It shall be the duty of the attorney general or the various district attorneys of this state to whom the director reports any violation of the New Mexico Food Act to cause appropriate proceedings to be instituted in the proper courts without delay and to be prosecuted in the manner required by law. Before any violation of the New Mexico Food Act is reported to any such attorney for the institution of a criminal proceeding, the person against whom such proceeding is contemplated shall be given appropriate notice and an opportunity to present his views before the director either orally or in writing, in person or by attorney with regard to such contemplated proceeding.
History: 1941 Comp., § 71-670, enacted by Laws 1951, ch. 169, § 7; 1953 Comp., § 54-1-7; Laws 1982, ch. 73, § 5.
ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For duties generally of attorney general, see 8-5-2 NMSA 1978.