Section 77-17-16 – Repealed.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 — Laws 1999, ch. 282, § 104 repealed 77-17-15 and 77-17-16 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1899, ch. 44, §§ 1 and 2, relating to purchase of dressed meats, exhibition of hides, keeping of records,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 77-18-2 – 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 77-17-8 – Restriction upon establishing slaughterhouses.
No person shall establish a slaughterhouse in any location which is within one thousand feet of a residential dwelling house unless, prior thereto, the person shall gain the written consent from at least seventy-five percent of the owners of residential dwelling houses located within one thousand feet of the proposed slaughterhouse. History: 1953 Comp., § […]
Section 77-17-9 – Failing to keep record; penalty.
A person who carries on the business of butcher or slaughterer of livestock shall keep a true and faithful record, in a book kept for the purpose, of all livestock purchased or slaughtered by him together with a description of each animal, including marks, brands, age and weight and from whom purchased and the date […]
Section 77-17-10 – Inspection of record, hides and ears.
The record, hides and ears of cattle, sheep and goats shall be open to the inspection by the board for the period of thirty days or until inspected by an inspector, and any butcher or slaughterer who refuses to permit such inspection or examination is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be sentenced […]