NMDA schedules public hearings regarding new rules, amendments and repeals Public hearings to be held in Artesia June 18 and Las Cruces June 19

NMDA schedules public hearings regarding new rules, amendments and repeals Public hearings to be held in Artesia June 18 and Las Cruces June 19 (Las Cruces, New Mexico) – The New Mexico Department of Agriculture has scheduled rule-making hearings in order to receive public input on new rules, amendments and repeals of departmental rules. The first hearing will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, June 18 in Artesia at the Artesia Public Schools Administrative Office, located at 301 Bulldog Blvd. The hearing will focus on the new rule regarding pecan buyers licensure: 21.19.2 New Mexico Administrative Code (NMAC) – Pecan Buyers Licensure. A hearing will also be held at 9 a.m. Tuesday, June 19 in Las Cruces at the New Mexico Department of Agriculture, located at 3190 S. Espina. The hearing will focus on the new rule regarding pecan buyers licensure: 21.19.2 NMAC Pecan Buyers Licensure, as well as the following: Repeals: 19.15.110 NMAC Biodiesel fuel specification, dispensers, and dispenser labeling requirements; 19.15.111 NMAC E85 Fuel specification, dispensers, and dispenser labeling requirements; 19.15.112 NMAC Retail natural gas (CNG/LNG) regulations Repeal and Replace: 21.1.1 NMAC NMDA Rule Making Procedures Amend: 19.15.108 NMAC Bonding and Registration of Service Technicians and Service Establishments for Commercial Weighing or Measuring Devices. To view complete details, please visit http://www.nmda.nmsu.edu/notice-of-rulemaking-hearings/. For more information about NMDA, visit www.nmda.nmsu.edu. Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/NMDeptAg and follow us on Twitter @NMDeptAg.