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New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING › Part 16 - TURKEY › Section 19.31.16.11 - TURKEY POPULATION MANAGEMENT HUNTS

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A. The director or
				their designee may authorize population management hunts for turkey when
				justified in writing by department personnel.
B. The director or their designee shall
				designate the sporting arms, season dates, season lengths, bag limits, hunt
				boundaries, specific requirements or restrictions and number of licenses to be
				issued.
C. In the event that an
				applicant is not able to hunt on the dates specified, the applicant's name
				shall be moved to the bottom of the list and another applicant may be contacted
				for the hunt.
D. In those instances
				where a population management hunt is warranted on deeded private lands, the
				landowner may suggest eligible hunters of their choice by submitting a list of
				prospective hunters' names to the department for licensing consideration. No
				more than one-half of the total number of licenses authorized shall be
				available to landowner-identified hunters. The balance of prospective hunters
				shall be identified by the department.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING › Part 16 - TURKEY › Section 19.31.16.12 - GOULD'S TURKEY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM

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A. The director
				shall collect all proceeds generated through the auction or lottery or both, of
				not more than two special Gould's turkey enhancement entry permits annually,
				and such monies shall be deposited into the game protection fund. These monies
				shall be available for expenditure by the department to be used exclusively for
				activities, projects and programs aimed at benefitting Gould's turkeys and
				Gould's turkey habitat, and for costs incurred in carrying out these
				programs.
B. Requirements for
				issuance, sale and use of Gould's turkey enhancement permits:
(1)
Issuance:
The director may
				issue up to two Gould's turkey enhancement entry permits annually.
(2)
Sale:
The auction or lottery
				or both shall be conducted by an incorporated non-profit organization dedicated
				to the conservation of wildlife, in cooperation with and overseen by the
				department.
(3)
Use:
(a) The successful recipient(s) shall be
				allotted an authorization for a Gould's turkey enhancement entry permit, which
				may be transferred through sale, barter, donation or gift to other individuals
				qualified to obtain a license and hunt. Once an authorization is converted to a
				permit, the permit will be non-transferable.
(b) Individuals hunting pursuant to a Gould's
				turkey enhancement entry permit must obtain and have in their possession a
				valid turkey hunting license and any other stamps, tags or permits required by
				rule.
(c) Unless their hunting
				privileges have been revoked pursuant to law, any person is eligible to bid on
				and purchase a Gould's turkey enhancement entry permit.
(d) Individuals holding a Gould's turkey
				enhancement entry permit shall not be prohibited from hunting other subspecies
				of turkeys in New Mexico as allowed in 19.31.16 NMAC.
(e) The entry permit shall be valid for any
				legal sporting arms, and the bag limit shall be one bearded Gould's
				turkey.
(f) The season dates for
				each entry permit shall be no more than 30 consecutive days between April 1 and
				May 31 as specified by the entry permit each license year.
(g) The harvest of one bearded Gould's turkey
				shall count against the license holder's spring turkey bag limit.
(h) The hunt area for each entry permit shall
				be any legally accessible public lands in GMUs 26 and 27 where hunting is
				allowed, and private land with written permission.
(i) Gould's turkey enhancement entry permits
				granted through auction or lottery, as described above, shall not be considered
				'once-in-a-lifetime' permits.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING › Part 17 - BIGHORN SHEEP › Section 19.31.17.2 - SCOPE

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Sports persons interested in bighorn sheep management and
				  hunting. Additional requirements may be found in Chapter 17 NMSA 1978, and
				  Chapters 30, 31, 32 and 33 of Title 19 NMAC.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING › Part 17 - BIGHORN SHEEP › Section 19.31.17.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

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Sections
				  17-1-14
				  and
				  17-1-26
				  NMSA 1978 provide that the New Mexico state game commission has the authority
				  to establish rules and regulations that it may deem necessary to carry out the
				  purpose of Chapter 17 NMSA 1978 and all other acts pertaining to protected
				  mammals, birds, and fish.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING › Part 17 - BIGHORN SHEEP › Section 19.31.17.6 - OBJECTIVE

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Establishing open hunting seasons and regulations, rules, and
				  procedures governing the distribution and issuance of bighorn sheep licenses by
				  the department.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING › Part 17 - BIGHORN SHEEP › Section 19.31.17.7 - DEFINITIONS

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A.
"Department"
shall mean the New Mexico department of game and
				fish.
B.
"Director"
shall mean the director of the New Mexico department of game and
				fish.
C.
"Either sex" or
				"ES"
shall mean any one animal of the species.
D.
"Ewe"
shall mean any female
				bighorn sheep.
E.
"Game
				management unit" or "GMU"
shall mean those areas as described in 19.30.4
				NMAC Boundary Descriptions for Game Management Units.
F.
"Ram"
shall mean any male
				bighorn sheep.
G.
"Wildlife
				management areas" or "WMAs"
shall mean those areas as described in
				19.34.5 NMAC Wildlife Management Areas.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING › Part 17 - BIGHORN SHEEP › Section 19.31.17.8 - ADJUSTMENT OF LICENSES

