Bill > SB101

This bill updates and increases various livestock-related fees charged by the New Mexico Livestock Board, which regulates and provides services for the state's livestock industry. Specifically, the bill sets maximum fees for a wide range of services, including sheep and goat importation/exportation inspections (up to $1 per head), brand recording and transfer (up to $200), livestock inspections (up to $2.50 per head), hide inspections (up to $2.50 per hide), estray sale proceeds handling (up to $75), livestock impoundment (up to $50 per head per day), livestock auction market licensing (up to $100), transportation permit issuance (up to $100), cattle/sheep rest station licensing (up to $100), and certificate of brand exemption (up to $200). The bill also introduces a new fee for seasonal livestock movement, which would be set at 50% of the standard livestock inspection fee. The legislation includes restrictions on fee increases, limiting them to four cents per head for sheep and goat inspections and ten cents per head for livestock and hide inspections. The new fee structure will take effect on July 1, 2025, giving stakeholders time to prepare for the changes.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?chamber=S&legtype=B&legno=101&year=25