New Mexico SB 464: AGRITOURISM PROMOTION ACT

Bill Text

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AN ACT
RELATING TO TOURISM; REQUIRING THE NEW MEXICO OUTDOOR
RECREATION DIVISION OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TO
INCREASE AGRITOURISM.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
SECTION 1. Section 9-15-14.1 NMSA 1978 (being Laws
2019, Chapter 117, Section 2, as amended) is amended to read:
"9-15-14.1. NEW MEXICO OUTDOOR RECREATION DIVISION--
DUTIES--DEFINITIONS.--
A. The New Mexico outdoor recreation division of
the department shall:
(1) increase outdoor recreation-based
economic development, tourism, agritourism and ecotourism in
the state;
(2) recruit out-of-state-based outdoor
recreation businesses to locate in New Mexico;
(3) promote stewardship and preservation of
New Mexico's unique environment and cultural assets;
(4) promote education about and use of
outdoor recreation assets to enhance public health;
(5) administer the outdoor equity grant
program; and
(6) promote and support in-state
recreational and agritourism business.

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B. The department, the tourism department, the
state land office, the Rio Grande trail commission, the state
parks division of the energy, minerals and natural resources
department, the department of game and fish, the cultural
affairs department, the Indian affairs department, the
department of health and the department of transportation
shall work in conjunction with the New Mexico outdoor
recreation division to support the division's duties as they
relate to the purposes of the respective departments and
agencies.
C. For the purposes of administering functions of
the New Mexico outdoor recreation division:
(1) "agritourism" means activities, for
recreational, entertainment or educational purposes, that
allow members of the public to view or enjoy rural
activities, including farming activities, ranching activities
and historic, cultural or natural attractions;
(2) "ecotourism" means a form of tourism
that involves visiting areas of ecological interest and is
intended as a low-impact and often small-scale alternative to
standard commercial tourism; and
(3) "outdoor recreation" means a
recreational activity that occurs outdoors in a natural
environment, including the use of trails, the natural
landscape, water or snow resources or other natural resources

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in the activity."