New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 9 - HUMAN RIGHTS
Chapter 4 - PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
Part 5 - BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PROGRAM POLICIES FOR BLIND VENDORS
Section 9.4.5.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

Section 22-14-24 to Section 22-14-29 NMSA 1978, "Horace DeVargas Act," authorizes the New Mexico commission for the blind to establish, maintain and operate a vending stand program for legally blind persons under the auspices of the "Randolph-Sheppard Act," Public Law 74-732 as amended by Public Law 83-565, 93-516 and 95-602, 20 U.S.C. Section 107 et seq. The law locates the state licensing agency (SLA) for the program in the individual state or territorial agency that offers vocational rehabilitation services for individuals who are blind under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.