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NM Stat § 17-6-6 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 17 - Game and Fish and Outdoor Recreation|Article 6 - Habitat Protection|Section 17-6-6 - Exceptions.

The restrictions, prohibitions or permitted uses established pursuant to the Habitat Protection Act do not apply to: A. public employees acting in the scope of their employment; B. valid licensees, permittees, lessees or their assignees or designees, of state agencies or public land management agencies, when traveling in the areas or for the specific purposes for which such licenses, permits, leases, assignments or designations were issued or granted; and C. emergency situations such as fire or other disasters, or where necessary to protect life or property. History: 1953 Comp., § 53-6-6, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 242, § 6.
NM Stat § 17-6-7 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 17 - Game and Fish and Outdoor Recreation|Article 6 - Habitat Protection|Section 17-6-7 - Expenditure of funds; functions.

The commission may expend such funds as become available from the game protection fund, state or federal grants or other sources to carry out the provisions of the Habitat Protection Act including, but not limited to: A. investigations and surveys of actual or possible wildlife habitat damage by vehicles and the study of areas to be recommended for recreational vehicle use; B. posting notices of restrictions, prohibitions and permitted use of vehicles; C. providing maps and other necessary information to the public; D. an informational and educational program on wildlife habitat preservation and restoration; or E. the enforcement of the provisions of the Habitat Protection Act. History: 1953 Comp., § 53-6-7, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 242, § 7.
NM Stat § 17-6-8 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 17 - Game and Fish and Outdoor Recreation|Article 6 - Habitat Protection|Section 17-6-8 - Limitation of liability on landowners.

No person or corporation, or their successors in interest, who has granted a right-of-way or easement across his land to the commission for use under the Habitat Protection Act shall be liable to any user of the land for injuries suffered on said right-of-way or easement unless the injuries are caused by the willful or wanton misconduct of the grantor. History: 1953 Comp., § 53-6-8, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 242, § 8.
NM Stat § 17-6-9 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 17 - Game and Fish and Outdoor Recreation|Article 6 - Habitat Protection|Section 17-6-9 - Enforcement.

All peace officers of the state, counties and municipalities and other duly authorized state authorities shall enforce the provisions of the Habitat Protection Act. History: 1953 Comp., § 53-6-9, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 242, § 9.
NM Stat § 17-6-10 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 17 - Game and Fish and Outdoor Recreation|Article 6 - Habitat Protection|Section 17-6-10 - Commissioner of public lands exempt.

Nothing contained in the Habitat Protection Act shall alter, change, restrict or diminish the rights, powers and duties of the commissioner of public lands in the administration, management, care and control of state trust lands as provided for by the Enabling Act and other applicable state statutes. History: 1953 Comp., § 53-6-10, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 242, § 10.
NM Stat § 17-6-11 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 17 - Game and Fish and Outdoor Recreation|Article 6 - Habitat Protection|Section 17-6-11 - Violations; penalty.

Any person who violates any provision of the Habitat Protection Act or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto is guilty of a misdemeanor. History: 1953 Comp., § 53-6-11, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 242, § 11.
NM Stat § 17-7-1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 17 - Game and Fish and Outdoor Recreation|Article 7 - Shooting Range Fund|Section 17-7-1 - Short title.

This act [17-7-1 to 17-7-3 NMSA 1978] may be cited as the "Shooting Range Fund Act". History: 1953 Comp., § 53-7-1, enacted by Laws 1976 (S.S.), ch. 43, § 1.
NM Stat § 17-7-2 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 17 - Game and Fish and Outdoor Recreation|Article 7 - Shooting Range Fund|Section 17-7-2 - Fund created.

