New Mexico Register / Volume XXXI, Issue 21 /
November 10, 2020
NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING
NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN that the New Mexico Livestock Board (NMLB) will hold a video/telephonic rulemaking hearing on December
10, 2020 at 12:30 p.m. The hearing will be held via a virtual
format. Instructions on how to join the
virtual rulemaking hearing will be posted on the NMLB’s website, www.nmlbonline.com.
The NMLB will consider a proposed
amendment to 21.32.2 NMAC, BRANDING OF LIVESTOCK. The purpose of the proposed rule amendment to
Subsection J of 21.32.2.7 NMAC is to provide NMLB clarity on the term “Confined
Feeding” as used in the field in regards to branding requirements. The purpose of the proposed rule amendment to
Subsection B of 21.32.2.9 NMAC is to allow dairy producers to be able to move
cattle from one confined feeding operation to another without branding,
provided there is no change of ownership.
The NMLB will consider a proposed
amendment to 21.32.10 NMAC, LIVESTOCK BOARD FEES. The purpose of the proposed rule amendment to
Subsection L of 21.32.10.8 NMAC is to provide NMLB a standard rate of pay for
“Transportation Fees” for estray livestock.
Full copies of text of the proposed new rule
can be obtained from
the agency’s website
at www.nmlbonline.com. To request a copy of the proposed rule
by mail, contact the
NMLB at (505)841-6161. Visit www.nmlbonline
for instructions on how to attend the virtual public hearing.
Interested persons may submit written comments on the proposed
changes to 21.32.2
NMAC and 21.32.10 NMAC at www.nmlbonline.com or individuals may mail written comments to: NMLB/Rule
Comments, 300 San Mateo Blvd NE, Suite 1000, Albuquerque, NM 87108. Comments
are due by 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 9, 2020. The final proposed rule
will be voted on by the board
during the public hearing on Thursday,
December 10, 2020. Interested persons may also provide
data, views or arguments, orally or in
writing, at the virtual public rule hearing
to be held on December 10, 2020 at 12:30 pm.
Legal authority for this rulemaking can be found in the Livestock Code 77-2-7, et seq. NMSA 1978;
Livestock Board’s power to establish rules and regulations 77-2-7,
et seq. NMSA 1978.
If you are an individual with a
disability who is in need of a reader, amplifier, qualified sign language
interpreter, or any
other form of auxiliary aid or service
to attend or participate in the
hearing or meeting,
please contact the agency at (505) 841-6161 at least one week prior
to the meeting or as soon as possible. Public documents,
including the agenda and minutes, can be provided
in various accessible formats. Please
contact the NMLB at
(505) 841-6161 if a summary or other type of accessible format is needed.