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NM Stat § 77-9-46 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 77 - Animals and Livestock|Article 9 - Brands, Ownership, Transportation and Sale of Animals|Section 77-9-46 - [Officers may stop vehicles; failure to have certificate; arrest and seizure.]

Any duly authorized inspector or peace officer of any county in said state shall be authorized to stop any motor or other vehicle transporting livestock or the carcasses thereof in their respective counties, and demand from the person or persons operating said motor or other vehicle to show the certificate provided for and issued under the terms of Section 1 [77-9-41 NMSA 1978] of this act; and should any person or persons transporting said livestock or the carcasses thereof be unable to exhibit to such inspector or peace officer said certificate, said inspector or officer is authorized and empowered to arrest, without warrant, any person or persons operating said motor or other vehicle and take possession of same and the livestock or carcasses therein, and shall retain such possession until the person or persons operating such motor or other vehicle can produce satisfactory evidence that he or they, or the person or persons, firm or corporation for whom the same is being transported, is the lawful owner thereof, or until such livestock or carcasses are disposed of as hereinafter provided. History: Laws 1929, ch. 87, § 5; C.S. 1929, § 4-2105; 1941 Comp., § 49-943; 1953 Comp., § 47-9-42. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Cross references. — For search of vehicles suspected to be transporting stolen livestock, see 77-9-51 NMSA 1978. Importation permit not preclusive to inspection by board. — A permit to import animals permits the importation into the state and the designation by the importer of the place within the state to which the cattle or animals are to be shipped. This does not preclude the New Mexico cattle sanitary board (New Mexico livestock board) or the sheep sanitary board (New Mexico livestock board), or authorized representatives, from performing such inspection duties as they deem necessary in the public interest. 1953 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 53-5716.
NM Stat § 77-9-48 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 77 - Animals and Livestock|Article 9 - Brands, Ownership, Transportation and Sale of Animals|Section 77-9-48 - Repealed.

ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Laws 1999, ch. 282, § 104 repealed 77-9-47 and 77-9-48 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1929, ch. 87, §§ 6 and 7, relating to sale of carcasses and disposition of proceeds, effective July 1, 1999. For provisions of former sections, see the 1998 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com.
NM Stat § 77-9-49 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 77 - Animals and Livestock|Article 9 - Brands, Ownership, Transportation and Sale of Animals|Section 77-9-49 - Penalty.

Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of Sections 77-9-41 through 77-9-50 NMSA 1978 is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished as prescribed by law. History: Laws 1929, ch. 87, § 8; C.S. 1929, § 4-2108; 1941 Comp., § 49-946; 1953 Comp., § 47-9-45; Laws 1963, ch. 252, § 3; 1993, ch. 248, § 70. ANNOTATIONSThe 1993 amendment, effective June 18, 1993, substituted "Sections 77-9-41 through 77-9-50 NMSA 1978" for "Sections 47-9-38 through 47-9-46 New Mexico Statutes Annotated, 1953 Compilation" and substituted "as prescribed by law" for "by a fine of not less than fifteen dollars ($15.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100) or by imprisonment for not less than thirty days nor more than ninety days or both".
NM Stat § 77-9-50 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 77 - Animals and Livestock|Article 9 - Brands, Ownership, Transportation and Sale of Animals|Section 77-9-50 - Repealed.

ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Laws 1993, ch. 248, § 80 repealed 77-9-50 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1929, ch. 87, § 9, relating to the definition of "carcasses", effective June 18, 1993. For provisions of former section, see the 1992 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com.
NM Stat § 77-9-51 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 77 - Animals and Livestock|Article 9 - Brands, Ownership, Transportation and Sale of Animals|Section 77-9-51 - [Suspected transportation of stolen livestock; search of vehicles; requiring proof of ownership; arrest; seizure.]

