This act [11-16-1 to 11-16-12 NMSA 1978] may be cited as the “Wildlife Violator Compact”. History: Laws 2001, ch. 101, § 1. ANNOTATIONS Effective dates. — Laws 2001, ch. 101, § 13 made the Wildlife Violator Compact effective July 1, 2001.
A. The Wildlife Violator Compact may be amended from time to time. Amendments shall be presented in resolution form to the chairman of the board of compact administrators and shall be initiated by one or more participating states. B. Adoption of an amendment shall require endorsement by all participating states and shall become effective thirty […]
A. The department of game and fish is designated as the licensing authority in New Mexico for the purposes of the Wildlife Violator Compact. B. The director of the department of game and fish shall furnish to the appropriate authorities of the participating states any information or documents reasonably necessary to facilitate the administration of […]
A. The Wildlife Violator Compact shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes stated herein. B. The provisions of the Wildlife Violator Compact shall be severable and if a phrase, clause, sentence or provision of that compact is declared to be contrary to the constitution of a participating state or of the United […]
A. The participating states find that: (1) wildlife resources are managed in trust by the respective states for the benefit of all of their residents and visitors; (2) the protection of the wildlife resources of a state is materially affected by the degree of compliance with its statutes, laws, ordinances and administrative rules relating to […]
As used in the Wildlife Violator Compact: A. “citation” means a summons, complaint, summons and complaint, ticket, penalty assessment or other official document issued to a person by a wildlife officer or other peace officer for a wildlife violation, which contains an order requiring the person to respond; B. “collateral” means cash or other security […]
A. When issuing a citation for a wildlife violation, a wildlife officer shall issue a citation to a person whose home state is another participating state in the same manner as if the person were a resident of the issuing state and shall not require the person to post collateral to secure appearance, subject to […]
A. Upon receipt of a report from the licensing authority of an issuing state reporting the failure of a person to comply with the terms of a citation, the licensing authority of the home state shall: (1) notify the person; (2) initiate a suspension action in accordance with the home state’s suspension procedures; and (3) […]
A. A participating state shall recognize the suspension of license privileges of a person by another participating state as though the violation resulting in the suspension: (1) had occurred in the home state; and (2) could have been the basis of the suspension of license privileges in the home state. B. A participating state shall […]
Except as expressly required by provisions of the Wildlife Violator Compact, nothing herein shall be construed to affect the right of a participating state to apply its laws relating to license privileges to a person or circumstance or to invalidate or prevent an agreement or other cooperative arrangement between a participating state and a nonparticipating […]
A. A board of compact administrators is established to: (1) administer the provisions of this compact; and (2) serve as a governing body for the resolution of all matters relating to the operation of the Wildlife Violator Compact. B. The board shall be composed of one representative, to be known as the “compact administrator”, from […]
A. The Wildlife Violator Compact shall become effective at the time it is adopted in substantially similar form by two or more states. B. Entry into the Wildlife Violator Compact shall be made by resolution of ratification by the authorized officials of the applying state and submitted to the chairman of the board of compact […]
