SB 184 : PLANT PROTECTION ACT CHANGES

An Act Relating To Agriculture; Amending And Repealing Sections Of The Plant Protection Act

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MILD SB 184
PLANT PROTECTION ACT CHANGES

Legislative URL:

SB 184 on nmlegis.gov

Emergency Clause:

No

Germane:

N/A

Location:

Signed

Action:

[2] SCONC/SJC-SCONC [14] DP-SJC [18] DP - PASSED/S (39-0) [28] HAGC/HJC-HAGC [36] DP-HJC [39] DP - PASSED/H (60-0) [44] SGND (Mar.14) Ch.15.

Issue(s):

General Interest

Related Legislators

Bill Sponsor:

Joseph Cervantes

Related Documents

Downloads:

Introduced
SCONC Committee Report
SJC Committee Report
Final Senate Vote
HAGC Committee Report
HJC Committee Report
Final House Vote
Fiscal Impact Report
Final Version

Summary

The bill makes several amendments to the Plant Protection Act, which is implemented and enforced by the New Mexico Department of Agriculture Act and applies to nursery and florist plant stock. The Act addresses the infestation and infection of plant stock by plant pests. The amendments include:

• adding “pests” to the definitions section as an alternative to “plant pests;”
• adding the power to inspect documentation (as well as the plant stock);
• prohibiting nursery stock from being sold if it is potentially infected with plant pests;
• requiring that florist stock must be pest-free when sold; and,
• allowing the NMDA to destroy, remove from sale or manage infected or infested with plant pasts.

Date of Summary:  1/22/2013