A. The penalties provided for violations of Paragraphs (1) through (5) of Subsection A of Section 5 [76-4-5 NMSA 1978] of the Pesticide Control Act shall not apply to:

(1) any carrier while lawfully engaged in transporting a pesticide within this state, if such carrier shall, upon request, permit the department to copy all records showing the transactions in and movement of the pesticides or devices;

(2) public officials of this state and the federal government while engaged in the performance of their official duties in administering state or federal pesticide laws or regulations or while engaged in pesticide research; or

(3) the manufacturer or shipper of a pesticide for experimental use only by or under the supervision of an agency of this state or of the federal government authorized by law to conduct research in the field of pesticides if the manufacturer or shipper holds a valid experimental use permit issued by the department and by the United States environmental protection agency.

B. No pesticide or device shall be deemed in violation of the Pesticide Control Act when intended solely for export to a foreign country and when prepared or packed according to the specifications or directions of the purchaser. If not so exported, all the provisions of the Pesticide Control Act and regulations adopted thereunder shall apply.

History: 1953 Comp., § 45-25-35, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 366, § 35.

Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 3 Am. Jur. 2d Agriculture §§ 21, 66.

3 C.J.S. Agriculture § 53.