Abatement of illegal dumpsite

A. The department may bring an abatement action pursuant to the provisions of Section 30-8-8 NMSA 1978 to eliminate an illegal dumpsite. B. The secretary may act administratively to eliminate illegal dumpsites pursuant to the provisions of the Recycling, Circular Economy and Illegal Dumping Act. C. Nothing in this section shall prohibit a municipality, county, Indian nation, pueblo or tribe, land grant community or cooperative association from contracting for services to complete an abatement action. History: Laws 2005, ch. 171, § 11; 2025, ch. 151, § 8.