Any duly authorized inspector or peace officer of any county in this state is hereby authorized to stop and search, without warrant, any motor or other vehicle which they may have reason to believe is transporting stolen livestock or the carcasses thereof, in their respective counties, and if any be found, demand from the person or persons operating said motor or other vehicle, that they produce proof of ownership, and should any person or persons transporting said livestock or the carcasses thereof be unable to produce proof of ownership to such inspector or peace officer, said inspector or officer is hereby authorized and empowered to arrest, without warrant, any person or persons operating said motor or other vehicle and take possession of the same and the livestock or carcasses therein, and shall retain such possession until the person or persons operating such motor or other vehicle can produce satisfactory evidence that he or they, or the person or persons, firm or corporation for whom the same is being transported, is the lawful owner of such livestock or the carcasses, or until such livestock or carcasses are disposed of as hereinafter provided. History: Laws 1933, ch. 43, § 1; 1941 Comp., § 49-948; 1953 Comp., § 47-9-47. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Cross references. — For stopping vehicles to demand inspection certificate, see 77-9-46 NMSA 1978.
NM Stat § 77-9-53 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 77 - Animals and Livestock|Article 9 - Brands, Ownership, Transportation and Sale of Animals|Section 77-9-53 - Repealed.

ANNOTATIONSRepeals. — Laws 1999, ch. 282, § 104 repealed 77-9-52 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1933, ch. 43, § 2, relating to sale of seized stolen carcasses, effective July 1, 1999. For provisions of former section, see the 1998 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com. Laws 1993, ch. 248, § 80 repealed 77-9-53 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1933, ch. 43, § 3, relating to the disposition of seized animals or carcasses, effective June 18, 1993. For provisions of former section, see the 1992 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com.
NM Stat § 77-9-55 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 77 - Animals and Livestock|Article 9 - Brands, Ownership, Transportation and Sale of Animals|Section 77-9-55 - [Inspection of hides; butchers; offenses; penalty.]

Any person, firm or corporation, common carrier, railroad company or agent thereof, violating any of the provisions of Sections 77-9-54 and 25-4-1 NMSA 1978, or refusing to permit the inspection of any hides as therein provided, shall upon conviction thereof, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined in any sum not exceeding one thousand dollars [($1,000)] for each and every such violation. History: Laws 1901, ch. 45, § 4; Code 1915, § 156; C.S. 1929, § 4-1442; 1941 Comp., § 49-952; 1953 Comp., § 47-9-51. ANNOTATIONSBracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Cross references. — For penalty for interfering with inspector, see 77-9-39 NMSA 1978. For transportation of hides, see 77-9-54 NMSA 1978.
NM Stat § 77-9-56 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 77 - Animals and Livestock|Article 9 - Brands, Ownership, Transportation and Sale of Animals|Section 77-9-56 - Hide purchases; bill of sale; contents; penalty.

A person in this state who purchases a hide from livestock is required to secure from the person from whom the hide is purchased, at the time of purchase, a bill of sale showing the brands and the marks, if any, on the hide. A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be sentenced in accordance with the provisions of Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978 for each offense. History: Laws 1921, ch. 26, § 1; C.S. 1929, § 4-1443; 1941 Comp., § 49-953; 1953 Comp., § 47-9-52; Laws 1999, ch. 282, § 65. ANNOTATIONSThe 1999 amendment, effective July 1, 1999, deleted "witnessed by two witnesses" preceding "showing the brands" in the first sentence; substituted "sentenced in accordance with the provisions of Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978 for each offense" for "fined in a sum not less than twenty-five ($25.00) dollars nor more than five hundred ($500.00) dollars or be imprisoned not less than thirty (30) days nor more than six (6) months or both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court" in the last sentence; and made stylistic changes throughout the section.
NM Stat § 77-9-57 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 77 - Animals and Livestock|Article 9 - Brands, Ownership, Transportation and Sale of Animals|Section 77-9-57 - Magistrate jurisdiction.