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The director, with the verbal concurrence of the New Mexico
				  state game commission chairperson or their designee, may adjust the number of
				  bighorn licenses to address significant changes in population levels or to
				  address critical department management needs. The director may change or cancel
				  any or all hunts on military lands to accommodate closures on those lands; if
				  changed, the season length and bag limit shall remain the same as assigned on
				  the original hunt code.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING › Part 17 - BIGHORN SHEEP › Section 19.31.17.9 - BIGHORN SHEEP LICENSE APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS

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A.
Rocky
				mountain bighorn sheep ram once-in-a-lifetime hunts:
It shall be
				unlawful for anyone to apply for a Rocky mountain bighorn sheep ram license if
				one has previously held a license to hunt a Rocky mountain bighorn sheep ram in
				New Mexico, except those who have held a youth-only, private land-only (not
				obtained through the public draw), population management license for ram or ES
				that the director, with verbal concurrence of the chairperson or their
				designee, has decided does not qualify as once-in-a-lifetime, auction, and/or
				raffle bighorn ram license(s). A person that has received the youth-only ram
				license is eligible for this hunt only once as a youth (under age 18), but may
				apply for the other Rocky mountain and desert bighorn once-in-a lifetime hunts
				as long as they are eligible.
B.
Desert bighorn sheep ram once-in-a-lifetime hunts:
It shall be
				unlawful for anyone to apply for a desert bighorn sheep ram license if one has
				previously held a license to hunt a desert bighorn sheep ram in New Mexico,
				except those who have held a youth-only, private land-only (not obtained
				through the public draw), population management license for ram or ES that the
				director, with verbal concurrence of the chairperson or their designee, has
				decided does not qualify as once-in-a-lifetime, auction, and/or raffle bighorn
				ram license(s). A person that has received the youth-only ram license is
				eligible for this hunt only once as a youth (under age 18), but may apply for
				the other Rocky mountain and desert bighorn once-in-a lifetime hunts as long as
				they are eligible.
C.
Rocky
				mountain bighorn sheep ewe hunts:
This hunt is not a once-in-a-lifetime
				hunt. A person that has previously held a license to hunt Rocky mountain
				bighorn rams or ewes is eligible to apply for this hunt.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING › Part 17 - BIGHORN SHEEP › Section 19.31.17.10 - SEALING OF RAM HORNS

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A seal shall be affixed to a horn of every bighorn sheep ram
				  head taken in New Mexico, imported into New Mexico, or found in the field in
				  New Mexico subsequent to August 17, 1973. Bighorn sheep heads found in the
				  field within New Mexico shall remain the property of the state until disposed
				  of by permit from the director. The seal shall authorize possession and
				  transportation of the head within New Mexico.
A. Such sealing shall be done within ten days
				after the bighorn sheep ram head is taken, imported, or found in the field and
				before the bighorn sheep head is exported from New Mexico. Bighorn sheep ram
				heads not so declared shall be seized. Only legally taken and possessed bighorn
				sheep ram heads from New Mexico shall be sealed.
B. Bighorn sheep ram heads legally sealed in
				other countries, states, tribal entities, provinces, and territories, and
				possessing a valid visible seal attached, are exempted.
C. It shall be unlawful to possess any
				bighorn sheep ram head which has not been sealed as described in this
				section.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING › Part 17 - BIGHORN SHEEP › Section 19.31.17.12 - SPECIAL BIGHORN SHEEP HUNTING OPPORTUNITIES

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Bighorn sheep enhancement program:
A.
Program description:
The
				director shall collect all proceeds generated through the auction and lottery
				of special bighorn sheep permits, and such monies shall be deposited in the
				game protection fund. These monies shall be made available for expenditure by
				the department solely for programs and projects to benefit bighorn sheep and
				for costs incurred in carrying out these programs. These monies shall be used
				to augment, and not replace, monies appropriated from existing funds available
				to the department for the conservation, restoration, utilization, and
				management of bighorn sheep.
B.
Requirements for issuance of special bighorn sheep licenses:
(1) The state game commission authorizes the
				director to issue not more than four special bighorn sheep licenses in any one
				license year to take one ram per license. The director shall allow the sale of
				one Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep authorization and one desert bighorn sheep
				authorization through auction to the highest bidder, and one Rocky Mountain
				bighorn sheep authorization and one desert bighorn sheep authorization to a
				person selected through a random drawing of a lottery ticket. The drawing will
				be conducted by the department or an incorporated, non-profit organization
				dedicated to the conservation of bighorn sheep.
(2) Unless their hunting privileges have been
				revoked pursuant to law, any person is eligible to submit a bid for the special
				bighorn sheep auction authorization or purchase lottery tickets in an attempt
				to be selected for the special bighorn sheep lottery authorization.
(3) The special bighorn sheep authorizations
				issued through auction and lottery may be transferred, through sale, barter or
				gift by the successful individuals only to other individuals qualified to
				hunt.
(4) Special bighorn sheep
				licenses granted through auction or lottery, as described above, shall not be
				considered 'once-in-a-lifetime' licenses.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING › Part 17 - BIGHORN SHEEP › Section 19.31.17.13 - BIGHORN SHEEP POPULATION MANAGEMENT HUNTS

