· 7/6/1987
New Mexico Pharmaceutical Ass'n v. State
Citations
- 738 P.2d 1318
- 106 N.M. 73
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- stating a board “has no power to adopt a rule or regulation that is not in harmony with [its] statutory authority”
- persuasive weight will be given to an administrative agency’s interpretation of an ambiguous statute, but a reviewing court will overturn an agency’s incorrect interpretation
- statutory interpretations of agency charged with administration of the statute are persuasive, but reviewing court will overturn a clearly incorrect administrative interpretation
- statutory interpretations of agency charged with administration of the statute are persuasive, but reviewing court will overturn a clearly incorrect administrative interpretation
- “In interpreting statutes, we should read the entire statute as a whole so that each provision may be considered in relation to every other part.”
- construe the statute as a whole
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Judges: Stowers, Walters, Ransom
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