New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 21 - AGRICULTURE AND RANCHING
Chapter 30 - ANIMALS AND ANIMAL INDUSTRY GENERAL PROVISIONS
Part 5 - HORSE RESCUE OR RETIREMENT FACILITIES
Section 21.30.5.10 - HORSE RESCUE OR RETIREMENT FACILITIES, INSPECTIONS, RE-INSPECTION

Universal Citation: 21 NM Admin Code 21.30.5.10

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

A. Prior to annual registration conducted in January of each year, each facility will be inspected by agents of the board.

B. The board or its agents may enter the premises of a facility to conduct unannounced inspections.

(1) The board or its agents may request, and the registrant must provide, all records pertaining to ownership, transportation, feed and care for all horses in the facility.

(2) Any violations of Chapters 30 or 77, NMSA 1978, or NMLB rule violations, may be reason to revoke the facility's registration.

C. Prior to annual registration of wild horse facilities, each facility will be inspected by agents of the board for adherence to standard of care guidelines in the following areas:

(1) Environment, including access to water, forage, salt and supplemental feeding with hay in winter;

(2) Veterinary care, including at least one annual visual check per horse and all other care as needed in consultation with an experienced veterinarian;

(3) Sanctuary maintenance, including proper fencing in accordance with Sections 77-16-4 through 77-16-8, NMSA 1978.

(4) Policies regarding quarantine, euthanasia, reproduction and emergencies specific to wild horses.

D. If, following an inspection, the board's agent determines that the facility does not meet the requirements as established by the American association of equine practitioners or the requirements for wild horse facilities established in Subsection C of 21.30.5.10 NMAC, the board's agent shall give the registrant written notice of the deficiencies on site. Within ten (10) days, the registrant must submit to the agent performing the inspection a written plan to remedy the deficiencies. The registrant and agent will then determine a mutually agreeable timeframe for the registrant to correct the deficiencies and schedule a re-inspection, which must occur no later than one hundred twenty (120) days after the initial inspection.

E. If the board determines that the health or safety of the horses is at risk because of the deficiencies, the board may authorize the removal of the horses.

F. The registrant shall remedy the deficiencies and submit written evidence to the board demonstrating compliance with board rules for the facility.

G. If on re-inspection the board determines that the facility is still deficient in those areas for which it has been given written notice, the horses may be impounded in accordance with the provisions of Section 77-18-2 NMSA 1978, and the board shall hold a hearing as provided in the Uniform Licensing Act to determine if the registration should be suspended or revoked.

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