New Mexico Register / Volume XXXI, Issue 11 / June 9, 2020

NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the New Mexico Livestock Board (NMLB) will hold a video/telephonic rulemaking hearing on July 14, 2020 at 10:00 a.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 21.32.10 NMAC, Livestock Board Fees. The purpose of the proposed rule amendment to 21.32.10.14 DEPOSITS, is to provide NMLB inspectors the statutory maximum of ten (10) days to deposit fee monies collected, pursuant to NMSA 1978, Section 77-2-10. The proposed rule also allows for the Executive Director to propose designated banks with confirmation from the Board and to direct the use of alternative financial institutions in emergency situations.

Copies of the full text of the proposed 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.

Interested persons may submit written comments on the proposed changes to 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 Monday, July 13, 2020. The final proposed rule will be voted on by the board during the public hearing on July 14, 2020. Interested persons may also provide data, views or arguments, orally or in writing, at the virtual public rule hearing to be held on July 14, 2020.

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.