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A. The director,
				with verbal concurrence of the chairperson of the New Mexico state game
				commission or their designee, may authorize population management hunts for
				bighorn sheep when justified in writing by department personnel and must be
				based on biological information or a potential to compromise population
				viability.
B. The director shall
				designate the sporting arms, season dates, season lengths, bag limits, hunt
				boundaries, specific requirements or restrictions, and number of licenses to be
				issued.
C. In the event that an
				applicant is not able to hunt on the dates specified, the applicant's name
				shall be moved to the bottom of the list and another applicant may be contacted
				for the hunt.
D. In those instances
				where a population management hunt is warranted on deeded private lands, the
				landowner may suggest eligible hunters of their choice by submitting a list of
				prospective hunters' names to the department for licensing consideration. No
				more than one-half of the total number of licenses authorized shall be
				available to landowner identified hunters. The balance of prospective hunters
				shall be identified by the department.
E. The director, with verbal concurrence of
				the chairperson of the New Mexico state game commission or their designee, may
				deem some ram or either sex population management licenses not
				once-in-a-lifetime; a person that has held a once-in-a-lifetime ram license(s)
				is not disqualified from this hunt.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING › Part 18 - BIG GAME ENHANCEMENT AUTHORIZATION PACKAGES › Section 19.31.18.2 - SCOPE

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Big game hunters. Additional requirements may be found in
				  Chapter 17, NMSA 1978, and Chapters 30, 31, 32 and 33 of Title
				  19.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING › Part 18 - BIG GAME ENHANCEMENT AUTHORIZATION PACKAGES › Section 19.31.18.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

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17-1-14
				  and
				  17-1-26
				  NMSA 1978 provide that the New Mexico state game commission has the authority
				  to establish rules and regulations that it may deem necessary to carry out the
				  purpose of Chapter 17 NMSA 1978 and all other acts pertaining to protected
				  mammals, birds, and fish.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING › Part 18 - BIG GAME ENHANCEMENT AUTHORIZATION PACKAGES › Section 19.31.18.5 - EFFECTIVE DATE

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September 28, 2007, unless later date is cited at the end of
				  individual sections.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING › Part 18 - BIG GAME ENHANCEMENT AUTHORIZATION PACKAGES › Section 19.31.18.6 - OBJECTIVE

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To establish and define the procedures and restrictions for
				  the sale, issuance, and use of not more than two big game enhancement
				  authorization packages which will allow for the taking of one each; deer, elk,
				  oryx, ibex, and pronghorn.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING › Part 18 - BIG GAME ENHANCEMENT AUTHORIZATION PACKAGES › Section 19.31.18.7 - DEFINITIONS

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A. "Department"
				shall mean the New Mexico department of game and fish.
B. "Director" shall mean the director of the
				New Mexico department of game and fish.
C. "Big game enhancement authorization
				package," as used herein, shall mean a package of 5 authorizations, 1 deer, 1
				elk, 1 oryx, 1 ibex, and 1 pronghorn antelope that allows for the holder of
				each authorization to purchase a license to hunt for and take the species
				listed on each authorization.
D.
				"MB or mature bull" shall mean a male elk with at least one brow tine extending
				six or more inches from the main beam or at least one forked antler with both
				branches six or more inches long.
E. "MB or mature buck pronghorn antelope"
				shall mean a pronghorn antelope with at least one horn longer than its
				ears.
F. "FAD or forked antlered
				deer" shall mean a deer possessing antlers, one of which shall have a definite
				fork showing two or more distinct points. A burr at the base does not
				constitute a point or fork.
G. "ES
				or either sex" shall mean any one animal of the species.
H. "Authorization certificate" shall mean a
				document issued by the department that authorizes the holder to purchase a
				license or permit, or participate in the activity as specified on the
				certificate.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING › Part 18 - BIG GAME ENHANCEMENT AUTHORIZATION PACKAGES › Section 19.31.18.8 - BIG GAME HABITAT ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM

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The director of the department shall collect all proceeds
				  generated through the auction of not more than 2 enhancement authorization
				  packages annually. Money collected shall be deposited into the game protection
				  fund and shall be used exclusively for big game habitat enhancement,
				  conservation, and protection.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING › Part 18 - BIG GAME ENHANCEMENT AUTHORIZATION PACKAGES › Section 19.31.18.9 - REQUIREMENTS FOR ISSUANCE, SALE, AND USE

