The legislature expressly declares that its purpose in enacting the Uniform Licensing Act is to promote uniformity with respect to the conduct of board hearings and judicial review and that the Uniform Licensing Act is to be liberally construed to carry out its purpose.

History: 1953 Comp., § 67-26-28, enacted by Laws 1957, ch. 247, § 28.

ANNOTATIONS

Severability. — Laws 1957, ch. 247, § 29 provided for the severability of the act if any part or application thereof is held invalid.

County and municipal officials exceeded their authority by enacting abortion-related ordinances preempted by state law. — Where several counties and municipalities (respondents) enacted local ordinances prohibiting the mailing or receipt of any abortion-related instrumentality and creating licensing schemes exclusive to abortion clinics and providers, and where the state of New Mexico sought a writ of mandamus and stay of respondents enforcement of the ordinances and to invalidate the ordinances as preempted by state law, the writ of mandamus was granted because the ordinances plainly conflicted with the provisions of the Uniform Licensing Act, which imposes uniformity in the licensure of professionals in the state of New Mexico and promotes uniformity with respect to the conduct of board hearings and judicial reviews. The pervasive regulatory scheme under the Uniform Licensing Act demonstrates the legislature's intent to occupy the field of medical licensure specifically, and state professional licensure generally. State ex rel. Torrez v. Bd. of Cnty. Comm'rs for Lea Cnty., 2025-NMSC-011.