The attorney general or a district attorney with jurisdiction over a matter shall enforce the provisions of the Indian Arts and Crafts Sales Act [30-33-1 to 30-33-11 NMSA 1978]. The New Mexico office of Indian affairs [Indian affairs department] and an authorized tribal prosecutor may assist the office of the attorney general or the district attorney in determining whether the provisions of the Indian Arts and Crafts Sales Act have been or are being violated. Either the attorney general or a district attorney with jurisdiction over a matter may take action to enforce the provisions of the Indian Arts and Crafts Sales Act.
History: 1953 Comp., § 40-21-25.7, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 163, § 6; 1977, ch. 334, § 5; 1991, ch. 90, § 7.
Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Laws 2004, ch. 24, § 17 provided that statutory references to the "New Mexico office of Indian affairs" be changed to the "Indian affairs department" pursuant to an executive order issued in accordance with Laws 2003, Chapter 403.
The 1991 amendment, effective June 14, 1991, added "or district attorney" in the catchline; inserted "or a district attorney with jurisdiction over a matter" in the first sentence; rewrote the second sentence which read "The New Mexico commission of Indian affairs shall assist the office of the attorney general in the determining whether the provisions of the Indian Arts and Crafts Sales Act have been violated"; and added the final sentence.
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