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A. Issuance: The state game commission shall
				authorize the director of the department to issue not more than 2 big game
				enhancement authorization packages in any one license year. Each authorization
				package shall consist of 1 authorization certificate for each of the following
				species; deer, elk, ibex, oryx, and pronghorn. Each authorization certificate
				will allow the holder to purchase a license for the species, bag limit, weapon
				type, season dates, and hunt area defined on the authorization.
B. Sale:
(1) The director shall allow the sale of the
				two big game enhancement authorization packages through auction to the highest
				bidder. The auction may be conducted by the department or by an incorporated,
				nonprofit organization dedicated to the conservation of wildlife.
(2) Selection of an organization to
				administer the auction of the wildlife enhancement authorization packages shall
				be pursuant to 1.4.1 NMAC, Sections 31-44 Procurement Code Regulations
				described in New Mexico Administrative Code (NMAC).
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING › Part 19 - GOVERNOR'S SPECIAL EVENTS AUTHORIZATIONS › Section 19.31.19.2 - SCOPE

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Big game hunters, game bird hunters, and fishermen.
				  Additional requirements may be found in Chapter 17, NMSA 1978, and Chapters 30,
				  31, 32 and 33 of Title 19.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING › Part 19 - GOVERNOR'S SPECIAL EVENTS AUTHORIZATIONS › Section 19.31.19.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

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17-1-14
				  and
				  17-1-26
				  NMSA 1978 provide that the New Mexico state game commission has the authority
				  to establish rules and regulations that it may deem necessary to carry out the
				  purpose of Chapter 17 NMSA 1978 and all other acts pertaining to protected
				  mammals, birds, and fish.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING › Part 19 - GOVERNOR'S SPECIAL EVENTS AUTHORIZATIONS › Section 19.31.19.5 - EFFECTIVE DATE

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
September 28, 2007, unless later date is cited at the end of
				  individual sections.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING › Part 19 - GOVERNOR'S SPECIAL EVENTS AUTHORIZATIONS › Section 19.31.19.6 - OBJECTIVE

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To establish procedures and restrictions for the provision,
				  sale, issuance, and use of no more than 12 big game special authorizations and
				  12 game bird or trophy fish special authorizations available to the governor
				  each license year in conjunction with special events to raise money for fish
				  and wildlife conservation in New Mexico.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING › Part 19 - GOVERNOR'S SPECIAL EVENTS AUTHORIZATIONS › Section 19.31.19.7 - DEFINITIONS

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A. "Department"
				shall mean the New Mexico department of game and fish.
B. "Director," shall mean the director of the
				New Mexico department of game and fish.
C. "Special authorization certificate" shall
				mean a document issued by the department that authorizes the holder to purchase
				a license or permit, or participate in the activity as specified on the
				certificate.
D. "Big game" shall
				mean deer, bear, cougar, elk, antelope (American pronghorn), Barbary sheep,
				bighorn sheep, javelina, oryx, and Persian ibex.
E. "Small game" shall mean blue grouse, dove,
				pheasant, quail, band-tailed pigeon, sandhill crane, teal, ducks, geese, coots,
				moorhen, sora, rails, snipe, and squirrel.
F. "Trophy fish" shall mean an enhanced
				angling opportunity as defined on a special authorization certificate issued by
				the department.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING › Part 19 - GOVERNOR'S SPECIAL EVENTS AUTHORIZATIONS › Section 19.31.19.8 - GOVERNOR'S HUNTING AND FISHING AUTHORIZATION PROGRAM

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The director of the department shall collect all proceeds
				  generated through the auction of not more than 12 big game special
				  authorizations and 12 game bird or trophy fish special authorizations annually.
				  All authorizations shall be auctioned in conjunction with special events called
				  by the governor and all money collected shall be deposited into the game
				  protection fund to be used exclusively for fish and wildlife conservation
				  activities or projects in New Mexico.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING › Part 19 - GOVERNOR'S SPECIAL EVENTS AUTHORIZATIONS › Section 19.31.19.9 - REQUIREMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS

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A.
				Requirements for the provision of governor's hunting and fishing
				authorizations:
(1) The director shall, upon
				notification from the governor, ensure that the requested hunting or fishing
				opportunity complies with rules adopted by the state game commission. Upon
				confirmation the director shall initiate the development of a special
				authorization certificate that designates the allowable season dates, bag
				limits, weapon types, hunting or fishing areas and any other manner or method
				restrictions as may be appropriate to the species noted on the authorization.
				Each special authorization certificate auctioned will allow the holder to
				purchase a license for the species and allowances listed on the authorization
				certificate, and will allow the holder to participate in the activity as listed
				or allowed on the authorization certificate.
(2) Upon ensuring that the requested hunting
				or fishing opportunity is in compliance with rules adopted by the state game
				commission and establishing the specific allowances and restrictions for each
				special authorization certificate, the director may issue the special
				authorization certificate(s) to the special event coordinator as designated by
				the governor or may hold the authorization certificate(s) for delivery to the
				successful high bidder(s).
(3) No
				more than 3 special authorization certificates shall be issued for any one big
				game species each license year.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING › Part 21 - JAVELINA › Section 19.31.21.2 - SCOPE

