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.
§ 76-5-7 NMSA 1978
Alternative method when disaster area declared
1953 Comp., § 45-8-18.1, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 383, § 2.
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