New Mexico § 76-2-10 - County farm and livestock bureaus
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 76-2-10 — County farm and livestock bureaus, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 76-2-10. County farm and livestock bureaus
A. For the purpose of further extending the cooperative work provided in Sections 76-2-1 and 76-2-2 NMSA 1978 and the work provided in Sections 76-2-4 through 76-2-9 NMSA 1978 , there may be created in each county a public corporation known as the county farm
and livestock bureau. B. Whenever any number of bona fide farmers and stockmen comprising not less than
five percent of the total number of farmers and stockmen within any county, as determined
by the last United States decennial census, desire to form an organization for doing
extension work in agriculture, home economics and marketing and have held a meeting
at which the organization is approved by a majority of those present, application
may be made to the secretary of state for incorporation as a nonprofit corporation
or association under the provisions of the Nonprofit Corporation Act. When such corporation or association has been effected, it shall be recognized as
the official body within the county for carrying on extension work in agriculture
and home economics in cooperation with New Mexico state university. When its charter has been issued, the corporation may make regulations and bylaws
for its government and the carrying on of its work, not inconsistent with the provisions
of this section and Sections 76-2-11 and 76-2-12 NMSA 1978 . C. Any county farm and livestock bureau or other county organization that is now doing
extension work in agriculture and home economics in cooperation with New Mexico state
university may be incorporated by furnishing satisfactory evidence of compliance with
this section to the secretary of state; provided that only one such corporation may
be formed in any county.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 76-2-10 ("County farm and livestock bureaus") 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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