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Sportspersons interested in javelina hunting and management.
				  Additional requirements may be found in Chapter 17, NMSA 1978, and Chapters 30,
				  31, 32 and 33 of Title 19 NMAC.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING › Part 21 - JAVELINA › Section 19.31.21.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Sections
				  17-1-14
				  and
				  17-1-26
				  NMSA 1978 provide that the New Mexico state game commission has the authority
				  to establish rules and regulations that it may deem necessary to carry out the
				  purpose of Chapter 17 NMSA 1978 and all other acts pertaining to protected
				  mammals, birds and fish.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING › Part 21 - JAVELINA › Section 19.31.21.6 - OBJECTIVE

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
Establishing open hunting seasons and regulations, rules and
				  procedures governing the distribution and issuance of javelina licenses by the
				  department.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING › Part 21 - JAVELINA › Section 19.31.21.7 - DEFINITIONS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
A.
"Department"
shall mean the New Mexico department of game and
				fish.
B.
"Director"
shall mean the director of the New Mexico department of game and
				fish.
C.
"Either sex" or
				"ES"
shall mean any one javelina.
D.
"Game management unit" or
				"GMU"
shall mean those areas as described in 19.30.4 NMAC Boundary
				Descriptions for Game Management Units.
E.
"Wildlife management areas" or
				"WMAs"
shall mean those areas as described in 19.34.5 NMAC, Wildlife
				Management Areas.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING › Part 21 - JAVELINA › Section 19.31.21.8 - ADJUSTMENT OF LICENSES, AUTHORIZATIONS AND HARVEST LIMITS

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The director, with the verbal concurrence of the chairperson
				  of the New Mexico state game commission or their designee, may adjust the
				  number of licenses for javelina up or down by no more than twenty percent of
				  the total licenses available in the area or GMU to address significant changes
				  in population levels or habitat availability. The director may change or cancel
				  all hunts on military lands to accommodate closures on those lands; if changed,
				  the season length and bag limit shall remain the same as assigned on the
				  original hunt code.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING › Part 21 - JAVELINA › Section 19.31.21.9 - JAVELINA HUNTING SEASONS

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Javelina hunts for the 2023-24 through 2026-27 hunt seasons
				  shall be as indicated below, listing the open GMUs or areas, eligibility
				  requirements or restrictions, hunt dates, hunt codes, sporting arms, number of
				  licenses, and bag limit. All WMAs shall remain closed to javelina hunting,
				  except the prairie-chicken areas, Heart Bar, Double E, River Ranch, Red Rock
				  (outside of the high-fence bighorn sheep enclosure only), and Socorro-Escondida
				  WMAs are open to javelina hunting.
A.
Draw hunts:
open GMUs or areas
2023-2024 hunt dates
2024-2025 hunt dates
2025-2026 hunt dates
2026-2027 hunt dates
hunt code
licenses
bag limit
Statewide except GMU 28, youth only
2/1-3/31
2/1-3/31
2/1-3/31
2/1-3/31
JAV-1-100
180
ES
GMUs 19, 23, 24, 25, 26 and 27
1/1-1/31
1/1-1/31
1/1-1/31
1/1-1/31
JAV-2-101
330
ES
2/1-3/31
2/1-3/31
2/1-3/31
2/1-3/31
JAV-1-102
1100
ES
GMU 28 McGregor range, military only
12/30-12/31
12/28-12/29
12/27-12/28
12/26-12/27
JAV-1-105
5
ES
GMU 28 McGregor range
12/30-12/31
12/28-12/29
12/27-12/28
12/26-12/27
JAV-1-106
5
ES
B.
Over-the-counter hunts:
The hunt area shall be statewide except
				GMUs 19, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 and 28.
open GMUs or areas
2023-2024 hunt dates
2024-2025 hunt dates
2025-2026 hunt dates
2026-2027 hunt dates
hunt code
licenses
bag limit
Statewide except GMUs 19, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 and
								28
1/1-1/31
1/1-1/31
1/1-1/31
1/1-1/31
JAV-2-103
360
ES
2/1-3/31
2/1-3/31
2/1-3/31
2/1-3/31
JAV-1-104
1200
ES
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING › Part 22 - LANDOWNER CERTIFICATION OF NON-NAVIGABLE WATER [REPEALED] › Section 19.31.22.8 - LANDOWNER NON-NAVIGABLE PUBLIC WATER SEGMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS [REPEALED]

