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NM Stat § 17-4-29 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 17 - Game and Fish and Outdoor Recreation|Article 4 - Propagation of Fish and Game|Section 17-4-29 - Floating logs in fish stream; restocking; penalty.

All persons floating logs, timber, lumber, ties or poles in any stream containing game fish shall, for each mile of the streams used, annually deposit one thousand trout fry or fingerlings at times and places designated by the department of game and fish. Any person failing to comply with the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor. History: Laws 1912, ch. 85, § 80; Code 1915, § 2503; C.S. 1929, § 57-322; 1941 Comp., § 43-428; 1953 Comp., § 53-4-28; Laws 1963, ch. 213, § 6.
NM Stat § 17-4-30 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 17 - Game and Fish and Outdoor Recreation|Article 4 - Propagation of Fish and Game|Section 17-4-30 - [Federal aid.]

The state of New Mexico hereby assents to the provisions of the act of congress of the United States of America entitled "An act to provide that the United States shall aid the states in fish restoration and management projects, and for other purposes," approved August 9, 1950 (Public Law 681, 81st Congress), and the state game commission is hereby authorized and directed to perform all such acts as may be necessary to the conduct and establishment of cooperative fish restoration and management projects, as defined by said act of congress and in compliance with said act, and rules and regulations promulgated by the secretary of agriculture [secretary of the interior] thereunder. History: 1941 Comp., § 43-429, enacted by Laws 1951, ch. 66, § 1; 1953 Comp., § 53-4-29. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Compiler's notes. — For the act of congress referred to, see 16 U.S.C. § 777 et seq., under which regulations are promulgated by the secretary of the interior, not the secretary of agriculture.
NM Stat § 17-4-31 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 17 - Game and Fish and Outdoor Recreation|Article 4 - Propagation of Fish and Game|Section 17-4-31 - [Federal funds; disbursement.]

The state game commission is authorized to receive any moneys to which the state of New Mexico may become entitled under the aforesaid act of congress, such moneys, when received, to be deposited with the treasurer of the state of New Mexico to the credit of the state game protection fund, expended for the purpose designated and withdrawn as other moneys are withdrawn from the state game protection fund. History: 1941 Comp., § 43-430, enacted by Laws 1951, ch. 66, § 2; 1953 Comp., § 53-4-30. ANNOTATIONSCompiler's notes. — For meaning of "aforesaid act of congress," see compiler's note to 17-4-30 NMSA 1978. Cross references. — For game protection fund, see 17-1-14 NMSA 1978.
NM Stat § 17-4-32 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 17 - Game and Fish and Outdoor Recreation|Article 4 - Propagation of Fish and Game|Section 17-4-32 - Destruction of boundary markers[; penalty].

Every person who shall wilfully [willfully], maliciously and without cause, break down, injure, remove or destroy any sign, marker or poster erected for the purpose of designating the boundaries of any tract of land, refuge, sanctuary for wildlife, or for the purpose of designating the boundaries of a hunting area set forth by the state game commission, or under the direction of the director of the department of game and fish, shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty of a petty misdemeanor. History: 1953 Comp., § 53-4-31, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 73, § 1. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
NM Stat § 17-4-34 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 17 - Game and Fish and Outdoor Recreation|Article 4 - Propagation of Fish and Game|Section 17-4-34 - Habitat management stamp; fund; expenditure for habitat management; exception.

A. On and after April 1, 2006, each of the following licenses or permits shall include a habitat management stamp. The fee for a habitat management stamp shall be three dollars ($3.00). Each of the following licenses or permits shall not be considered to be a proper and valid license unless the licensee can demonstrate, by a stamp, check off or other official mark, that the fee for the habitat management stamp has been paid, provided that an individual purchaser shall be required to purchase only one stamp each license year, regardless of the number of licenses or permits purchased by that purchaser: (1) a resident or nonresident license specified in Section 17-3-13 NMSA 1978; or (2) a wildlife-associated recreation permit issued by the state game commission pursuant to Section 17-1-4 NMSA 1978. B. Revenue from the sale of habitat management stamps shall be deposited in the "habitat management fund", hereby created in the state treasury. The fund shall consist of money appropriated and transferred to the fund and revenue from the sale of habitat management stamps deposited in the fund. Earnings from investment of the fund shall be credited to the fund. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert. Disbursements from the fund shall be made upon warrants drawn by the secretary of finance and administration pursuant to vouchers signed by the director of the department of game and fish. C. Upon appropriation by the legislature, money in the habitat management fund may be expended by the state game commission only for the improvement, maintenance, development and operation of property for fish and wildlife habitat management. D. A habitat management stamp shall not be required for persons under the age of eighteen. History: Laws 2005, ch. 177, § 2. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2005, ch. 177 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 17, 2005, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.
NM Stat § 17-5-1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 17 - Game and Fish and Outdoor Recreation|Article 5 - Trappers and Fur Dealers|Section 17-5-1 - Declaration of policy.

