New Mexico § 25-1-10 - Proceeding under New Mexico Food Act authorized when adulterated or misbranded food found during inspection
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§ 25-1-10. Proceeding under New Mexico Food Act authorized when adulterated or misbranded food found during inspection
Whenever, during an inspection authorized under the Food Service Sanitation Act, the
agency finds or has probable cause to believe that any food on the food service establishment
premises is adulterated or so misbranded as to be dangerous or fraudulent within the
meaning of the New Mexico Food Act, 1 it may proceed immediately to have the food detained, embargoed, destroyed or condemned
under the provisions of Section 25-2-6 NMSA 1978 . 1
NMSA 1978, § 25-2-1 et seq.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 25-1-10 ("Proceeding under New Mexico Food Act authorized when adulterated or misbranded food found during inspection") is part of the New Mexico Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Mexico. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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