Section 12-8-7 - Petitions for adoption, amendment or repeal of rules

Any interested person may petition an agency requesting the promulgation, amendment or repeal of a rule and may accompany his petition with data, views and arguments he thinks pertinent. Within thirty days after the submission of a petition, the agency either shall deny the petition in writing, stating its reasons for the denial, or shall initiate rulemaking proceedings in accordance with Section 4 [12-8-4 NMSA 1978] of the Administrative Procedures Act. History: 1953 Comp., § 4-32-7, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 252, § 7. ANNOTATIONSLaw reviews. — For article, 'How to Stand Still Without Really Trying: A Critique of the New Mexico Administrative Procedures Act,' see 10 Nat. Resources J. 840 (1970). Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 2 Am. Jur. 2d Administrative Law § 221 et seq.