It is the purpose of Sections 17-5-1 through 17-5-9 NMSA 1978 and the policy of New Mexico to provide an adequate and flexible system for the protection of fur-bearing animals to the end that valuable fur resources shall not be wasted or depleted. History: Laws 1939, ch. 178, § 1; 1941 Comp., § 43-501; 1953 Comp., § 53-5-1; Laws 1980, ch. 15, § 1. ANNOTATIONSAm. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 35 Am. Jur. 2d Fish and Game §§ 6, 16, 29, 38.
NM Stat § 17-5-2 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 17 - Game and Fish and Outdoor Recreation|Article 5 - Trappers and Fur Dealers|Section 17-5-2 - Fur-bearing and nongame animals defined; property of state.

The following quadrupeds are hereby defined as fur-bearing animals, to wit: muskrat, mink, weasel, beaver, otter, nutria, masked or blackfooted ferret, ringtail cat, raccoon, pine marten, coatimundi, badgers, bobcat and all species of foxes. These animals and their pelts are hereby declared to be the property of the state until they shall have been lawfully taken, killed or captured as provided by Sections 17-5-1 through 17-5-9 NMSA 1978, except as to beaver and beaver pelts, the taking of which shall be subjected to the application of Section 17-3-31 NMSA 1978. History: Laws 1939, ch. 178, § 2; 1941 Comp., § 43-502; 1953 Comp., § 53-5-2; Laws 1955, ch. 57, § 1; 1980, ch. 15, § 2; 1981, ch. 342, § 1. ANNOTATIONSCompiler's notes. — Laws 1955, ch. 57, § 4, declares that the part of this section that includes beaver among the nonpredatory fur-bearing animals shall be effective only upon enactment of a New Mexico statute excluding beaver from the list of game animals. Laws 1955, ch. 58, § 1, deleted beaver from the list of game animals. For present list of game mammals, birds and fish, see 17-2-3 NMSA 1978.
NM Stat § 17-5-3 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 17 - Game and Fish and Outdoor Recreation|Article 5 - Trappers and Fur Dealers|Section 17-5-3 - Seasons; special permits to take animals doing damage.

Fur-bearing animals as defined in Section 17-5-2 NMSA 1978 shall be taken only during the seasons declared by regulation of the state game commission promulgated as provided in Section 17-5-4 NMSA 1978. The director may, however, issue permits at any time for the taking of fur-bearing animals doing damage to game, private property, poultry or livestock. History: Laws 1939, ch. 178, § 3; 1941 Comp., § 43-503; 1953 Comp., § 53-5-3; Laws 1955, ch. 57, § 2; 1980, ch. 15, § 3. ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For permit to destroy protected game doing damage, see 17-3-31 NMSA 1978.
NM Stat § 17-5-4 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 17 - Game and Fish and Outdoor Recreation|Article 5 - Trappers and Fur Dealers|Section 17-5-4 - State game commission to administer act; rules and regulations.

The state game commission is authorized and directed to administer the provisions of Sections 17-5-1 through 17-5-9 NMSA 1978, and to make such rules and regulations and establish such service as it may deem necessary to carry out all the provisions and purposes of those sections. In making such rules and regulations and providing when and by what means fur-bearing animals may be hunted, taken, captured, possessed or killed, the state game commission shall give due regard to the zones of temperatures and to the distribution, abundance, economic value and breeding habits of such animals. Provided, nothing in Sections 17-5-1 through 17-5-9 NMSA 1978 shall interfere with the authority granted to the president of New Mexico state university under Sections 77-15-1 through 77-15-5 NMSA 1978, or shall prevent livestock producers without a permit from the taking of bobcats that are doing damage to livestock. History: Laws 1939, ch. 178, § 4; 1941 Comp., § 43-504; 1953 Comp., § 53-5-4; Laws 1980, ch. 15, § 4.
NM Stat § 17-5-5 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 17 - Game and Fish and Outdoor Recreation|Article 5 - Trappers and Fur Dealers|Section 17-5-5 - Trapper's licenses.

