It is operated through the state Tourism Department. New Mexico also has a Green Chile Cheeseburger Trail to promote restaurants throughout the state that serve the iconic burger. The law was expanded two years later to make sure any chile not grown in New Mexico was labeled with “Not grown in New Mexico” in a bold typeface. The law makes it illegal for anyone to advertise or sell non-New Mexico grown chile as New Mexico chile. The New Mexico Chile Advertising Act became law in 2011. New Mexico also makes sure that chile grown in New Mexico is correctly labeled as such. New Mexico is the state that provides the most chile, with thousands of acres compared to the less-than 500 acres by Colorado. In a House committee hearing, Brown told her colleagues the race was on. Legislators urged a rush on a green chile license plate because of some competition from Colorado, which frequently attempts to claim green chile as its own. “The creation of this license plate reflects New Mexico’s unique connection to chile and its importance to our culture and economy.” “I’m proud that New Mexico’s chile is the best in the world and that our state has been a leader in chile production for hundreds of years,” Brown said. Cathrynn Brown, R-Carlsbad, praised the creation of the new license plate.
But drivers who currently have a specialty plate can switch to the chile plate at no additional cost. To switch to the new plate would cost $17 in person or $7.25 online. “That is why I have directed the Tourism Department to work with the Motor Vehicle Division to create a standard chile license plate that represents something that truly makes New Mexico true-our chile, with no additional fees.” “However, such a plate should be made available to all New Mexicans at no additional cost,” Martinez wrote in her veto message.
This came after Martinez vetoed legislation that would have created a specialty chile license plate whose funds would have went to educational programs with the New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum in Las Cruces. “Not only does chile play a significant role in our state’s culture – it is one of our state’s greatest treasures, and this license plate will let the world know.” Martinez said in announcing the new license plate. “With the creation of this license plate, we are sending a strong message that New Mexico is the only chile capital of the world,” Gov. It also features a green chile pepper in front of a red chile pepper. The new black license plate says in yellow lettering “Chile capital of the world” and has yellow license plate numbers. Susana Martinez vetoed a bill to create a speciality chile license plate-but chile lovers will still be able to get a license plate featuring chile without the extra cost of a specialty plate.
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