New Mexico § 3-48-2 Authority to regulate refuse

New Mexico Statutes

§ 3-48-2 — Authority to regulate refuse

New Mexico § 3-48-2

Ch. 3Municipalities

Art. 48Refuse; Collection and Disposal

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 3-48-2 (2026).

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A municipality may, by ordinance: A. acquire and maintain refuse disposal areas or plants within or without the municipal boundary; B. enforce a general system of refuse collection and disposal; C. prohibit the deposit of refuse on either public or private property; D. compel the taking of refuse to designated places; E. specify the kind, size and material of a refuse receptacle; F. provide for the destruction of refuse or its use for a beneficial purpose; and G. require any person owning or controlling any occupied real property to:

(1)provide and maintain suitable refuse receptacles;

(2)deposit all refuse in the receptacles; and (3) place a receptacle in a place convenient for removal.

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A municipality may, by ordinance: A. acquire and maintain refuse disposal areas or plants within or without the municipal boundary; B. enforce a general system of refuse collection and disposal; C. prohibit the deposit of refuse on either public or private property; D. compel the taking of refuse to designated places; E. specify the kind, size and material of a refuse receptacle; F. provide for the destruction of refuse or its use for a beneficial purpose; and G. require any person owning or controlling any occupied real property to: (1) provide and maintain suitable refuse receptacles; (2) deposit all refuse in the receptacles; and (3) place a receptacle in a place convenient for removal.