There is created in the state treasury a special fund to be known as the "shooting range fund". All money appropriated to this fund or accruing to it as a result of gift, deposit or from other sources, except interest earned on the fund which shall be credited to the general fund, shall not be transferred to another fund or encumbered or disbursed in any manner except as provided in the Shooting Range Fund Act. Appropriated money in the fund shall not revert to the general fund. Money in the fund shall be used for construction or improvement of public shooting ranges pursuant to the Shooting Range Fund Act. Disbursements from the fund shall be made only upon warrant drawn by the secretary of finance and administration pursuant to vouchers signed by the director of the department of game and fish. History: 1953 Comp., § 53-7-2, enacted by Laws 1976 (S.S.), ch. 43, § 2; 1977, ch. 247, § 163; 1989, ch. 324, § 11. ANNOTATIONSThe 1989 amendment, effective April 7, 1989, deleted "investments" following "deposit" in the second sentence. General rule is that interest is accretion or increment to principal fund earning it, and becomes a part of that fund. 1980 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 80-17. Interest earned credited to shooting range fund, not state fund. — Any interest earned on the investment of money in the shooting range fund must be credited to that fund, not the state general fund. 1980 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 80-17.
NM Stat § 17-7-3 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 17 - Game and Fish and Outdoor Recreation|Article 7 - Shooting Range Fund|Section 17-7-3 - Administration.

A. The state game commission shall administer the provisions of the Shooting Range Fund Act and shall, pursuant to the State Rules Act [Chapter 14, Article 4 NMSA 1978], adopt such rules and regulations as deemed necessary to carry out the provisions of the Shooting Range Fund Act. B. Rules and regulations shall include: (1) a method for the determination of a county or municipality eligibility for grants from the shooting range fund; (2) procedures for applications, approvals and rejections of grant proposals; (3) a requirement that a county or municipality contribute at least twenty-five percent of the cost necessary to complete a shooting range grant proposal; (4) a requirement that one-half of the local contribution required by Paragraph (3) of this subsection is to be money; (5) a requirement that a shooting range project shall be undertaken in accordance with specifications determined by the department of game and fish. Such specifications may provide for pistol, rifle, shotgun and archery facilities; and (6) provisions for the operation and maintenance of shooting range facilities. C. Grants from the shooting range fund shall be awarded by the state game commission only for new public shooting range construction or for improvements to existing public shooting ranges. No funds shall be approved for maintenance of shooting ranges nor for shooting range renovation prior to 1980. No grant from the money appropriated to the shooting range fund shall exceed: (1) twenty-five percent of the cost of any one project; nor (2) more than ten percent of the amount appropriated to the shooting range fund by the Shooting Range Fund Act. D. The state game commission may expend not more than five percent of the appropriated money in the shooting range fund each fiscal year for administrative purposes to carry out the provisions of the Shooting Range Fund Act. History: 1953 Comp., § 53-7-3, enacted by Laws 1976 (S.S.), ch. 43, § 3.
NM Stat § 17-8-1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 17 - Game and Fish and Outdoor Recreation|Article 8 - Sport Shooting Range|Section 17-8-1 - Short title.

This act [17-8-1 to 17-8-6 NMSA 1978] may be cited as the "Sport Shooting Range Act". History: Laws 2002, ch. 72, § 1. ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For municipal zoning regulations, see 3-21-1 to 3-21-26 NMSA 1978. For abatement of a public nuisance, see 30-8-8 NMSA 1978.
NM Stat § 17-8-2 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 17 - Game and Fish and Outdoor Recreation|Article 8 - Sport Shooting Range|Section 17-8-2 - Purpose of act.

The purpose of the Sport Shooting Range Act is to protect the normal operation and use of sport shooting ranges by establishing when a person who owns, operates or uses a sport shooting range is liable for civil penalties. History: Laws 2002, ch. 72, § 2.
NM Stat § 17-8-3 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 17 - Game and Fish and Outdoor Recreation|Article 8 - Sport Shooting Range|Section 17-8-3 - Definition.

As used in the Sport Shooting Range Act, a "sport shooting range" is an area designed and operated for the use of rifles, shotguns or pistols as a means of silhouette, skeet, trap, black powder or other sport shooting or firearms training. History: Laws 2002, ch. 72, § 3.
NM Stat § 17-8-4 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 17 - Game and Fish and Outdoor Recreation|Article 8 - Sport Shooting Range|Section 17-8-4 - Immunity from nuisance actions based on noise or noise pollution.