Magistrates are given jurisdiction over all persons, firms or corporations charged with a violation of The Livestock Code [Chapter 77, Articles 2 to 18 NMSA 1978]. History: Laws 1921, ch. 26, § 2; C.S. 1929, § 4-1444; 1941 Comp., § 49-954; 1953 Comp., § 47-9-53; Laws 1993, ch. 248, § 71. ANNOTATIONSThe 1993 amendment, effective June 18, 1993, added the section heading ; substituted "Magistrates" for "Justices of the Peace"; substituted "The Livestock Code" for "this Act"; and made minor stylistic changes.
NM Stat § 77-9-58 to 77-9-63 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 77 - Animals and Livestock|Article 9 - Brands, Ownership, Transportation and Sale of Animals|Section 77-9-58 to 77-9-63 - Recompiled and Repealed.

ANNOTATIONSCompiler's notes. — Laws 1999, ch. 282, §§ 66 to 69 recompiled 77-9-58 to 77-9-61 NMSA 1978, relating to cattle rest stations, as 77-9A-1 to 77-9A-4 NMSA 1978, effective July 1, 1999. Laws 1999, ch. 282, § 104 repealed 77-9-62 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 124, § 1, relating to truckers hauling livestock, effective July 1, 1999. For provisions of former section, see the 1998 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com. Laws 1999, ch. 282, § 70 recompiled 77-9-63 NMSA 1978, relating to the unloading of livestock for feed, rest and water, as 77-9A-5 NMSA 1978, effective July 1, 1999.
NM Stat § 77-9A-1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 77 - Animals and Livestock|Article 9A - Cattle and Sheep Rest Stations|Section 77-9A-1 - Interstate cattle or sheep transportation; cattle or sheep rest stations.

It is unlawful for any person to unload cattle or sheep in interstate transit by truck for feed, rest and water except at cattle or sheep rest stations licensed by the board except in emergency situations. In emergency situations, cattle or sheep in transit shall be inspected by an inspector before being reloaded. History: 1953 Comp., § 47-9-54, enacted by Laws 1961, ch. 3, § 1; 1993, ch. 248, § 72; 1978 Comp., § 77-9-58 recompiled and amended as 1978 Comp., § 77-9A-1 by Laws 1999, ch. 282, § 66. ANNOTATIONSThe 1999 amendment, effective July 1, 1999, recompiled this section which was formerly 77-9-58 NMSA and inserted "or sheep" following "cattle" throughout the section. The 1993 amendment, effective June 18, 1993, added the current catchline; deleted "cattle sanitary" preceding "board " in two places; and made minor stylistic changes.
NM Stat § 77-9A-2 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 77 - Animals and Livestock|Article 9A - Cattle and Sheep Rest Stations|Section 77-9A-2 - Cattle or sheep rest stations; licensing.

The board shall license all cattle and sheep rest stations, which shall meet minimum rules of the board, and shall collect a license fee set by the board for each station licensed. No applicant shall be licensed until he has posted a bond in a form and amount approved by the board covering the faithful compliance by the licensee with all laws and rules of the board pertaining to cattle or sheep rest stations. History: 1953 Comp., § 47-9-55, enacted by Laws 1961, ch. 3, § 2; 1993, ch. 248, § 73; 1978 Comp., § 77-9-59, recompiled and amended as 1978 Comp., § 77-9A-2 by Laws 1999, ch. 282, § 67. ANNOTATIONSThe 1999 amendment, effective July 1, 1999, recompiled this section which was formerly 77-9-59 NMSA 1978, inserted "or sheep" following "cattle" throughout the section, substituted "rules" for "regulations" in the first and last sentences, and substituted "form and amount approved by the board" for "form approved by the attorney general in the amount of one thousand dollars ($1,000)" in the last sentence. The 1993 amendment, effective June 18, 1993, added the current catchline; deleted "cattle sanitary" preceding "board" in three places; substituted "set by the board" for "of ten dollars ($10.00)" in the first sentence; and made minor stylistic changes.
NM Stat § 77-9A-3 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 77 - Animals and Livestock|Article 9A - Cattle and Sheep Rest Stations|Section 77-9A-3 - Rest stations; rules.

