CALLING IT MISGUIDED, GOVERNOR MARTINEZ HAS VETOED A PET FOOD TAX INTENDED TO RAISE MONEY FOR SPAY AND NEUTER PROGRAMS IN NEW MEXICO. SUPPORTERS SAY THE TAX WOULD HAVE RAISED 800-THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR.
IN ANNOUNCING THE VETO, MARTINEZ SAID LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ARE BETTER POSITIONED THAN THE STATE TO PROMOTE SPAYING AND NEUTERING OF PETS. SHE SAYS THE BILL WAS NOTHING MORE THAN A TAX INCREASE THAT WOULD NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM.