A. The use or operation of a sport shooting range shall not be enjoined as a nuisance on the basis of noise or noise pollution: (1) if the sport shooting range is in compliance with noise control statutes, rules or ordinances that apply to the range and its operation at the time that the initial operation of the range commenced; (2) due to changes made to noise control statutes, rules or ordinances that apply to the sport shooting range and its operation, if the changes take effect after the initial operation of the range commenced; or (3) if noise control statutes, rules or ordinances were not in effect at the time that the original operation of the sport shooting range commenced. B. The use or operation of a sport shooting range may not be enjoined as a nuisance on the basis of noise or noise pollution by a person who acquires an interest in real property adversely affected by the normal operation and use of a sport shooting range that commenced operation prior to the time the person acquired the interest in real property. History: Laws 2002, ch. 72, § 4.
NM Stat § 17-8-5 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 17 - Game and Fish and Outdoor Recreation|Article 8 - Sport Shooting Range|Section 17-8-5 - Local government authority.

The provisions of the Sport Shooting Range Act shall not prohibit a local government from regulating the location and construction of sport shooting ranges after July 1, 2002. History: Laws 2002, ch. 72, § 5.
NM Stat § 17-8-6 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 17 - Game and Fish and Outdoor Recreation|Article 8 - Sport Shooting Range|Section 17-8-6 - Exemptions.

The provisions of the Sport Shooting Range Act do not apply: A. to recovery for an act or omission relating to recklessness, negligence, wanton misconduct or willful misconduct in the operation or use of a sport shooting range; B. to a nuisance action on the basis of trespass involving the operation or use of a sport shooting range; C. to the operation or use of a sport shooting range that substantially and adversely affects public health or public safety; or D. if there has been a substantial change in the primary use of a sport shooting range. History: Laws 2002, ch. 72, § 6.
NM Stat § 17-9-1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 17 - Game and Fish and Outdoor Recreation|Article 9 - Wildlife Corridors|Section 17-9-1 - Short title.

This act [17-9-1 to 17-9-4 NMSA 1978] may be cited as the "Wildlife Corridors Act".History: Laws 2019, ch. 97, § 1. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2019, ch. 97 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 14, 2019, 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature.
NM Stat § 17-9-2 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 17 - Game and Fish and Outdoor Recreation|Article 9 - Wildlife Corridors|Section 17-9-2 - Definitions.

As used in the Wildlife Corridors Act:A. "human-caused barrier" means a road, culvert, commercial or residential development or other human-made structure that has the potential to affect the natural movement of wildlife across the landscape;B. "large mammal" includes mule deer, elk, pronghorn antelope, bighorn sheep, black bear and mountain lions;C. "species of concern" means a wildlife species identified by the department of game and fish as being adversely affected by habitat fragmentation exacerbated by human-caused barriers and the high potential of wildlife-vehicle collisions; andD. "wildlife corridors" means those areas used routinely by wildlife to travel through their habitat and includes corridors used by migrating wildlife.History: Laws 2019, ch. 97, § 2. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2019, ch. 97 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 14, 2019, 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature.
NM Stat § 17-9-4 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 17 - Game and Fish and Outdoor Recreation|Article 9 - Wildlife Corridors|Section 17-9-4 - Prioritized wildlife corridors project list; publication.

