Updates HB238 will be heard next week in Senate Conservation

snms March 1, 2013 0 Comment Save NM Seeds

House Bill 238 has passed the house floor it will be heard next week in Senate Conservation. Please start calling the senators(info below) check back Sunday for updates.

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Protect our Chile Farms from More Government Oversight!

Say NO to HB238 !

Click on Introduced for a copy of the bill:

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HB238 is unneeded, burdensome, and unfair regulation.

The bill is for the New Mexico Chile Industry, written by the NM Chile Association, and
NOT for New Mexico family farmers.

This is more regulation over farming activities, especially small farmers!

This law requires if you “advertise, describe, label or offer for sale chile peppers using the name of any geographic area or feature in New Mexico,”

You have to do the following:

Register with the New Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA).
Have a verification form follow every sale you make.
Gives the NMDA authority to enter your “store, market or other business or place” to inspect and audit records related to chile.

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Call, email, and pack the room. Demand the legislators listen to us!

Tell Legislators that:

HB238 is unneeded, burdensome, and unfair regulation.

HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE Room 309	Friday, February 15, 2013- 1:30 p.m. or 30 minutes after Floor Session
Rep. Gail Chasey, Chair (D)	505-986-4412
Rep. Georgene Louis Vice Chair (D)	505-986-4464 (same # for Rep. Kane)
Rep. Emily Kane (D)	505-986-4464
Rep. Eliseo Lee Alcon (D)	505-986-4844
Rep. Cathrynn N. Brown (R)	505-986-4248
Rep. Zachary J. Cook (R)	505-986-4452
Rep. Brian F. Egolf, Jr. (D)	505-986-4423
Rep. Kelly K. Fajardo (R)	505-986-4220
Rep. Miguel P. Garcia (D)	505-986-4327
Rep. Nate Gentry (R)	505-986-4757
Rep. Antonio “Moe” Maestas (D)	505-986-4774
Rep. Terry H. McMillan (R)	505-986-4450
Rep. Paul A. Pacheco (R)	505-986-4214 (same # as Rep. Rehm)
Rep. William “Bill” R. Rehm (R)	505-986-4214
Rep. Patricia Roybal Caballero (D)	505-986-4243
Rep. Mimi Stewart (D)	505-986-4842

Email (cut and paste). Put in header: Vote No HB238

HB238 is unneeded, burdensome, and unfair regulation.