Bill > HB205

This bill establishes the Meat Inspection Act in New Mexico. The key provisions include: - Defining key terms like "livestock", "meat product", and "official establishment" that will be subject to the Act. - Creating the Office of the Meat and Poultry Inspection Director under the New Mexico Livestock Board to oversee the state's meat inspection program. - Requiring official establishments to apply for state meat inspection services, undergo periodic inspections, and use state-assigned inspection stamps and establishment numbers. - Mandating ante-mortem and post-mortem inspections of livestock and poultry by state inspectors at official establishments. - Prohibiting and penalizing certain acts like selling adulterated or misbranded meat, while providing exemptions for personal/household slaughter and processing. - Allowing the Livestock Board to suspend or revoke inspection services for violations, and empowering the Board to seek injunctions against violations. - Aligning the Act's requirements with federal laws like the Meat Inspection Act and Poultry Products Inspection Act. The overall intent is to establish a state-level meat inspection program to ensure the safety and quality of meat and meat products sold in New Mexico.

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Justice

https://www.nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?chamber=H&legtype=B&legno=205&year=23