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PARTNERS FOR A CLEAN NEW MEXICO ENFORCEMENT

GOAL 1:

ILLEGAL DUMPING AND RELATED REGULATIONS AND STATUTES ARE ENFORCED EFFECTIVELY ACROSS ALL JURISDICTIONS

Objectives

1. Develop a means to share information about illegal dumping crimes

2. Develop a standard system for reporting illegal dumping

3. Establish a data base to collect enforcement information

4. Educate law enforcement officers on illegal dumping issues

5. Establish a system to share lessons learned about successful detection and apprehension of illegal dumpers

Projects to be identified

GOAL 1 CONTINUED...

ILLEGAL DUMPING CASES ARE AGGRESSIVELY

PROSECUTED USING THE REGULATIONS OR STATUTES OF THE JURISDICTION WITH THE HIGHEST LIKELIHOOD OF SUCCESS

Objectives

1. Identify regulatory and other barriers to successful prosecution

2. Address identified barriers

3. Investigate the benefits of establishing an environmental court

4. Establish a system to monitoring outcomes of prosecution

5. Provide materials and training on effects of illegal dumping for prosecutors and judges  

6. Review existing regulations to identify additional needed authorities

Projects to be identified

The NMED, BLM, USFS, and County Sheriffs are the primary enforcers of codes, regulation and statutes related to illegal dumping. 

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