New Mexico § 76-5-8 - Duties and powers of local control committees
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 76-5-8 — Duties and powers of local control committees, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 76-5-8. Duties and powers of local control committees
Local control committees shall: A. cooperate with all federal and state agencies to facilitate the execution of the
grasshopper and other range pest extermination program within control districts; B. levy and collect a special assessment, based on acreage sprayed or baited, against
the land users within a control district whose lands have benefited from the extermination
program; the special assessment against each land user shall be the sum equal to
the land user's ratable share, as defined by proportional acreage treated, of one-half
the state moneys expended for the extermination program within the control district; C. pay over to the state grasshopper and other range pest control board [New Mexico
department of agriculture] moneys assessed and collected from land users within a
control district; and D. render a complete report to the state grasshopper and other range pest control
board [department] after the completion of the extermination program in the control
district.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 76-5-8 ("Duties and powers of 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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