# 8.139.400.3 NMAC: Section 3. Statutory Authority

> New Mexico · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SREGS_NM_T8_C139_P400_S3

## Section

- **Citation:** 8.139.400.3 NMAC
- **Heading:** Section 3. Statutory Authority
- **Jurisdiction:** New Mexico
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** NMAC / Title 8 (SOCIAL SERVICES) / Chapter 139 (FOOD STAMP PROGRAM) / Part 400 (RECIPIENT POLICY - WHO CAN BE A RECIPIENT) / Section 3

## Text

The food stamp program is authorized by the Food Stamp Act of 1977 as amended (7 U.S.C. 2011 et. seq.). Regulations issued pursuant to the act are contained in 7 CFR Parts 270- 282. State authority for administering the food stamp program is contained in Chapter 27 NMSA, 1978. Section 9- 8-1 et seq. NMSA 1978 establishes the health care authority (HCA) as a single, unified department to administer laws and exercise functions relating to health care facility licensure and health care purchasing and regulation

## Nearby sections

- [8.139.400.1 NMAC Section 1. Issuing Agency](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SREGS_NM_T8_C139_P400_S1.md)
- [8.139.400.2 NMAC Section 2. Scope](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SREGS_NM_T8_C139_P400_S2.md)
- [8.139.400.3 NMAC Section 3. Statutory Authority](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SREGS_NM_T8_C139_P400_S3.md)
- [8.139.400.5 NMAC Section 5. Effective Date](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SREGS_NM_T8_C139_P400_S5.md)
- [8.139.400.6 NMAC Section 6. Objective](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SREGS_NM_T8_C139_P400_S6.md)
- [8.139.400.8 NMAC Section 8. Basis For Defining Group (Household Composition)](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SREGS_NM_T8_C139_P400_S8.md)
- [8.139.400.9 NMAC Section 9. Mandatory Members](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SREGS_NM_T8_C139_P400_S9.md)
- [8.139.400.10 NMAC Section 10. Nonhousehold Members - Individuals Residing With The Household](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SREGS_NM_T8_C139_P400_S10.md)
- [8.139.400.11 NMAC Section 11. Special Members](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SREGS_NM_T8_C139_P400_S11.md)
- [8.139.400.12 NMAC Section 12. Ineligible Household Members](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SREGS_NM_T8_C139_P400_S12.md)
- [8.139.400.13 NMAC Section 13. Special Households](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SREGS_NM_T8_C139_P400_S13.md)
- [8.139.400.14 NMAC Section 14. Migrant And Seasonal Farmworker Households](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SREGS_NM_T8_C139_P400_S14.md)
- [8.139.400.15 NMAC Section 15. Disaster Victims](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SREGS_NM_T8_C139_P400_S15.md)

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