Meetings set for July 29 and 31 in Las Cruces and Albuquerque
LAS CRUCES, N.M. – The New Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA) will hold public hearings Tuesday, July 29, and Thursday, July 31, to receive input on proposed amendments to the following rules:
Egg Inspection Fees (21.34.7 NMAC) – 9 a.m.
Seed Standards and Classifications (21.18.4 NMAC) – 10 a.m.
Pesticides Rule (21.17.50 NMAC) – 11 a.m.
Each hearing is open to the public and will be accessible in-person. Hearings held in Las Cruces will additionally offer virtual participation via video and phone.
In-person locations are as follows:
July 29: Gerald Thomas Hall Auditorium (Room 194), NMSU, Las Cruces (940 College Drive)
July 31: CNM Workforce Training Center, Albuquerque (5600 Eagle Rock Ave. NE)
Visitors to NMSU may obtain a free, one-day parking permit on the NMSU website.
Virtual access for the Las Cruces hearings (same for all) is as follows:
Zoom: https://nmsu.zoom.us/j/83992662632
Phone: 1-669-900-6833 or 1-719-359-4580
Meeting ID: 777 178 7960, Passcode: 328151
Oral comments will be accepted during the hearings. Written comments will be accepted through 5 p.m. on Thursday, July 31, via email to
New Mexico Department of Agriculture
Office of the Director
MSC 3189, P.O. Box 30005
1050 Stewart St., Las Cruces, NM 88003-8005
Only comments with signatures, including electronic or scanned signatures that meet legal standards, will be accepted. The director will consider all oral comments and review all timely-submitted written comments and responses.
Accessibility accommodations can be requested by calling 575-646-3702 at least one week prior to the hearing.
The full Notices of Proposed Rulemaking and related documents are available on the NMDA website.
Legal authority for these amendments is granted to the board of regents of New Mexico State University under Chapter 76, Article 1, Section 2, NMSA 1978 Compilation.
