Statutes > New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 26 - Drugs and Cosmetics. > Article 1 - General Provisions, 26-1-1 through 26-1-26. > Section 26-1-7 - Attorney general or district attorney to institute prosecutions.

Section 26-1-7 - Attorney general or district attorney to institute prosecutions.

26-1-7. Attorney general or district attorney to institute prosecutions.

It is the duty of the attorney general or the various district attorneys of this state to whom the board reports any violation of the New Mexico Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act [26-1-1 NMSA 1978] to cause appropriate proceedings to be instituted in the proper courts without delay and to be prosecuted in the manner required by law.