Any amendment to 20.11.2 NMAC that is filed with the state records center shall not affect actions pending for violation of a federal or state statute or regulation, a city or county ordinance, or a board regulation. Prosecution for a violation under prior regulation wording shall be governed and prosecuted under the statute, ordinance, part or regulation section in effect at the time the violation was committed.
N.M. Admin. Code § 20.11.2.8