A. As part of the wildlife corridors action plan, the department of game and fish and the department of transportation shall publish a prioritized "wildlife corridors project list" of projects to be undertaken.B. The department of game and fish and the department of transportation shall prioritize projects within the wildlife corridors project list by assessing the following criteria, listed in order of importance:(1) the potential to reduce wildlife-vehicle collision and enhance safety to the traveling public;(2) the relative current population size of select large mammal species and species of concern or the value of proposed infrastructure that will improve wildlife corridors; (3) the feasibility and constructability of wildlife corridors infrastructure;(4) the potential costs and economics of wildlife corridors infrastructure, including benefits or other effects on local communities; (5) local community support for proposed wildlife corridors infrastructure;(6) the value of the project to native large mammals and other native species; and(7) surrounding land-use and ownership, especially tribal lands, and an evaluation of the need for conservation easements or other real estate instrument necessary to maintain the viability of a proposed wildlife corridor.C. On an annual basis following the issuance of the first wildlife corridors project list, the department of game and fish and the department of transportation shall issue a report to the governor and the legislature stating the progress toward completing the enumerated projects as of the current fiscal year. The report shall represent progress toward completion of a project as a percentage, with a corresponding explanation for the represented number and plans for future progress.History: Laws 2019, ch. 97, § 4. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2019, ch. 97 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 14, 2019, 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature.
NM Stat § 17-10-1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 17 - Game and Fish and Outdoor Recreation|Article 10 - Wildlife Trafficking|Section 17-10-1 - Short title.

This act [17-10-1 to 17-10-6 NMSA 1978] may be cited as the "Wildlife Trafficking Act".History: Laws 2020, ch. 77, § 1. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2020, ch. 77, § 7 made Laws 2020, ch. 77, § 1 effective July 1, 2020.
NM Stat § 17-10-2 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 17 - Game and Fish and Outdoor Recreation|Article 10 - Wildlife Trafficking|Section 17-10-2 - Definitions.

As used in the Wildlife Trafficking Act:A. "covered animal part or product" means any portion of a covered animal species; any item that contains, is advertised as containing or is wholly or partially made from a part that comes from a covered animal species; or shark fins;B. "covered animal species" means any extant species of elephant, lion, rhinoceros or other species covered by Appendix 1 of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora;C. "distribute" means either a change in possession for consideration or a change in legal ownership;D. "educational or scientific institution" means an institution that has an educational or scientific tax exemption from the federal internal revenue service or the institution's national or state tax authority;E. "sell" includes bartering for, exchanging, trading or possessing with the intent to sell and each such transaction made by any person, with or without remuneration, including any intrastate sale through the internet; andF. "total value of the covered animal species or covered animal part or product" means the fair market value of such part or product, the price at which the part or product was offered for sale or the actual price paid for the part or product, whichever is greater.History: Laws 2020, ch. 77, § 2. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2020, ch. 77, § 7 made Laws 2020, ch. 77, § 2 effective July 1, 2020.
NM Stat § 17-10-3 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 17 - Game and Fish and Outdoor Recreation|Article 10 - Wildlife Trafficking|Section 17-10-3 - Prohibited acts.

A. Except as provided in Section 4 [17-10-4 NMSA 1978] of the Wildlife Trafficking Act, it is unlawful for a person to knowingly sell or purchase any covered animal species or covered animal part or product.B. The act of obtaining an appraisal of any covered animal species or covered animal part or product alone does not constitute possession with intent to sell.History: Laws 2020, ch. 77, § 3. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2020, ch. 77, § 7 made Laws 2020, ch. 77, § 3 effective July 1, 2020.
NM Stat § 17-10-4 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 17 - Game and Fish and Outdoor Recreation|Article 10 - Wildlife Trafficking|Section 17-10-4 - Exceptions.

