Fees

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 one dollar ($1.00) 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 fifty dollars ($50.00) for each inspection request; provided that the board shall not increase the inspection fee more than four cents ($.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 two hundred dollars ($200); 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 two hundred dollars ($200); 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 twenty dollars ($20.00) 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 two hundred dollars ($200), 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 re-recording of brands pursuant to Section 77-2-7.12 NMSA 1978 in an amount not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200); 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 two dollars fifty cents ($2.50) per head and a service charge in an amount not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00) for each inspection request; provided that the board may not increase the inspection fee more than ten cents ($.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 two dollars fifty cents ($2.50) per hide and a service charge in an amount not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00) for each inspection request; provided that the board may not increase the inspection fee more than ten cents ($.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 seventy-five dollars ($75.00); J. a fee for the impoundment of trespass livestock pursuant to Section 77-14-36 NMSA 1978 in an amount not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00) 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 one hundred dollars ($100); L. a fee for issuing a transportation permit pursuant to Section 77-9-42 NMSA 1978 in an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100); 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 one hundred dollars ($100); 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 two hundred dollars ($200); and O. a fee for moving a head of livestock to or from a place for seasonal grazing in an amount equal to fifty percent of the fee for the inspection of livestock per head set by the board pursuant to Subsection G of this section and Section 77-9-38 NMSA 1978, rounded up to the nearest cent. For the purposes of this subsection, "seasonal grazing" means the movement of livestock from one grazing location to another grazing location; provided, however, that both grazing locations are under the control of the same producer and the ownership of the livestock does not transfer upon the movement of the livestock. 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; 2025, ch. 65, § 1.