Section 61-14-7.1, NMSA 1978 directs the animal sheltering committee of the New Mexico board of veterinary medicine to develop criteria for individuals, nonprofit organizations, animal shelters and euthanasia agencies to receive monetary assistance for dog and cat spaying and neutering from the animal care and facility fund; and recommend to the board the disbursements of money from the animal care and facility fund to eligible individuals, nonprofit organizations, animal shelters and euthanasia agencies.
N.M. Admin. Code § 16.25.10.3