It is the duty of the attorney general or the various district attorneys of this state to whom the board reports any violation of the New Mexico Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act to cause appropriate proceedings to be instituted in the proper courts without delay and to be prosecuted in the manner required by law.
History: 1953 Comp., § 54-6-32, enacted by Laws 1967, ch. 23, § 7; 2005, ch. 152, § 2.
ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For duties generally of attorney general, see 8-5-2 NMSA 1978.
The 2005 amendment, effective June 17, 2005, deleted the provision that requires the board to permit the person against whom criminal proceedings are contemplated to present his or her views to the board before a violation is reported to the district attorney.
No authority to charge at board meeting and then collect fine. — The pharmacy board has no authority to charge druggist or wholesalers at a meeting of the board and then set out and collect a fine for any violation or violations of the pharmacy laws at said meeting from said druggists or wholesalers. 1953 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 53-5865 (opinion rendered under former law).