SENATE BILL

57th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2025

INTRODUCED BY

Pat Woods

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 ($50.00) for each inspection request; provided that the board shall not increase the inspection fee more than four cents ($.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 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 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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