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New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING › Part 22 - LANDOWNER CERTIFICATION OF NON-NAVIGABLE WATER [REPEALED] › Section 19.31.22.9 - WRITTEN DETERMINATION AND RECOMMENDATION BY DIRECTOR AND DESIGNATION OF NON-NAVIGABLE PUBLIC WATER STATUS [REPEALED]

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New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING › Part 22 - LANDOWNER CERTIFICATION OF NON-NAVIGABLE WATER [REPEALED] › Section 19.31.22.10 - NOTICE OF WRITTEN DETERMINATION AND RECOMMENDATION OF NON-NAVIGABLE PUBLIC WATER STATUS [REPEALED]

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New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING › Part 22 - LANDOWNER CERTIFICATION OF NON-NAVIGABLE WATER [REPEALED] › Section 19.31.22.13 - FINAL VOTE AND APPROVAL BY COMMISSION AND EFFECT THEREOF [REPEALED]

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New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 32 - TRAPPING AND FURBEARERS › Part 2 - FURBEARERS › Section 19.32.2.2 - SCOPE

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Sportspersons interested in furbearer hunting and management.
				  Additional requirements may be found in Chapter 17 NMSA 1978 and Title 19
				  NMAC.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 32 - TRAPPING AND FURBEARERS › Part 2 - FURBEARERS › Section 19.32.2.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

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Sections
				  17-1-14,
				  17-1-26,
				  17-5-3,
				  17-5-4, and
				  17-5-5 NMSA 1978 provide that the
				  New Mexico state game commission has the authority to establish rules and
				  regulations that it may deem necessary to carry out the purpose of Chapter 17
				  NMSA 1978 and all other acts pertaining to protected species.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 32 - TRAPPING AND FURBEARERS › Part 2 - FURBEARERS › Section 19.32.2.5 - EFFECTIVE DATE

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April 1, 2024, unless a later date is cited at the end of a
				  section.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 32 - TRAPPING AND FURBEARERS › Part 2 - FURBEARERS › Section 19.32.2.6 - OBJECTIVE

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Establishing open hunting seasons and regulation, rules and
				  procedures governing the distribution and issuance of trapping licenses by the
				  department.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 32 - TRAPPING AND FURBEARERS › Part 2 - FURBEARERS › Section 19.32.2.7 - DEFINITIONS

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A.
"Department"
shall mean the New Mexico department of game and
				fish.
B.
"Foothold
				trap"
shall mean a trap designed to capture a furbearer by the foot, but
				does not include foot encapsulating traps.
C.
"Foot encapsulating trap"
shall mean any trap with a push or pull-activated trigger located inside an
				enclosure recessed from an opening of no more than two inches in diameter, as
				measured across the opening from side to side, not corner to corner. Foot
				encapsulating traps include "dog proof" and "egg" traps.
D.
"Furbearer"
shall mean any
				quadruped defined as a fur-bearing animal in 17-5-2 NMSA 1978.
E.
"Land set"
shall mean any
				foothold trap or snare set on land.
F.
"Public land"
means
				state-owned land, state-leased land, lands held in trust by the state, lands
				administered by the United States fish and wildlife service, the United States
				forest service, the federal bureau of land management, the national park
				service, the United States department of defense, state parks and any county or
				municipality, but does not include the interior of physical structures or land
				belonging to or held in trust for an Indian nation, tribe or pueblo.
G.
"Snare"
shall mean a wire or
				cable with a single closing device designed to capture a furbearer.
H.
"Trap"
shall mean any
				foothold trap, foot encapsulating trap, cage trap or body-grip trap set to
				capture a furbearer.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 32 - TRAPPING AND FURBEARERS › Part 2 - FURBEARERS › Section 19.32.2.8 - OPEN SEASONS

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A. Badger, weasel,
				fox, ringtail and bobcat: November 1-March 15 statewide.
B. Raccoon:
(1) April 1-May 15 and September 1-March 31,
				statewide.
(2) Extended season: May
				16-August 31 statewide, method restrictions per 19.31.10 NMAC.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 32 - TRAPPING AND FURBEARERS › Part 2 - FURBEARERS › Section 19.32.2.9 - CLOSED AREAS

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All public lands in New Mexico are closed to the use of traps
				  and snares except as allowed by 17-11-4 NMSA 1978.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 32 - TRAPPING AND FURBEARERS › Part 2 - FURBEARERS › Section 19.32.2.10 - MANDATORY FURBEARER EDUCATION

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A. Every person
				must successfully complete a department approved trapper education course
				before setting any trap or snare in New Mexico. Proof of successful completion
				of a trapper education course in any other state will also be accepted, but the
				person must pass a New Mexico law and species identification course.
B. Every person hunting furbearers must
				successfully complete either the New Mexico trapper education course, or a New
				Mexico law and species identification course.
C. Trapper education shall be offered free of
				charge to all residents. The department may charge a fee of not more than $35
				for each non-resident who takes a New Mexico trapper education course. The New
				Mexico law and species identification course shall be free for
				everyone.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 32 - TRAPPING AND FURBEARERS › Part 2 - FURBEARERS › Section 19.32.2.11 - BAG LIMIT

