§ 57-15-8 NMSA 1978

In order to promote the uniform administration of this act [ 57-15-2, 57-15-6 through 57-15-8 NMSA 1978] in New Mexico, the attorney general is to be responsible for its enforcement, but he may in appropriate cases delegate this authority to the district attorneys of the state and when this is done, the district attorneys shall have every power conferred upon the attorney general by this act.