A. In order to achieve the purposes set forth in Section 1 [77-2-1 NMSA 1978], there is hereby created a board to be known as the "New Mexico livestock board." The New Mexico livestock board shall have all powers which have heretofore been held by the cattle sanitary board or the sheep sanitary board and those powers are hereby transferred to the New Mexico livestock board.

B. Wherever in the NMSA 1978 the term "board" or "sanitary board" is used in relation to the sheep sanitary board or the cattle sanitary board, it shall mean the New Mexico livestock board. Wherever in the NMSA 1978 the terms [term] "sheep sanitary board" or "cattle sanitary board" are [is] used it shall mean the New Mexico livestock board.

C. Wherever in the NMSA 1978 the term "secretary," "secretary of the board," "secretary of the sheep sanitary board," "secretary of the cattle sanitary board" or any similar term is used in relation to the secretary of the sheep sanitary board or the secretary of the cattle sanitary board, it shall mean the executive director of the New Mexico livestock board.

D. All books, records, property and equipment of the sheep sanitary board and the cattle sanitary board are transferred to the New Mexico livestock board.

History: 1953 Comp., § 47-23-2, enacted by Laws 1967, ch. 213, § 2.

Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and it is not part of the law.

Memorandum of understanding is not a joint powers agreement where it was not executed by the livestock board in an open meeting, it did not violate the Joint Powers Agreement Act, Sections 11-1-1 to 11-1-7 NMSA 1978, and it did not have to be approved by the secretary of the department of finance and administration. Paragon Found., Inc. v. N.M. Livestock Bd., 2006-NMCA-004, 138 N.M. 761, 126 P.3d 577, cert. denied, 2006-NMCERT-001, 139 N.M. 272, 131 P.3d 659.

Regulation of cattle in interstate commerce. — The cattle sanitary board (now New Mexico livestock board) can control, by regulation, feed, rest and water yards for cattle in interstate commerce, transported by trucks through New Mexico. 1960 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 60-100.