N.M. Admin. Code § 21.17.32.8 - EMERGENCY ACTION

In order to prevent the spread of regulated cotton pests in the control districts, the director will take emergency action. As a response to a request from the control committee for assistance, when a producer and/or owner refuses to allow trapping or treatment of a cotton field by the control district, to treat the crop with an efficacious pesticide, or to destroy the host crop in accordance with the Pest Control Act and the regulating state statute, the director will act in accordance with the provisions of the Pest Control Act and shall:

A. Make reasonable inspection of the field with the consent of the owner/producer or by court order.

B. If the field is found to be infested by a regulated cotton pest, give notice to the owner/producer that the host crop will be plowed within three days, if abatement action is not taken by the producer.

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N.M. Admin. Code § 21.17.32.8

08-14-98; 21.17.32.8 NMAC - Rn & A, 21 NMAC 17.32.8, 12-13-02