A. No resident who has reached his twelfth birthday shall capture, trap or possess any fur-bearing animal or attempt to do so without first procuring a resident trapper's license; or, in the case of a resident who has reached his twelfth birthday but not his eighteenth birthday, a resident junior trapper's license. B. No nonresident shall capture, trap or possess any fur-bearing animal or skunk or coyote or attempt to do so without first procuring a nonresident trapper's license. C. No nonresident who resides in a state that does not permit New Mexico residents to procure nonresident trapper's licenses may purchase a New Mexico nonresident trapper's license. D. Trappers shall release all fur-bearing animals trapped during closed seasons, and resident trappers who release all fur-bearing animals during open seasons need not procure a trapper's license. E. Trappers on official business, paid from state and federal funds and under supervision of the department of game and fish, the New Mexico department of agriculture or the United States fish and wildlife service need not purchase a trapper's license. F. Trapping of animals, both fur-bearing and nongame, by a resident in order to protect his livestock or domesticated animals or fowl shall not be subject to rules and regulations on trapping made pursuant to Section 17-5-4 NMSA 1978 or to licensing requirements provided in this section. G. The state game commission may by regulation require holders of trapper's licenses to use bobcat pelt tags and may specify the conditions for use of the tags. History: Laws 1939, ch. 178, § 5; 1941 Comp., § 43-505; 1953 Comp., § 53-5-5; Laws 1955, ch. 57, § 3; 1964 (1st S.S.), ch. 17, § 9; 1980, ch. 15, § 5; 1981, ch. 342, § 2; 1983, ch. 117, § 5. ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For power of commission to withhold license, see 17-1-14 NMSA 1978. For duration of license, see 17-3-1 NMSA 1978. For amount of license fee, see 17-3-13 NMSA 1978. For revocation of license, see 17-5-9 NMSA 1978.
NM Stat § 17-5-6 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 17 - Game and Fish and Outdoor Recreation|Article 5 - Trappers and Fur Dealers|Section 17-5-6 - Fur dealer licenses.

A. Except for trappers selling their own catches, any person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of buying or selling unprocessed skins or pelts of any fur-bearing animal is a "fur dealer." It is a misdemeanor to engage in business as a fur dealer or solicit such business without first procuring a fur dealer license, except that resident fur dealers who buy and sell less than fifty skins or pelts of fur-bearing animals each year need not purchase a fur dealer license. B. Every fur dealer shall file with the department of game and fish, not later than the tenth of each month, a sworn statement showing the number and kind of skins and pelts of fur-bearing animals purchased and sold during the preceding month. C. The provisions of this section apply to fur dealers who buy and sell the skins or pelts of predatory animals as well as to those who buy and sell the skins or pelts of protected nonpredatory fur-bearing animals. History: Laws 1939, ch. 178, § 6; 1941 Comp., § 43-506; 1953 Comp., § 53-5-6; Laws 1964 (1st S.S.), ch. 17, § 10. ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For power of commission to withhold license, see 17-1-14 NMSA 1978. For duration of license, see 17-3-1 NMSA 1978. For amount of license fee, see 17-3-13 NMSA 1978. For revocation of license, see 17-5-9 NMSA 1978. Effective date provision is invalid. — Laws 1964 (1st S.S.), ch. 17, § 12, making the act effective on April 1, 1964, was a nullity under N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23. Since the act did not pass as an emergency measure, the legislature was proscribed by the constitution from providing that the act would go into effect sooner than 90 days after adjournment on February 25, 1964. 1964 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 64-91. Permit required whether animals bred or trapped. — All persons, whether dealing in pelts resulting from the commercial enterprise of fur-bearing animal breeding or whether dealing in pelts resulting from the trapping of wild fur-bearing animals, are required by law to secure the permit provided for before engaging in such business. 1954 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 54-6043. Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 51 Am. Jur. 2d Licenses and Permits § 31.
NM Stat § 17-5-7 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 17 - Game and Fish and Outdoor Recreation|Article 5 - Trappers and Fur Dealers|Section 17-5-7 - [Disposition of license fees.]

