The passage of New Mexico Senate Bill 57 (SB57) in 2020 provides a mechanism for funding affordable spay and neuter surgeries by qualified providers across New Mexico. The New Mexico Department of Agriculture collects these funds from fees charged to non-exempted pet food manufacturers that sell their products in New Mexico. The New Mexico Board of Veterinary Medicine (NMBVM) will be responsible for distributing the funds annually upon the recommendations of the Animal Shelter Committee (ASC), under the NMBVM, and is currently in the process of promulgating rules regarding these disbursements. This page will be updated with further instructions when the final rules have been published.