New Mexico § 76-5-1 - County commissioners to prohibit importation of “codlin moth” or other worms or insects destructive to fruit
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 76-5-1 — County commissioners to prohibit importation of “codlin moth” or other worms or insects destructive to fruit, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 76-5-1. County commissioners to prohibit importation of “codlin moth” or other worms or insects destructive to fruit
Boards of county commissioners in the various counties of this state are authorized
and empowered and it is hereby made their duty whenever a petition is presented to
them signed by twenty-five fruit growers, owners of orchards and residents of the
county, stating in substance that there is danger in the introduction in said county
of the “codlin moth,” or other worms or insects destructive to fruit by reason of
the shipment of apples or other fruits into said county, and when said commissioners
upon examination are satisfied of the truth of the petition presented, they may by
proclamation prohibit the shipment of fruit into said county by an imposition of a
license or other lawful means, which said commissioners may deem best and most effective
to accomplish the purpose of this chapter.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 76-5-1 cover?
Section 76-5-1 ("County commissioners to prohibit importation of “codlin moth” or other worms or insects destructive to fruit") 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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