SENATE BILL 551

44TH LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - FIRST SESSION, 1999

INTRODUCED BY

John Arthur Smith

AN ACT

RELATING TO THE NEW MEXICO LIVESTOCK BOARD; EXTENDING THE LIFE OF THE BOARD.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

Section 1. Section 77-2-28 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1981, Chapter 5, Section 1, as amended) is amended to read:

"77-2-28. TERMINATION OF BOARD LIFE--DELAYED REPEAL.--The New Mexico livestock board is terminated July 1, [~~1999~~] 2009 unless continued by the legislature pursuant to the Sunset Act. The board shall continue to operate according to all of the provisions of Chapter 77, Article 2 NMSA 1978 until July 1, [~~2000~~] 2010 for the purpose of winding up its affairs. Effective July 1, [~~2000~~] 2010, Chapter 77, Article 2 NMSA 1978 is repealed."

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