New Mexico § 25-2-5 Penalties; exceptions

New Mexico Statutes

§ 25-2-5 — Penalties; exceptions

New Mexico § 25-2-5

Ch. 25Food

Art. 2Adulterated or Misbranded Food

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 25-2-5 (2026).

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A.Any person who violates any of the provisions of Section 25-2-3 NMSA 1978 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall on conviction thereof be subject to imprisonment for not more than ninety days or a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100) or both such imprisonment and fine; but if the violation is committed after a conviction of such person under this section has become final, such person shall be subject to imprisonment for not more than one hundred eighty days or a fine of not more than two hundred dollars ($200) or both such imprisonment and fine.

B.No person shall be subject to the penalties of Subsection A of this section for having violated Subsection A or C of Section 25-2-3 NMSA 1978 if he establishes a guaranty or undertaking signed by and containing the name and ad

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A. Any person who violates any of the provisions of Section 25-2-3 NMSA 1978 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall on conviction thereof be subject to imprisonment for not more than ninety days or a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100) or both such imprisonment and fine; but if the violation is committed after a conviction of such person under this section has become final, such person shall be subject to imprisonment for not more than one hundred eighty days or a fine of not more than two hundred dollars ($200) or both such imprisonment and fine. B. No person shall be subject to the penalties of Subsection A of this section for having violated Subsection A or C of Section 25-2-3 NMSA 1978 if he establishes a guaranty or undertaking signed by and containing the name and address of the person residing in the state of New Mexico from whom he received in good faith the article to the effect that such article is not adulterated or misbranded within the meaning of the New Mexico Food Act, designating that act. C. No publisher, radio-broadcast licensee or agency or medium for the dissemination of an advertisement, except the manufacturer, packer, distributor or seller of the article to which a false advertisement relates, shall be liable under this section by reason of the dissemination by him of such false advertisement unless he has refused, on the request of the director, to furnish to the director the name and post-office address of the manufacturer, packer, distributor, seller or advertising agency residing in the state of New Mexico who causes him to disseminate such advertisement.