If the governor declares an area in New Mexico to be a disaster area because an area critically infested by range caterpillars or other range pests is endangering remaining areas of the state, the provisions of Sections 76-5-6 and 76-5-8 NMSA 1978 shall not apply. History: 1953 Comp., § 45-8-18.1, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 383, § 2.
Alternative method when disaster area declared
NMSA 1978, § 76-5-7 — under Article 5.
NMSA 1978, § 76-5-7