Section 60-1A-13 - Official chemist; qualifications; duties. (Repealed effective July 1, 2012.) - New Mexico Statutes

60-1A-13. Official chemist; qualifications; duties.   (Repealed effective July 1, 2012.)

The commission shall designate at least one official chemist.  An official chemist shall hold a doctorate degree in chemistry or a related field and shall be knowledgeable and experienced in the techniques used for testing the blood, urine and saliva of horses for drugs, chemicals, stimulants, depressants or other foreign substances not naturally occurring in a horse.  The official chemist may be an employee of a private laboratory located in New Mexico or an employee of an agency of New Mexico.  The official chemist shall exercise the duties prescribed by rules of the commission.