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N.M. Stat. § 16-6-14 (2026)

[Creating New Mexico state fair, a separate and

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independent legal entity.]
   The New Mexico state fair, is hereby constituted and confirmed a body politic and
corporate and separate and confirmed as a governmental instrumentality for the
purpose of carrying out the provisions of Chapter 46, Laws of 1913 (Sections 16-6-1 to
16-6-4, 16-6-6 to 16-6-9, 16-6-11, 16-6-12 NMSA 1978), and all amendments thereto
and the provisions of this act [16-6-13 to 16-6-22 NMSA 1978]. A corporate purpose of
New Mexico state fair, in addition to any other purposes thereof, shall be to acquire any
project. The powers of the said New Mexico state fair delegated to it by this act and the
Act of Chapter 46, Laws of 1913, and all amendments thereto, shall be vested in and
exercised by a majority of the members of the commission, and a majority of all the
members of such commission shall be a quorum for the transaction of any business
authorized by this act, but a lesser number may adjourn and compel the attendance of
absent members.
History: Laws 1935, ch. 69, § 2; 1941 Comp., § 48-2113; 1953 Comp., § 45-20-13.

                                    ANNOTATIONS

Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not
part of the law.

New Mexico state fair is a legal entity which is a part of the state of New Mexico.
1964 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 64-70.

Where donation of horse race profits illegal. — It is not legal for the state fair to
donate the proceeds, in excess of costs, from horse races to the community chest. 1955
Op. Att'y Gen. No. 55-6279.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1991–1991 · leading case: Bober v. New Mexico State Fair, 808 P.2d 614 (N.M. 1991).
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Bober v. New Mexico State Fair, 808 P.2d 614 (N.M. 1991). · cites it 2× “NMSA 1978, § 16-6-14 (Repl.Pamp.1987). We shall refer to both defendants collectively in this opinion as "the State Fair.”
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