It is unlawful for any person to unload cattle or sheep in interstate transit by truck for feed, rest and water except at cattle or sheep rest stations licensed by the board except in emergency situations. In emergency situations, cattle or sheep in transit shall be inspected by an inspector before being reloaded.
History: 1953 Comp., § 47-9-54, enacted by Laws 1961, ch. 3, § 1; 1993, ch. 248, § 72; 1978 Comp., § 77-9-58 recompiled and amended as 1978 Comp., § 77-9A-1 by Laws 1999, ch. 282, § 66.
ANNOTATIONSThe 1999 amendment, effective July 1, 1999, recompiled this section which was formerly 77-9-58 NMSA and inserted "or sheep" following "cattle" throughout the section.
The 1993 amendment, effective June 18, 1993, added the current catchline; deleted "cattle sanitary" preceding "board " in two places; and made minor stylistic changes.