The board may prescribe rules covering the operation of rest stations for cattle or sheep in transit by truck. History: 1953 Comp., § 47-9-56, enacted by Laws 1961, ch. 3, § 3; 1993, ch. 248, § 74; 1978 Comp., § 77-9-60, recompiled and amended as 1978 Comp., § 77-9A-3 by Laws 1999, ch. 282, § 68. ANNOTATIONSThe 1999 amendment, effective July 1, 1999, recompiled this section which was formerly 77-9-60 NMSA 1978, substituted the present section heading for "Regulations", and inserted "or sheep" following "cattle" in the section text. The 1993 amendment, effective June 18, 1993, added the current catchline and deleted "cattle sanitary" preceding "board".
NM Stat § 77-9A-4 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 77 - Animals and Livestock|Article 9A - Cattle and Sheep Rest Stations|Section 77-9A-4 - Violations; penalty.

A person who violates any of the provisions of Chapter 77, Article 9A NMSA 1978 or any rule of the board pertaining to rest stations is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be sentenced in accordance with the provisions of Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978. History: 1953 Comp., § 47-9-57, enacted by Laws 1961, ch. 3, § 4; 1978 Comp., § 77-9-61, recompiled and amended as 1978 Comp., § 77-9A-4 by Laws 1999, ch. 282, § 69. ANNOTATIONSThe 1999 amendment, effective July 1, 1999, recompiled this section which was formerly 77-9-61 NMSA 1978, substituted "Chapter 77, Article 9A NMSA 1978" for "this 1961 act", and substituted "sentenced in accordance with the provisions of Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978" for "punished by a fine of not more than two hundred dollars ($200) nor less than fifty dollars ($50.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six months nor less than thirty days or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court".
NM Stat § 77-9A-5 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 77 - Animals and Livestock|Article 9A - Cattle and Sheep Rest Stations|Section 77-9A-5 - Unloading livestock for feed, rest and water; dumping carcasses; penalty.

A. All livestock that has been confined to a truck for a continuous period of twenty-four hours without feed, rest and water shall be unloaded at the nearest licensed cattle or sheep rest station or other facility providing feed and water for livestock. The livestock shall receive adequate feed and water and a minimum of five hours rest before reloading. B. A livestock inspector or other peace officer may require a person moving livestock within the state by truck to unload the livestock for feed, rest and water when the logbook of the operator indicates the livestock has been confined for twenty-four hours. If a livestock inspector determines a truck moving livestock to be unsafe or overloaded or if the conditions for the livestock are determined to be unsafe, the livestock inspector shall have the authority to remedy the situation. C. All expenses incurred in compliance with this section are the responsibility of the livestock owner or his agent. D. A person shall not dispose of carcasses along the public streets, roads or highways of this state. A person who violates the provisions of this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be sentenced in accordance with the provisions of Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978. History: 1953 Comp., § 47-9-59, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 124, § 2; 1991, ch. 16, § 1; 1978 Comp., § 77-9-63, recompiled and amended as 1978 Comp., § 77-9A-5 by Laws 1999, ch. 282, § 70. ANNOTATIONSThe 1999 amendment, effective July 1, 1999, recompiled this section which was formerly 77-9-63 NMSA 1978, added "dumping carcasses; penalty" to the section heading; in Subsection A, inserted "or sheep" following "cattle", and deleted the last sentence, which read "The loading and unloading of in-transit cattle shall be subject to the provisions of Section 77-9-58 NMSA 1978"; added Subsection D; and made stylistic changes throughout the section. The 1991 amendment, effective June 14, 1991, substituted "twenty-four hours" for "thirty-six hours" in the first sentence in Subsections A and B; substituted "77-9-58 NMSA 1978" for "47-9-54 NMSA 1953" in the third sentence in Subsection A; added the second sentence in Subsection B; and made minor stylistic changes in Subsections A and B.
NM Stat § 77-10-1 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 77 - Animals and Livestock|Article 10 - Livestock Auction Markets|Section 77-10-1 - Definitions.

