{"data":{"id":"us-nm/3-48-2","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"3-48-2","heading":"Authority to regulate refuse.","body":"A municipality may, by ordinance:\nA. acquire and maintain refuse disposal areas or plants within or without the municipal boundary;\nB. enforce a general system of refuse collection and disposal;\nC. prohibit the deposit of refuse on either public or private property;\nD. compel the taking of refuse to designated places;\nE. specify the kind, size and material of a refuse receptacle;\nF. provide for the destruction of refuse or its use for a beneficial purpose; and\nG. require any person owning or controlling any occupied real property to:\n(1) provide and maintain suitable refuse receptacles;\n(2) deposit all refuse in the receptacles; and\n(3) place a receptacle in a place convenient for removal.","path":["Chapter 3 - Municipalities","ARTICLE 48 Refuse; Collection and Disposal"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18504/index.do","current_through":"2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"46848b2123e6a948884c3a2bfd72410ed144fe32b4d71918ed100491801d3fd9","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/3-48-1","next":"us-nm/3-48-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}