Section 77-17-1 - License and bond required.
77-17-1. License and bond required.
A person shall not conduct or carry on the trade of butcher or slaughterer of livestock or as a dealer in fresh meats or meat products or as a manufacturer or processor of meat or poultry products or operate a rendering plant or operate a cold storage locker plant in which cold storage lockers are rented or leased to other persons in this state without having first obtained a license and filed a bond as required by Sections 77-17-2 and 77-17-3 NMSA 1978.