New Mexico Statutes Chapter 77. Animals and Livestock § 77-3-8. Destruction of diseased livestock; payment to the owner; appraisal

In cases where the board deems it necessary to destroy any diseased, infected or exposed livestock in order to prevent the spread of dangerous and fatal diseases such as glanders, farcy, tuberculosis, pleuro-pneumonia, rinderpest, foot and mouth disease or any other dangerous and fatal disease, foreign or other, which according to the rules, regulations and standards adopted by the United States department of agriculture animal and plant health inspection service cannot be extirpated by means other than the destroying of the diseased, infected or exposed livestock, the board may have the livestock killed and burned or buried under such rules as the board may prescribe. The board shall cooperate with the United States department of agriculture in paying to the owners of the slaughtered livestock the allowed indemnity determined by the United States department of agriculture animal and plant health inspection service and the board.