As used in Chapter 77, Article 10 NMSA 1978: A. "livestock auction market" means a place, establishment or facility conducted or operated for compensation or profit as a public livestock market consisting of pens or other enclosures, barns, stables, sheds and their appurtenances, including saddle and work stock, and vehicles used in connection therewith or in the operation thereof where livestock not owned by the operator for at least three months next preceding the receipt thereof is received, held or kept for any purpose other than: (1) immediate shipment or immediate slaughter; (2) grazing, feeding or breeding; or (3) for the sale and exchange of breeding stock by a bona fide livestock association; and B. "operator" means a person in control of the management or operation of a livestock auction market. History: Laws 1937, ch. 59, § 1; 1941 Comp., § 49-1001; 1953 Comp., § 47-10-1; Laws 1969, ch. 175, § 1; 1993, ch. 248, § 75; 1999, ch. 282, § 71. ANNOTATIONSThe 1999 amendment, effective July 1, 1999, substituted "livestock auction market" for "sales ring" in Subsections A and B, and deleted "auction market" following "establishment" near the beginning of Subsection A. The 1993 amendment, effective June 18, 1993, substituted "Chapter 77, Article 10 NMSA 1978" for "Sections 47-10-1 through 47-10-10 NMSA 1953" in the introductory paragraph; deleted former Subsections A, D and E defining "livestock", "person" and "board", respectively; redesignated former Subsections B and C as Subsections A and B; inserted "auction market" near the beginning of Subsection A; and made a minor stylistic change. Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 7 Am. Jur. 2d Auctions and Auctioneers § 10; 51 Am. Jur. 2d Licenses and Permits § 1 et seq. 3 C.J.S. Agriculture § 163 et seq.; 7A C.J.S. Auctions and Auctioneers § 1 et seq.
NM Stat § 77-10-3 (2021)
2021 New Mexico Statutes|Chapter 77 - Animals and Livestock|Article 10 - Livestock Auction Markets|Section 77-10-3 - Duties of licensees.

The operator shall: A. keep posted and on display in a conspicuous place at the livestock auction market an unexpired, uncanceled license issued by the board as provided in Section 77-10-2 NMSA 1978; B. keep the livestock auction market clean and sanitary and, whenever required by the board or a veterinarian authorized by the board, shall disinfect the livestock auction market or any part thereof and shall procure to be administered preventive or curative treatment of livestock in the possession of the operator, all under the supervision and direction of the board or its authorized veterinarian and without expense to the board; C. allow the board and its members and officials and its inspectors and authorized veterinarians to have convenient access to the livestock auction market and its books and records or any livestock that may be in his possession at all reasonable times for the purpose of inspection; D. post in a conspicuous place at the livestock auction market a schedule of all charges for services, accommodations and facilities that he holds himself out as ready, able and willing to furnish at the livestock auction market to owners of livestock and shall file a true copy of the schedule with the board. The schedule shall be the sole basis for all charges until a different schedule has been posted and filed; E. immediately after the sale of any livestock at the livestock auction market, account and pay to the owner of the livestock the entire proceeds of the sale less his applicable scheduled charges; F. make promptly after each sale and keep for a period of three years a complete record of the sale that contains a description of the livestock sold, the name of the owner and of the purchaser, the date of sale, the sale price and the amount and items of the operator's charges and open all such records to examination by the board or its inspector at any time on request; G. be responsible for the wrongful acts or omissions of his agents and employees; and H. comply with and conform to all lawful rules of the board and shall cooperate with the board in preventing the spread of diseases through the operation of the livestock auction market and in the suppression of livestock theft. History: Laws 1937, ch. 59, § 3; 1941 Comp., § 49-1003; 1953 Comp., § 47-10-3; Laws 1999, ch. 282, § 73. ANNOTATIONSThe 1999 amendment, effective July 1, 1999, substituted the Subsection A to G designations for former paragraph (a) to (g) designations; substituted "livestock auction market" for "sales ring" throughout the section; substituted "provided in Section 77-10-2 NMSA 1978" for "herein provided" in Subsection A; deleted "contagious and infectious livestock" preceding "diseases" in Subsection H; and made stylistic changes throughout the section.