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Annual bag limits may be set by the director, with the verbal
				  concurrence of the chairperson of the game commission or their designee, for
				  any furbearer species to address significant changes in statewide populations
				  or to address critical department management needs. Annual bag limits, if set,
				  shall expire March 31st annually.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 32 - TRAPPING AND FURBEARERS › Part 2 - FURBEARERS › Section 19.32.2.12 - EXEMPTIONS

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The provisions of this rule shall not apply to department of
				  game and fish personnel or designated agents who are acting in their official
				  capacity in the control of depredating animals, for law enforcement purposes,
				  to protect human health and safety, or for research or management purposes,
				  unless otherwise restricted by 17-11-1 to 17-11-5 NMSA 1978.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 33 - ENDANGERED AND PROTECTED SPECIES › Part 2 - REMOVAL, CAPTURE OR DESTRUCTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES › Section 19.33.2.2 - SCOPE

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All persons who may remove, capture or destroy an endangered
				  species, without a specific permit.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 33 - ENDANGERED AND PROTECTED SPECIES › Part 2 - REMOVAL, CAPTURE OR DESTRUCTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES › Section 19.33.2.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

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Sections
				  17-1-14
				  and
				  17-1-26,
				  17-2-3,
				  17-2-13,
				  17-2-14,
				  17-2-15,
				  17-2-16,
				  17-2-42,
				  17-3-1,
				  17-3-29
				  and
				  17-5-2
				  NMSA provide that the New Mexico state game commission has the authority to
				  establish rules and regulations that it may deem necessary to carry out the
				  purpose of Chapter 17 NMSA 1978 and all other acts pertaining to protected
				  species.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 33 - ENDANGERED AND PROTECTED SPECIES › Part 2 - REMOVAL, CAPTURE OR DESTRUCTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES › Section 19.33.2.5 - EFFECTIVE DATE

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January 13, 1996 [unless a later date is cited at the end of
				  a section]
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 33 - ENDANGERED AND PROTECTED SPECIES › Part 2 - REMOVAL, CAPTURE OR DESTRUCTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES › Section 19.33.2.6 - OBJECTIVE

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To provide for, and require, reporting of the removal,
				  capture or destruction of threatened or endangered species; including when
				  these species are removed, captured, or destroyed in emergency situations
				  involving immediate threat to human life or private property.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 33 - ENDANGERED AND PROTECTED SPECIES › Part 2 - REMOVAL, CAPTURE OR DESTRUCTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES › Section 19.33.2.7 - DEFINITIONS

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A. "Remove" means
				to take out of natural habitat.
B.
				[Reserved]
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 33 - ENDANGERED AND PROTECTED SPECIES › Part 2 - REMOVAL, CAPTURE OR DESTRUCTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES › Section 19.33.2.8 - REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

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Whenever any person removes, captures or destroys without
				  permit as authorized by Section
				  17-2-42 NMSA,
				  any species classified as threatened or endangered by the state game commission
				  regulation (Title 19, Chapter 33, Part 1), other than those species listed as
				  threatened or endangered in 50 CFR Part 17; that person shall, within 30 days,
				  report such removal, capture or destruction to the New Mexico department of
				  game and fish, stating the species involved and the date, location and
				  circumstances of the removal, capture or destruction.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 33 - ENDANGERED AND PROTECTED SPECIES › Part 3 - PROCEDURES FOR ACTIONS ON THE BIENNIAL REVIEW: CONTINUING LISTING, UPGRADING, DOWNGRADING SPECIES › Section 19.33.3.1 - ISSUING AGENCY

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New Mexico Department of Game and Fish.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 33 - ENDANGERED AND PROTECTED SPECIES › Part 3 - PROCEDURES FOR ACTIONS ON THE BIENNIAL REVIEW: CONTINUING LISTING, UPGRADING, DOWNGRADING SPECIES › Section 19.33.3.2 - SCOPE

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The New Mexico state game commission, regarding certain
				  procedures for maintaining a list of wildlife indigenous to New Mexico that are
				  determined to be threatened or endangered within the state. Additional
				  requirements may be found in 19 NMAC 33.1 [now 19.33.6 NMAC], 19 NMAC 33.2 [now
				  19.33.2 NMAC], and 19 NMAC 33.4 [now 19.33.4 NMAC].
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 33 - ENDANGERED AND PROTECTED SPECIES › Part 3 - PROCEDURES FOR ACTIONS ON THE BIENNIAL REVIEW: CONTINUING LISTING, UPGRADING, DOWNGRADING SPECIES › Section 19.33.3.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

