§ 77-2-29 — Fees

The following fees shall be fixed by the board for services rendered pursuant to the provisions of The Livestock Code: A. an inspection or permit fee not to exceed one dollar ($1.00) per head to be charged for the importation or exportation of sheep and goats pursuant to Section 77-8- 3 NMSA 1978 and a service charge in an amount not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00) for each inspection request; provided that the board shall not increase the inspection fee more than four cents ($.04) in any one fiscal year; B. a fee for recording a transfer of a brand pursuant to Section 77-2-7.1 NMSA 1978 in an amount not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200); C. a fee for recording a brand or researching a brand pursuant to Section 77-2-7.4 NMSA 1978 in an amount not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200); D. a fee for additional copies of certified copies of brands pursuant to Section 77-2- 7.4 NMSA 1978 in an amount not to exceed twenty dollars ($20.00) per copy; E. a fee for the recording of a holding brand pursuant to Section 77-2-7.9 NMSA 1978 in an amount not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200), which recording shall be valid for one year from the date of recording, and an additional fee in an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) for each annual renewal; F. a fee for the re-recording of brands pursuant to Section 77-2-7.12 NMSA 1978 in an amount not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200); G. a fee for the inspection of livestock pursuant to Section 77-9-38 or 77-10-4 NMSA 1978 in an amount not to exceed two dollars fifty cents ($2.50) per head and a service charge in an amount not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00) for each inspection request; provided that the board may not increase the inspection fee more than ten cents ($.10) in any one fiscal year; H. a fee for the inspection of hides pursuant to Section 77-9-54 NMSA 1978 in an amount not to exceed two dollars fifty cents ($2.50) per hide and a service charge in an amount not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00) for each inspection request; provided that the board may not increase the inspection fee more than ten cents ($.10) in any one fiscal year; I. a fee for the handling of the proceeds of the sale of an estray pursuant to Section 77-13-6 NMSA 1978 in an amount not to exceed seventy-five dollars ($75.00); J. a fee for the impoundment of trespass livestock pursuant to Section 77-14-36 NMSA 1978 in an amount not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00) per head per day and a reasonable charge for the moving of trespass livestock pursuant to Section 77-14-36 NMSA 1978 to be set by the board; K. a fee for the licensing of a livestock auction market pursuant to Section 77-10-2 NMSA 1978 in an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100); L. a fee for issuing a transportation permit pursuant to Section 77-9-42 NMSA 1978 in an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100); M. a fee for the licensing of a cattle or sheep rest station pursuant to Section 77-9A- 2 NMSA 1978 in an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100); N. a fee for issuing a certificate of brand exemption pursuant to Section 77-8-22 or 77-9-3 NMSA 1978 in an amount not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200); and O. a fee for moving a head of livestock to or from a place for seasonal grazing in an amount equal to fifty percent of the fee for the inspection of livestock per head set by the board pursuant to Subsection G of this section and Section 77-9-38 NMSA 1978, rounded up to the nearest cent. For the purposes of this subsection, "seasonal grazing" means the movement of livestock from one grazing location to another grazing location; provided, however, that both grazing locations are under the control of the same producer and the ownership of the livestock does not transfer upon the movement of the livestock.

Legislative History

1978 Comp., § 77-2-28, enacted by Laws 1981, ch. 357, § 2; 1982, ch. 61, § 1;