N.M. Stat. § 77-2-16
Financial report and tax estimate; state levy; maximum
rate.
It is the duty of the board on or before June 30 of each year to make and file with the
department of finance and administration a report and estimate showing the amount of
money in the custody or under the control of the treasurer of the board, the estimated
receipts from all sources and the actual and estimated expenditures for the current
fiscal year. The department of finance and administration shall annually, at the time and
in the manner of certifying rates under the Property Tax Code [Chapter 7, Articles 35 to
38 NMSA 1978], certify a rate and impose a levy upon all cattle, horses, mules, asses,
sheep, goats and buffalo in every county in the state, provided that such levy shall not
exceed the amount required by operation of the rate limitation provisions of Section 7-
37-7.1 NMSA 1978.