The board shall have the power to reject any brand offered for record under the provisions of Section 77-9-16 [77-2-7.9] NMSA 1978 when upon satisfactory evidence it is shown to the board that the same is offered for or is of such character that may be used for malicious or deceptive purposes or is not in conformity with the provisions of Section 77-9-16 [77-2-7.9] NMSA 1978.
History: Laws 1912, ch. 55, § 5; Code 1915, § 141; C.S. 1929, § 4-1427; 1941 Comp., § 49-917; 1953 Comp., § 47-9-16; 1993, ch. 248, § 52; 1978 Comp., § 77-9-18, recompiled as 1978 Comp., § 77-2-7.10 by Laws 1999, ch. 282, § 103.
ANNOTATIONSRecompilations. — Laws 1999, ch. 282, § 103 recompiled 77-9-18 NMSA 1978 as 77-2-7.10 NMSA 1978, effective July 1, 1999.
Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
Laws 1999, ch. 282, § 18, recompiled former 77-9-16 NMSA 1978 as 77-2-7.9 NMSA 1978, effective July 1, 1999.
The 1999 amendment, effective July 1, 1999, recompiled former 77-9-18 NMSA 1978, which was assigned as this section.
The 1993 amendment, effective June 18, 1993, added the present catchline; deleted "Cattle Sanitary" preceding "board" near the beginning of the section; substituted "Section 77-9-16 NMSA 1978" for "Section 138 and 140" and for "Section 138" at the end of the section; and made minor stylistic changes.