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Section 17-2-41(B) NMSA, 1978 Comp., directs the state game
				  commission to adopt procedures for this purpose.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 33 - ENDANGERED AND PROTECTED SPECIES › Part 3 - PROCEDURES FOR ACTIONS ON THE BIENNIAL REVIEW: CONTINUING LISTING, UPGRADING, DOWNGRADING SPECIES › Section 19.33.3.4 - DURATION

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Permanent.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 33 - ENDANGERED AND PROTECTED SPECIES › Part 3 - PROCEDURES FOR ACTIONS ON THE BIENNIAL REVIEW: CONTINUING LISTING, UPGRADING, DOWNGRADING SPECIES › Section 19.33.3.5 - EFFECTIVE DATE

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January 31, 1996 [unless a later date is cited at the end of
				  a section]
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 33 - ENDANGERED AND PROTECTED SPECIES › Part 3 - PROCEDURES FOR ACTIONS ON THE BIENNIAL REVIEW: CONTINUING LISTING, UPGRADING, DOWNGRADING SPECIES › Section 19.33.3.6 - OBJECTIVE

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To provide procedures for commission actions on
				  recommendations from the director to continue listing species as threatened or
				  endangered, or to upgrade or downgrade species between the threatened and
				  endangered categories. (Commission actions to delist a species is not required
				  in this act, as specified by
				  17-2-40
				  (K-L) NMSA 1978 Compilation.)
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 33 - ENDANGERED AND PROTECTED SPECIES › Part 3 - PROCEDURES FOR ACTIONS ON THE BIENNIAL REVIEW: CONTINUING LISTING, UPGRADING, DOWNGRADING SPECIES › Section 19.33.3.7 - DEFINITIONS

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A. "Endangered"
				means any species listed as endangered in 19 NMAC 33.1 [now 19.33.6
				NMAC].
B. "Threatened" means any
				species listed as threatened in 19 NMAC 33.1 [now 19.33.6 NMAC].
C. "Commission" means the New Mexico state
				game commission.
D. "Director"
				means the director of the New Mexico department of game and fish.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 33 - ENDANGERED AND PROTECTED SPECIES › Part 3 - PROCEDURES FOR ACTIONS ON THE BIENNIAL REVIEW: CONTINUING LISTING, UPGRADING, DOWNGRADING SPECIES › Section 19.33.3.8 - PROCEDURES

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A. In order to
				provide for an extended public comment period, the director shall, at least 90
				days prior to the initial formal commission hearing on his recommendations,
				announce his intention to conduct the biennial review of New Mexico threatened
				and endangered species (Section
				17-2-41 B,
				NMSA 1978 Compilation). The announcement shall include the means by which
				interested persons may obtain draft copies of his recommendations to threatened
				and endangered species; the opening of a repository for public comment on the
				biological and ecological evidence and the economic and social impacts
				pertaining to the recommendations; the location of the repository; and the
				means by which comment may be submitted. The recommendations, including any
				revisions to the draft, shall be presented to the state game commission for an
				initial, formal hearing during which public comments shall be limited to the
				biological and ecological evidence pertaining to the recommendations (Section
				17-2-40,
				Paragraphs G and L and Section
				17-2-38,
				Paragraphs D and M, NMSA 1978 Compilation).
B. Upon receipt of the director's
				recommendations, the commission shall announce that written comments regarding
				the biological and ecological evidence and the economic and social impacts,
				pertaining to the director's recommendations may be submitted and will be
				included in the public repository established under the Wildlife Conservation
				Act (Section 17-2-40(G) NMSA 1978 Compilation). Written comments pertaining to
				the biological and ecological evidence, submitted within 14 days of the
				announcement shall be considered by the commission in taking action on the
				director's recommendations. Written comments pertaining to the economic and
				social impacts of a listing decision shall be preserved in the repository for
				consideration in the development, if practicable, of any recovery plans
				(Section 17-2-40(G) NMSA 1978 Compilation).
C. Based upon the relevant and reliable
				(17-2-40(L) NMSA 1978 Compilation) biological and ecological evidence, the
				commission shall act on the director's recommendations to continue to list a
				species, or to upgrade or downgrade a species, at its next regularly scheduled
				meeting following receipt of the recommendations (Section 17-2-41(B) NMSA 1978
				Compilation).
(1) The commission may accept
				the director's recommendations, in whole or part.
(2) When the commission believes there is
				documented, relevant and reliable evidence, in public comments or in the
				repository, regarding the biological or ecological status of a species, the
				commission may instruct the director to conduct further study of one or more
				species.
New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 33 - ENDANGERED AND PROTECTED SPECIES › Part 4 - CONFIDENTIAL DATA REGARDING ENDANGERED SPECIES › Section 19.33.4.2 - SCOPE

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All persons or entities who may seek to obtain information
				  from the Department of Game and Fish on the distribution and location of
				  species of wildlife listed as threatened or endangered, or being investigated
				  for possible listing as threatened or endangered. Other requirements may be
				  found in 19.33.1 NMAC, 19.33.2 NMAC, and 19.33.3 NMAC.