N.M. Stat. § 76-21-11
Qualifications of members.
Each member of the commission shall have the following qualifications which shall
continue during his term of office:
A. a legal resident of the United States;
B. a bona fide resident of the state;
C. shall have demonstrated an active interest in the development of the commodity
industry in New Mexico; and
D. producer members shall be and have been actively engaged in producing and
the handler members in the handling of the commodity for which the commission is
established and shall derive a substantial portion of their incomes from the sale of the
commodity.