New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 21 - AGRICULTURE AND RANCHING
Chapter 17 - PEST, DISEASE, AND WEED CONTROL
Part 32 - COTTON PEST EMERGENCY ACTION
Section 21.17.32.9 - DISPOSITION OF VIOLATORS

Universal Citation: 21 NM Admin Code 21.17.32.9

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024

A. Failure to comply with Subsection B of 21.17.32.8 NMAC as stated above shall be a violation of this rule. The director may take any appropriate measures including, but not limited to:

(1) taking emergency action;

(2) disposing of the host;

(3) eradication of the pest.

B. When a continuing threat of the spread of a pest exists, the director may take emergency action necessary and may assess an emergency action fee to recover the cost of the emergency action, not to exceed $1,000 per field, against the property owner and/or operator.

C. If it becomes necessary for the department to contract with someone to plow down the cotton, the control committee which requested the assistance will reimburse the department the actual cost.

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