Section 77-18-2 – Seizure and disposition of cruelly treated livestock.
A. If a livestock inspector or other peace officer has reason to believe that livestock is being cruelly treated, the inspector or peace officer may apply to a court in the county where the livestock is located for a warrant to seize the allegedly cruelly treated livestock. B. On a showing of probable cause to […]
Section 77-18-3 – Prohibited means of disposal or destruction.
No animal shall be destroyed by means of a high altitude decompression chamber or decompression device. History: Laws 1989, ch. 175, § 1.
Section 77-18-4 – Penalty.
Any person who violates Section 1 [77-18-3 NMSA 1978] of this act is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment for a definite term of less than one year or both. History: Laws 1989, ch. 175, § 2.
Section 77-18-5 – Wild horses; conformation, history and deoxyribonucleic acid testing; Spanish colonial horses; birth control.
A. As used in this section: (1) “public land” does not include federal land controlled by the bureau of land management, the forest service or state trust land controlled by the state land office; (2) “range” means the amount of land necessary to sustain a herd of wild horses, which does not exceed its known […]
Section 77-18-6 – Feral hogs; prohibition; penalty.
A. The purpose of this section is to ensure the public health, safety and welfare and to prevent the introduction or spread of disease to New Mexico’s livestock and wildlife. B. No person shall import into the state, transport within the state, hold for breeding, release or sell a live feral hog or operate a […]
Section 77-17-16 – Repealed.
ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 1999, ch. 282, § 104 repealed 77-17-15 and 77-17-16 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1899, ch. 44, §§ 1 and 2, relating to purchase of dressed meats, exhibition of hides, keeping of records, inspection and penalties, effective July 1, 1999. For provisions of former sections, see the 1998 NMSA 1978 […]
Section 77-18-1 – Sale, purchase, trade and possession of certain animals regulated.
The sale, purchase, trade and possession with intent to keep as a pet of any subhuman primate, skunk, raccoon, fox or other sylvatic carnivore may be regulated by regulation of the health and environment department [department of health] for the protection of public health and safety. History: Laws 1979, ch. 194, § 6. ANNOTATIONS Bracketed […]
Section 77-17-5 – Repealed.
History: Laws 1939, ch. 115, § 4; 1941 Comp., § 49-2204; 1953 Comp., § 47-20-4; Laws 1993, ch. 248, § 79; 1999, ch. 282, § 96; repealed by Laws 2013, ch. 84, § 2. ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 2013, ch. 84, § 2 repealed 77-17-5 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1939, ch. 115, § […]
Section 77-17-6 – Repealed.
History: Laws 1939, ch. 115, § 5; 1941 Comp., § 49-2205; 1953 Comp., § 47-20-5; Laws 1999, ch. 282, § 97; repealed by Laws 2013, ch. 84, § 2. ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 2013, ch. 84, § 2 repealed 77-17-6 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1939, ch. 115, § 5, relating to penalties, effective […]
Section 77-17-7 – Definition.
As used in Sections 77-17-7 and 77-17-8 NMSA 1978, “slaughterhouse” means an abattoir or a place where livestock are slaughtered. History: 1953 Comp., § 47-20-5.1, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 127, § 1; 1999, ch. 282, § 98. ANNOTATIONS The 1999 amendment, effective July 1, 1999, deleted the definitions for “person” and “residential dwelling house”, […]