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SENATE BILL 101
57
TH LEGISLATURE
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STATE
OF
NEW
MEXICO
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FIRST SESSION
,
2025
INTRODUCED BY
Pat Woods and George K. Muñoz
AN ACT
RELATING TO LIVESTOCK; INCREASING FEES FOR SERVICES RELATING TO
LIVESTOCK.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
SECTION 1. Section 77-2-29 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1981,
Chapter 357, Section 2, as amended) is amended to read:
"77-2-29. FEES.--The following fees shall be fixed by the
board for services rendered pursuant to the provisions of The
Livestock Code:
A. an inspection or permit fee not to exceed
[sixteen cents ($.16) ] one dollar ($1.00) per head to be
charged for the importation or exportation of sheep and goats
pursuant to Section 77-8-3 NMSA 1978 and a service charge in an
amount not to exceed [ten dollars ($10.00) ] fifty dollars
($50.00) for each inspection request; provided that the board
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shall not increase the inspection fee more than four cents
($.04) in any one fiscal year;
B. a fee for recording a transfer of a brand
pursuant to Section 77-2-7.1 NMSA 1978 in an amount not to
exceed [one hundred dollars ($100) ] two hundred dollars ($200) ;
C. a fee for recording a brand or researching a
brand pursuant to Section 77-2-7.4 NMSA 1978 in an amount not
to exceed [one hundred dollars ($100) ] two hundred dollars
($200);
D. a fee for additional copies of certified copies
of brands pursuant to Section 77-2-7.4 NMSA 1978 in an amount
not to exceed [ten dollars ($10.00) ] twenty dollars ($20.00)
per copy;
E. a fee for the recording of a holding brand
pursuant to Section 77-2-7.9 NMSA 1978 in an amount not to
exceed [one hundred dollars ($100) ] two hundred dollars ($200) ,
which recording shall be valid for one year from the date of
recording, and an additional fee in an amount not to exceed one
hundred dollars ($100) for each annual renewal;
F. a fee for the [rerecording ] re-recording of
brands pursuant to Section 77-2-7.12 NMSA 1978 in an amount not
to exceed [one hundred dollars ($100) ] two hundred dollars
($200);
G. a fee for the inspection of livestock pursuant
to Section 77-9-38 or 77-10-4 NMSA 1978 in an amount not to
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exceed [fifty cents ($.50) ] two dollars fifty cents ($2.50) per
head and a service charge in an amount not to exceed [ten
dollars ($10.00)] fifty dollars ($50.00) for each inspection
request; provided that the board may not increase the
inspection fee more than ten cents ($.10) in any one fiscal
year;
H. a fee for the inspection of hides pursuant to
Section 77-9-54 NMSA 1978 in an amount not to exceed [fifty
cents ($.50)] two dollars fifty cents ($2.50) per hide and a
service charge in an amount not to exceed [ten dollars
($10.00)] fifty dollars ($50.00) for each inspection request;
provided that the board may not increase the inspection fee
more than ten cents ($.10) in any one fiscal year;
I. a fee for the handling of the proceeds of the
sale of an estray pursuant to Section 77-13-6 NMSA 1978 in an
amount not to exceed [ten dollars ($10.00) ] seventy-five
dollars ($75.00);
J. a fee for the impoundment of trespass livestock
pursuant to Section 77-14-36 NMSA 1978 in an amount not to
exceed [ten dollars ($10.00) ] fifty dollars ($50.00) per head
per day and a reasonable charge for the moving of trespass
livestock pursuant to Section 77-14-36 NMSA 1978 to be set by
the board;
K. a fee for the licensing of a livestock auction
market pursuant to Section 77-10-2 NMSA 1978 in an amount not
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to exceed [twenty-five dollars ($25.00) ] one hundred dollars
($100);
L. a fee for issuing a transportation permit
pursuant to Section 77-9-42 NMSA 1978 in an amount not to
exceed [fifty dollars ($50.00) ] one hundred dollars ($100) ;
M. a fee for the licensing of a cattle or sheep
rest station pursuant to Section 77-9A-2 NMSA 1978 in an amount
not to exceed [twenty-five dollars ($25.00); and ] one hundred
dollars ($100);
N. a fee for issuing a certificate of brand
exemption pursuant to Section 77-8-22 or 77-9-3 NMSA 1978 in an
amount not to exceed [one hundred dollars ($100) ] two hundred
dollars ($200); and
O. a fee for moving a head of livestock to or from
a seasonal grazing allotment in an amount equal to fifty
percent of the fee for the inspection of livestock per head set
by the board pursuant to Subsection G of this section and
Section 77-9-38 NMSA 1978, rounded up to the nearest cent ."
SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the
provisions of this act is July 1, 2025.
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