Animal sheltering committee created; members;

qualifications; terms; vacancies; duties; removal; application of Uniform Licensing Act. (Repealed effective July 1, 2030.) A. The "animal sheltering committee" is created. The animal sheltering committee shall consist of five members as follows: (1) one euthanasia agency employee with training and education in euthanasia; (2) one veterinarian who has provided paid or unpaid services to an animal shelter; (3) one representative from a nonprofit animal advocacy group; (4) one member of the public; and (5) a manager or director of a New Mexico facility that provides shelter to animals on a regular basis; provided that the manager or director selected is trained in animal shelter standards. B. No more than two animal sheltering committee members shall be appointed from any one county within the state. C. With respect to licenses issued pursuant to the Animal Sheltering Act, the board and its operations are governed by the Uniform Licensing Act [61-1-1 to 61-1-31 NMSA 1978]. If the provisions of the Uniform Licensing Act conflict with the provisions of the Animal Sheltering Act, the provisions of the Animal Sheltering Act shall prevail. D. The board shall appoint members to the animal sheltering committee for terms of four years, except in the first year of the animal sheltering committee, when members shall be appointed for staggered terms. Of the first appointments, two members shall be appointed for four-year terms, one member shall be appointed for a three-year term, one member shall be appointed for a two-year term and one member shall be appointed for a one-year term. Subsequent appointments shall be made to fill vacancies created in unexpired terms, but only until the term ends or for a full four-year term when the term of an animal sheltering committee member expires. Animal sheltering committee members shall hold office until their successors are duly qualified and appointed. Vacancies shall be filled by appointment by the board for the unexpired term within sixty days of the vacancy to maintain the required composition of the animal sheltering committee. E. Members of the animal sheltering committee shall be reimbursed for per diem and mileage as provided in the Per Diem and Mileage Act [10-8-1 to 10-8-8 NMSA 1978] and shall receive no other compensation, perquisite or allowance. F. A simple majority of the appointed board members constitutes a quorum. History: Laws 2007, ch. 60, § 3; 2009, ch. 102, § 5; 2017, ch. 44, § 9.