All fees for trappers' licenses and fur dealers' licenses shall be collected by the state game warden [director of the department of game and fish] and turned over to the state treasurer to be credited to the game protection fund; provided, that license vendors shall retain ten cents (10 ) for each license sold as compensation for his [their] services, but no regular employee of the state game department shall be entitled to such fee. History: Laws 1939, ch. 178, § 7; 1941 Comp., § 43-507; 1953 Comp., § 53-5-7. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Laws 1955, ch. 59, § 2 transferred the duties of the state game warden. See 17-1-6 NMSA 1978. Cross references. — For disposition of fees collected under fish and game laws, see 17-1-14 NMSA 1978. For amount of license fees, see 17-3-13 NMSA 1978.
NM Stat § 17-5-8 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 17 - Game and Fish and Outdoor Recreation|Article 5 - Trappers and Fur Dealers|Section 17-5-8 - [Officers authorized to enforce act.]

All peace officers, port of entry employees [employees of the motor transportation divisions of the taxation and revenue department] and deputy game wardens [conservation officers] are hereby authorized and required to cooperate fully with the state game commission in the enforcement of this act [17-5-1 to 17-5-9 NMSA 1978]. It shall be the duty of all such persons to make searches, seizures and arrests as in the case of other misdemeanors. History: Laws 1939, ch. 178, § 9; 1941 Comp., § 43-509; 1953 Comp., § 53-5-9. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Laws 1955, ch. 59, § 2 transferred the duties of the state game warden. See 17-1-6 NMSA 1978. Compiler's notes. — The law establishing ports of entry was repealed by Laws 1939, ch. 73, § 24, and the equipment and funds of ports of entry were transferred to the board of supervisors of the New Mexico state police by § 8 of said act. Laws 1939, ch. 73, also created a new division of the New Mexico state police named "the division of field administration," the duties of such division being similar to those formerly performed by the ports of entry. The division of field administration of the state police was changed to the division of courtesy and information of the state of New Mexico by Laws 1941, ch. 147, § 24, which act was then superseded by Laws 1943, ch. 125, which created a department of courtesy and information and transferred property used at ports of entry to the new department. However, by Laws 1967, ch. 97, § 41, such property was transferred to the motor transportation department, which has now been abolished by Laws 1977, ch. 250, § 4, and the motor transportation division of the taxation and revenue department has been established and operates the former ports of entry. See 9-11-4, 65-5-1 to 65-5-3 NMSA 1978. Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — Jury trial in case of seizure or destruction of appliances, 17 A.L.R. 574, 50 A.L.R. 97.
NM Stat § 17-5-9 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 17 - Game and Fish and Outdoor Recreation|Article 5 - Trappers and Fur Dealers|Section 17-5-9 - Penalty; revocation of license; sale of pelts.

Any person who violates or aids, abets or assists in the violation of any provision of Sections 17-5-1 through 17-5-9 NMSA 1978 or any person who makes any false statement as to the residence of any applicant for a trapper's license or fur dealer's license or any nonresident who fraudulently procures a resident license is guilty of a misdemeanor. In addition, the department of game and fish may revoke, for the year in which the violation occurred, the trapper's or fur dealer's license of any person convicted. All skins, pelts or furs involved in the violation remain the property of the state and shall be sold for the benefit of the game protection fund. History: Laws 1939, ch. 178, § 10; 1941 Comp., § 43-510; 1953 Comp., § 53-5-10; Laws 1963, ch. 213, § 7. ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For power of commission to withhold license, see 17-1-14 NMSA 1978. For seizure and destruction of illegal traps or devices, see 17-2-20 NMSA 1978.
NM Stat § 17-6-1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 17 - Game and Fish and Outdoor Recreation|Article 6 - Habitat Protection|Section 17-6-1 - Short title.

