The following fees shall be fixed by the board for services rendered pursuant to the provisions of The Livestock Code: A. an inspection or permit fee not to exceed sixteen cents ($.16) per head to be charged for the importation or exportation of sheep and goats pursuant to Section 77-8-3 NMSA 1978 and a service charge in an amount not to exceed ten dollars ($10.00) for each inspection request; provided that the board shall not increase the inspection fee more than four cents ($.04) in any one fiscal year; B. a fee for recording a transfer of a brand pursuant to Section 77-2-7.1 NMSA 1978 in an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100); C. a fee for recording a brand or researching a brand pursuant to Section 77-2-7.4 NMSA 1978 in an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100); D. a fee for additional copies of certified copies of brands pursuant to Section 77-2-7.4 NMSA 1978 in an amount not to exceed ten dollars ($10.00) per copy; E. a fee for the recording of a holding brand pursuant to Section 77-2-7.9 NMSA 1978 in an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100), which recording shall be valid for one year from the date of recording, and an additional fee in an brand pursuant to Section 77-2-7.9 NMSA 1978 in an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100), which recording shall be valid for one year from the date of recording, and an additional fee in an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) for each annual renewal; F. a fee for the rerecording of brands pursuant to Section 77-2-7.12 NMSA 1978 in an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100); G. a fee for the inspection of livestock pursuant to Section 77-9-38 or 77-10-4 NMSA 1978 in an amount not to exceed fifty cents ($.50) per head and a service charge in an amount not to exceed ten dollars ($10.00) for each inspection request; provided that the board may not increase the inspection fee more than ten cents ($.10) in any one fiscal year; H. a fee for the inspection of hides pursuant to Section 77-9-54 NMSA 1978 in an amount not to exceed fifty cents ($.50) per hide and a service charge in an amount not to exceed ten dollars ($10.00) for each inspection request; provided that the board may not increase the inspection fee more than ten cents ($.10) in any one fiscal year; I. e charge in an amount not to exceed ten dollars ($10.00) for each inspection request; provided that the board may not increase the inspection fee more than ten cents ($.10) in any one fiscal year; I. a fee for the handling of the proceeds of the sale of an estray pursuant to Section 77-13-6 NMSA 1978 in an amount not to exceed ten dollars ($10.00); J. a fee for the impoundment of trespass livestock pursuant to Section 77-14-36 NMSA 1978 in an amount not to exceed ten dollars ($10.00) per head per day and a reasonable charge for the moving of trespass livestock pursuant to Section 77-14-36 NMSA 1978 to be set by the board; K. a fee for the licensing of a livestock auction market pursuant to Section 77-10-2 NMSA 1978 in an amount not to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25.00); L. a fee for issuing a transportation permit pursuant to Section 77-9-42 NMSA 1978 in an amount not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00); M. a fee for the licensing of a cattle or sheep rest station pursuant to Section 77-9A-2 NMSA 1978 in an amount not to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25.00); and N. a fee for issuing a certificate of brand exemption pursuant to Section 77-8-22 or 77-9-3 NMSA 1978 in an amount not to 7-9A-2 NMSA 1978 in an amount not to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25.00); and N. a fee for issuing a certificate of brand exemption pursuant to Section 77-8-22 or 77-9-3 NMSA 1978 in an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100). History: 1978 Comp., § 77-2-28, enacted by Laws 1981, ch. 357, § 2; 1982, ch. 61, § 1; 1993, ch. 248, § 17; 1999, ch. 282, § 10; 2004, ch. 26, § 1. ANNOTATIONSCompiler's notes. — Laws 1981, ch. 357, § 2, enacted this section as 77-2-28 NMSA 1978, but since Laws 1981, ch. 5, already enacted the present 77-2-28 NMSA 1978, this section was compiled as 77-2-29 NMSA 1978. The 2004 amendment, effective May 19, 2004, amended Subsections B, C, F and N to increase the fees from $50.00 to $100.00, Subsection D to increase the fee from $5.00 to $10.00 and Subsection F to change the statutory reference from 77-9-20 NMSA 1978 to 77-2-7.12 NMSA 1978. The 1999 amendment, effective July 1, 1999, substituted 'The Livestock Code' for 'Chapter 77 NMSA 1978' in the introductory language; in Subsection A, substituted 'importation or exportation of sheep and goats pursuant to Section 77-8-3 NMSA 1978 and a service charge in an amount not to exceed ten dollars ($10.00) for ory language; in Subsection A, substituted 'importation or exportation of sheep and goats pursuant to Section 77-8-3 NMSA 1978 and a service charge in an amount not to exceed ten dollars ($10.00) for each inspection request' for 'importation of sheep pursuant to Section 77-8-3 NMSA 1978' and deleted 'starting at the fee of eight cents ($.08)' at the end; deleted former Subsection B, which read 'an inspection fee not to exceed sixteen cents ($.16) per head to be charged for the exportation of sheep pursuant to Section 77-8-7 NMSA 1978; provided that the board shall not increase the fee more than four cents ($.04) in one any fiscal year starting at the fee of eight cents ($.08)', and redesignated subsequent subsections accordingly; inserted 'or researching a brand' in Subsection C; inserted 'or 77-10-4' and substituted 'and a service charge in an amount not to exceed ten dollars ($10.00)' for 'with a minimum charge of two dollars ($2.00)' in Subsections G and H; deleted former Subsection J, which read 'a payment in lieu of fees on the receipt of livestock at a sales ring pursuant to Section 77-10-4 NMSA 1978 in an amount not to exceed fifty cents ($.50) per head for cattle, horses, n J, which read 'a payment in lieu of fees on the receipt of livestock at a sales ring pursuant to Section 77-10-4 NMSA 1978 in an amount not to exceed fifty cents ($.50) per head for cattle, horses, mules or asses and not to exceed sixteen cents ($.16) per head for sheep and goats; provided that the board may not increase any payment in lieu of fees more than ten cents ($.10) in any one fiscal year for cattle, nor more than four cents ($.04) in any one fiscal year for sheep and goats'; substituted 'ten dollars ($10.00) per head per day' for 'twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per head' in Subsection J; and added Subsections K to N. The 1993 amendment, effective June 18, 1993, deleted 'New Mexico livestock' preceding 'board' throughout the section; substituted 'not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00)' for 'not to exceed thirty dollars ($30.00) until June 30, 1982 and not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00) on and after July 1, 1982' in Subsections C, D and current G; deleted former Subsection F pertaining to the fee for filing a facsimile brand; redesignated former Subsections G to M as Subsections F to L; substituted the language beginning 'amount set by the board' for 'amount not to exceed ertaining to the fee for filing a facsimile brand; redesignated former Subsections G to M as Subsections F to L; substituted the language beginning 'amount set by the board' for 'amount not to exceed five dollars fifty cents ($5.50) per head and a charge for the moving of trespass livestock or buffalo pursuant to Section 77-14-36 NMSA 1978 of nineteen cents ($.19) per mile' in Subsection L; and made minor stylistic changes. The 1982 amendment substituted 'four cents ($.04)' for 'two cents ($.02)' in Subsections A, B and K, 'ten cents ($.10)' for 'five cents ($.05)' in Subsections I, J and K and 'dollars' for 'dollar' in Subsection I and made minor punctuation changes throughout the section.
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