exists therein and that such action is necessary to prevent the introduction of a harmful plant into the state or to retard the spread or dissemination of a harmful plant that has become established in the state. Before establishing a quarantine, the board shall hold a public hearing. Notice of the hearing shall be given to all interested parties and shall be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the state. At the hearing all interested parties may appear and be heard.
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