New Mexico Statutes Chapter 76. Agriculture § 76-5-5. Duties and powers of the board

A. cooperate with all agencies of the United States, which are interested in the control of grasshoppers and other range pests;

B. coordinate and utilize the available facilities and personnel of the New Mexico college of agriculture and mechanic arts [New Mexico state university] extension service;

C. hire such additional help and facilities as may be necessary to carry out the purpose of this act;

D. buy, rent, lease or otherwise provide and dispose of equipment, materials and supplies necessary to carry out the purpose of this act;

E. adopt rules and regulations consistent with the purpose of this act including:

F. supervise and allocate the expenditures from the “grasshopper and other range pest control fund”; provided, however, all vouchers representing payments from the grasshopper and other range pest control fund shall be signed by the chairman of the grasshopper and other range pest control board [director of the New Mexico department of agriculture]; and

G. compromise, settle or pay just claims arising from negligent operations under the Grasshopper and Other Range Pest Control Act, and prescribe a procedure for the preservation and proof of claims.