N.M. Stat. § 52-1-6.1
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§ 52-1-6.1. Worker's compensation; definition
Official statutory text
For the purposes of Section 52-1-6 NMSA 1978 “farm and ranch laborers” shall include those persons providing care for animals in training for the purpose of competition or competitive exhibition. Employees of a veterinarian and laborers at a treating facility or a facility used solely for the boarding of animals, which is not an intrinsic part of a farm or ranch operation, are not covered by this provision.
Status: in_force
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