New Mexico § 76-11-18 Violations

New Mexico Statutes

§ 76-11-18 — Violations

New Mexico § 76-11-18

Ch. 76Agriculture

Art. 11Fertilizers

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 76-11-18 (2026).

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A.If it appears from the examination of a fertilizer or soil conditioner that any of the provisions of the New Mexico Fertilizer Act or the rules issued pursuant to that act have been violated, the department shall cause notice of the violations to be given to the registrant, distributor or possessor from whom the sample was taken; a person notified shall be given opportunity to be heard under the rules prescribed by the board. If it appears after the hearing, either in the presence or the absence of the person notified, that any of the provisions of the New Mexico Fertilizer Act or rules issued pursuant to that act have been violated, the department may certify the facts to the proper district attorney.

B.A person convicted of violating any provision of the New Mexico Fertilizer Act or

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A. If it appears from the examination of a fertilizer or soil conditioner that any of the provisions of the New Mexico Fertilizer Act or the rules issued pursuant to that act have been violated, the department shall cause notice of the violations to be given to the registrant, distributor or possessor from whom the sample was taken; a person notified shall be given opportunity to be heard under the rules prescribed by the board. If it appears after the hearing, either in the presence or the absence of the person notified, that any of the provisions of the New Mexico Fertilizer Act or rules issued pursuant to that act have been violated, the department may certify the facts to the proper district attorney. B. A person convicted of violating any provision of the New Mexico Fertilizer Act or the rules issued pursuant to that act is guilty of a misdemeanor. C. Nothing in the New Mexico Fertilizer Act shall require the department or its representative to report for prosecution or for the institution of seizure proceedings as a result of minor violations of the New Mexico Fertilizer Act when it believes that the public interests will be best served by a suitable notice of warning in writing. D. The department may apply for and the court may grant a temporary or permanent injunction restraining a person from violating or continuing to violate any of the provisions of the New Mexico Fertilizer Act or any rule promulgated pursuant to that act, notwithstanding the existence of other remedies at law. The injunction shall be issued without bond.