77-15-9: Form of petitions.

The petitions shall be in substantially the following form:

PETITION FOR COUNTY PREDATOR CONTROL PROGRAM

To the Board of County Commissioners of _________________ (name of county) New Mexico:

The undersigned, owners of at least fifty-one percent of the sheep and goats, and fifty-one percent of the cattle (or either, as the case may be) on the tax rolls of _______________________ (name of county) county, New Mexico, hereby petition the board of county commissioners to establish a county predator control program as authorized by _______________________ (cite applicable law) to last for a period of ________ years from the date of the establishment of the program. This program shall be financed by a mill levy on the appropriate kind of livestock in this county at a rate not to exceed ______________ ($ ) per head.

We further petition the board of county commissioners to appoint the following five livestock owners, residents of this county, to serve as the county predator control board:

1. ________________________________ 3. ________________________________

2. ________________________________ 4. ________________________________

5. ________________________________

Date Signed Signature Address Name under which assessed Limitation (if any)

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The petitions may consist of as many sheets of paper as needed, as long as each sheet is headed as provided in this section.