§ 76-7A-4 NMSA 1978

The board may quarantine the state or any portion thereof whenever the department determines that a harmful plant exists therein and that such action is necessary to prevent the introduction of a harmful plant into the state or to retard the spread or dissemination of a harmful plant that has become established in the state. Before establishing a quarantine, the board shall hold a public hearing. Notice of the hearing shall be given to all interested parties and shall be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the state. At the hearing all interested parties may appear and be heard.