This act [17-6-1 to 17-6-11 NMSA 1978] may be cited as the "Habitat Protection Act". History: 1953 Comp., § 53-6-1, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 242, § 1.
NM Stat § 17-6-2 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 17 - Game and Fish and Outdoor Recreation|Article 6 - Habitat Protection|Section 17-6-2 - Definitions.

As used in the Habitat Protection Act: A. "commission" means the state game commission; B. "cross-country" means travel over the countryside other than by road; C. "vehicle" means any motor-powered mechanical device used for conveyance; and D. "road" means any maintained or unmaintained right-of-way that has been utilized by the public and includes roads, streets, highways and state scenic, recreation or historical trails. History: 1953 Comp., § 53-6-2, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 242, § 2.
NM Stat § 17-6-3 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 17 - Game and Fish and Outdoor Recreation|Article 6 - Habitat Protection|Section 17-6-3 - Restrictions on motor vehicle use; recommendations; rules and regulations.

A. When the commission determines that the operation of vehicles within a certain area is or may be damaging to wildlife reproduction, wildlife management or the wildlife habitat of the area, the department, with the concurrence of the private land owner or the land management agency involved, after proper notice, shall hold public meetings in the area affected, on the necessity and desirability of closing such lands to the operation of any vehicles for a stated definite period. Upon finding, after public meetings, that the use of vehicles on such lands is or may be damaging to wildlife reproduction or habitat and that it is necessary and desirable to close such lands to vehicles in order to avoid such damage, the commission shall make and publish an order closing such lands to vehicle operation except on established roads that are marked by appropriate signs. B. The commission may also recommend to the appropriate land management agency or the legislature that particular areas of land be set aside or made available for recreational vehicles. C. The commission may also enter into agreements with or recommend to public land management agencies that certain areas be closed to camping during particular open hunting seasons or that camping be permitted only in designated areas during such open hunting seasons. D. The commission may enter into agreements with private land owners and land management agencies controlling areas that the commission has made recommendations on pursuant to Subsection B of this section. Any such agreement shall stipulate the restrictions, prohibitions and permitted uses of vehicles in such area and the duties of the commission and such private land owner or land management agency relating to the enforcement of the terms of such agreement. Agreements with private land owners may also include provisions for sharing costs of performing any of the functions as set forth in Section 17-6-7 NMSA 1978. E. The commission shall adopt and file, in accordance with the State Rules Act [Chapter 14, Article 4 NMSA 1978], rules and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of the Habitat Protection Act, including regulations setting out procedures for hearings and notice. History: 1953 Comp., § 53-6-3, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 242, § 3; 1975, ch. 66, § 1. ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Act, see 66-3-1001 to 66-3-1020 NMSA 1978.
NM Stat § 17-6-4 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 17 - Game and Fish and Outdoor Recreation|Article 6 - Habitat Protection|Section 17-6-4 - Notices of restrictions; posting; publication.

A. For all areas closed to vehicles pursuant to Section 17-6-3 NMSA 1978, the commission shall cause notices of the restrictions, prohibitions or permitted uses of such areas to be posted prior to their effective date on the main traveled roads entering such areas and at such other locations as the commission deems appropriate. B. In addition to the public meetings required by Section 17-6-3 NMSA 1978 and posted notices required by Subsection A of this section, the commission shall publish a notice of such restrictions, prohibitions or permitted uses, together with a description of the area, in a newspaper of general circulation in the area of the state affected, for three consecutive weeks prior to the effective date of such restrictions, prohibitions or permitted uses. Copies of the notices of restrictions, prohibitions or permitted uses together with a description or appropriate map of the area affected by the notices shall be made available to the public by the commission. History: 1953 Comp., § 53-6-4, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 242, § 4. ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For destroying boundary markers, see 17-4-32 NMSA 1978.
NM Stat § 17-6-5 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 17 - Game and Fish and Outdoor Recreation|Article 6 - Habitat Protection|Section 17-6-5 - Prohibition against vehicle travel.

It is unlawful for any person to drive a vehicle cross-country on lands where such cross-country driving is prohibited by rule or regulation. Conservation officers may issue citations to and may arrest any person violating the provisions of this section. History: 1953 Comp., § 53-6-5, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 242, § 5; 1975, ch. 86, § 2.