A. When an employee or agent of the department has reasonable cause to believe that any lot of commercial feed is being distributed in violation of any of the provisions of the New Mexico Commercial Feed Act or rules promulgated in accordance with that act, it may issue and enforce a written "withdrawal from distribution" order, warning the distributor not to dispose of the lot of commercial feed in any manner until written permission is given by the department or the district court.
B. The department shall release for distribution the lot of commercial feed that was withdrawn from distribution when the provisions of the New Mexico Commercial Feed Act have been complied with. If the department and the distributor agree that the lot of commercial feed is adulterated or otherwise cannot comply with that act within thirty days, the department shall release the lot of commercial feed for disposal in a manner approved by the department.
C. If the distributor has not complied with the provisions of the New Mexico Commercial Feed Act or rules promulgated in accordance with that act within thirty days or if the department has reasonable grounds to believe that the lot of commercial feed will be distributed in violation of the withdrawal from distribution order, the department shall begin condemnation and seizure proceedings against the lot of commercial feed. The department may file a complaint for seizure in the district court in the judicial district in which the commercial feed is located.
D. If, after hearing, the court finds that the commercial feed violates the provisions of the New Mexico Commercial Feed Act or rules promulgated in accordance with that act and orders the commercial feed to be condemned, the department shall ensure that it is disposed of in an appropriate manner. The court may allow the distributor to process or re-label the commercial feed to bring it into compliance with the New Mexico Commercial Feed Act.
History: Laws 2013, ch. 23, § 13.
Effective dates. — Laws 2013, ch. 23, § 19 made the New Mexico Commercial Feed Act effective July 1, 2013.
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