If, upon making any tests or examinations as provided for in Chapter 77, Article 5 NMSA 1978, it appears that any livestock are infected with tuberculosis and that the public interest would be best served through the destruction of the livestock, the board shall cause the destruction of the livestock in a manner deemed most expedient.
§ 77-5-2 NMSA 1978
Infected livestock; destruction
Laws 1929, ch. 159, § 2; C.S. 1929, § 4-1102; 1941 Comp., § 49-502; 1953 Comp., § 47-5-2; Laws 1993, ch. 248, § 36; 1999, ch. 282, § 34.
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