It is not a violation of Section 3 [17-10-3 NMSA 1978] of the Wildlife Trafficking Act if any of the following conditions are satisfied:A. the covered animal part or product is a fixed component of an antique product that is not made wholly or primarily of covered animal parts or products; provided that the antique status is established by the owner or seller with evidence proving origin and showing that: (1) the covered animal part or product is more than one hundred years old;(2) the total weight of the covered animal part or product is less than two hundred grams; and(3) at least fifty percent of the value of the antique product does not stem from the covered animal part or product;B. the covered animal part or product is a component of a gun or musical instrument, including stringed instruments and bows, wind and percussion instruments and pianos;C. the covered animal species or covered animal part or product is lawfully possessed by an enrolled member of a federally recognized Indian nation, tribe or pueblo for traditional, cultural or religious purposes;D. the owner distributed the covered animal species or covered animal part or product to an educational or scientific institution, and such institution establishes, through evidence, that it is in compliance with all federal laws regulating the covered animal species or covered animal part or product;E. the noncommercial transfer of ownership of the covered animal species or covered animal part or product is to a legal beneficiary of an estate, trust or other inheritance upon the death of the owner of the covered animal species or covered animal part or product or is a gift;F. the sale, trade or purchase of the covered animal species or covered animal part or product is authorized by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora or by federal or state law or permit; orG. the alleged violation of a provision of Section 3 of the Wildlife Trafficking Act is by an employee or agent of a federal, state or local law enforcement agency who is operating in the employee's or agent's official capacity as a federal, state or local law enforcement officer.History: Laws 2020, ch. 77, § 4. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2020, ch. 77, § 7 made Laws 2020, ch. 77, § 4 effective July 1, 2020.
NM Stat § 17-10-5 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 17 - Game and Fish and Outdoor Recreation|Article 10 - Wildlife Trafficking|Section 17-10-5 - Criminal and civil penalties.

A. A person who violates Section 3 [17-10-3 NMSA 1978] of the Wildlife Trafficking Act is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978.B. Each covered animal species or covered animal part or product sold or purchased in violation of Section 3 of the Wildlife Trafficking Act is a separate offense. Two or more offenses may be charged in the same complaint, information or indictment and punished as separate offenses for each covered animal species or covered animal part or product involved.C. With or without a criminal conviction, a person who violates Section 3 of the Wildlife Trafficking Act and anyone who benefited or would have benefited from the violation may be sued in district court and is subject to a penalty not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or three times the total value of the covered animal species or covered animal part or product, whichever is greater.D. Upon conviction in a criminal court or a finding in a civil court for a violation of Section 3 of the Wildlife Trafficking Act, the court shall order that the covered animal species or covered animal part or product be:(1) given to the United States fish and wildlife service, if requested by that agency;(2) destroyed; or(3) donated to an educational or scientific institution.History: Laws 2020, ch. 77, § 5. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2020, ch. 77, § 7 made Laws 2020, ch. 77, § 5 effective July 1, 2020.
NM Stat § 17-10-6 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 17 - Game and Fish and Outdoor Recreation|Article 10 - Wildlife Trafficking|Section 17-10-6 - Enforcement authority.

A. The criminal enforcement provisions of the Wildlife Trafficking Act may be enforced by any commissioned law enforcement officer, including an officer employed by the department of game and fish and the state parks division of the energy, minerals and natural resources department.B. The civil enforcement provision of the Wildlife Trafficking Act may be enforced by any agency or political subdivision of the state that employs commissioned law enforcement officers or by any person authorized by the attorney general.History: Laws 2020, ch. 77, § 6. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2020, ch. 77, § 7 made Laws 2020, ch. 77, § 6 effective July 1, 2020.
NM Stat § 17-11-1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 17 - Game and Fish and Outdoor Recreation|Article 11 - Wildlife Conservation and Public Safety|Section 17-11-1 - Short title. (Effective April 1, 2022.)

Chapter 17, Article 11 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the "Wildlife Conservation and Public Safety Act".History: 1978 Comp., § 17-11-1, enacted by Laws 2021, ch. 25, § 1.ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2021, ch. 25, § 6 made Laws 2021, ch. 25, § 1 effective April 1, 2022.
NM Stat § 17-11-3 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 17 - Game and Fish and Outdoor Recreation|Article 11 - Wildlife Conservation and Public Safety|Section 17-11-3 - Prohibitions on public land. (Effective April 1, 2022.)

It is a violation of the Wildlife Conservation and Public Safety Act to use a trap, snare or wildlife poison for purposes of capturing, injuring or killing an animal on public land except as provided in Section 17-11-4 NMSA 1978.History: 1978 Comp., § 17-11-3, enacted by Laws 2021, ch. 25, § 3.ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2021, ch. 25, § 6 made Laws 2021, ch. 25, § 3 effective April 1, 2022.