SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico racing regulators will be able to test more horses for illegal drugs and can impose tougher sanctions for violations under legislation signed into law Tuesday by Gov. Susana Martinez.

One new law provides the State Racing Commission with an earmarked source of money — about $700,000 a year — for testing race horses. That’s more than twice what the regulatory agency currently spends, according to Vince Mares, the commission’s executive director.