New Mexico § 76-5-6 - Land users' consent; control districts; local control committees
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 76-5-6 — Land users' consent; control districts; local control committees, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 76-5-6. Land users' consent; control districts; local control committees
Before expending or obligating moneys from the grasshopper and other range pest control
fund, except for the payment of preliminary organizational costs the board [New Mexico
department of agriculture] shall consult with the land users within the infested areas
proposed to be treated. When fifty-one percent of the land users who represent eighty percent of the land
within an infested area agree in writing to the extermination program proposed and
further agree in writing to pay one-half of the sum expended by the state in the proposed
extermination program for the infested area, a control district shall be created. The land users within a control district shall promptly establish, and shall elect
three members to a local control committee. The members of the control committee shall, as nearly as possible, give equal area
or geographical representation to the land users within a control district.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 76-5-6 cover?
Section 76-5-6 ("Land users' consent; control districts; local control committees") 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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