Section 17-3-47 – Permit.
The director of the department of game and fish may grant a permit to any person to carry out acts which are prohibited by the Airborne Hunting Act [17-3-43 to 17-3-47 NMSA 1978]. Permits shall be granted only to protect or aid in the administration or protection of land, water, wildlife, livestock, domesticated animals, human […]
Section 17-3-48 – Purchase or use of license, certificate or permit, or hunting or fishing while under suspension or revocation; penalty.
Any person who purchases a hunting or fishing license, or hunts or fishes during the period in which his hunting or fishing license, permit or certificate has been revoked or suspended in accordance with Section 17-2-10 or 17-3-34 NMSA 1978 is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided by Section 17-2-10 NMSA […]
Section 17-3-49 – Computer-assisted remote hunting prohibited; penalties.
A. A person shall not: (1) engage in computer-assisted remote hunting; (2) provide or operate facilities for the purpose of computer-assisted remote hunting; (3) create, maintain, provide, advertise or sell computer software or an internet web site for the purpose of computer-assisted remote hunting; or (4) entice, possess or confine an animal or bird for […]
Section 17-3-45 – Shooting from aircraft; causing injury by aircraft; penalty.
It is a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in excess of six months but less than one year or a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500) for any person while airborne in an aircraft to: A. shoot or attempt to shoot for the purpose of injuring, […]
Section 17-3-46 – Applicability.
The Airborne Hunting Act [17-3-43 to 17-3-47 NMSA 1978] shall not apply to any person who is employed as an authorized agent of the state or federal government or is operating under a permit of the state granted by the director of the department of game and fish. History: 1953 Comp., § 53-3-40, enacted by […]
Section 17-3-37 – Definition.
“Game bird,” as used in the Regulated Shooting Preserve Act [17-3-35 to 17-3-42 NMSA 1978], means pheasant, quail, chukar and mallards. History: 1953 Comp., § 53-3-31, enacted by Laws 1957, ch. 194, § 3; 1961, ch. 33, § 1; 1967, ch. 5, § 1.
Section 17-3-38 – Tags.
All game birds taken from preserves shall be tagged, with tags to be furnished by the commission at a reasonable fee, before being transported. History: 1953 Comp., § 53-3-32, enacted by Laws 1957, ch. 194, § 4.
Section 17-3-39 – Special nonresident licenses.
The commission may issue special nonresident bird licenses to nonresidents to hunt on regulated shooting preserves with the owner’s consent for legally propagated game birds upon the payment of a license fee of five dollars and twenty-five cents ($5.25). The license must be carried on the person at all times when hunting on private shooting […]
Section 17-3-40 – Regular licenses.
Residents or nonresidents may hunt on private shooting preserves when possessed of the appropriate bird or hunting license. All hunting on shooting preserves covered in the Regulated Shooting Preserve Act shall be done only with the consent of the owner of the private preserve. History: 1953 Comp., § 53-3-34, enacted by Laws 1957, ch. 194, […]
Section 17-3-41 – Commercial operation of.
Operators of private shooting preserves may charge fees for hunting on the preserves. History: 1953 Comp., § 53-3-35, enacted by Laws 1957, ch. 194, § 7.