Section 17-5-4 – State game commission to administer act; rules and regulations.
The state game commission is authorized and directed to administer the provisions of Sections 17-5-1 through 17-5-9 NMSA 1978, and to make such rules and regulations and establish such service as it may deem necessary to carry out all the provisions and purposes of those sections. In making such rules and regulations and providing when […]
Section 17-5-5 – Trapper’s licenses.
A. No resident who has reached his twelfth birthday shall capture, trap or possess any fur-bearing animal or attempt to do so without first procuring a resident trapper’s license; or, in the case of a resident who has reached his twelfth birthday but not his eighteenth birthday, a resident junior trapper’s license. B. No nonresident […]
Section 17-5-6 – Fur dealer licenses.
A. Except for trappers selling their own catches, any person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of buying or selling unprocessed skins or pelts of any fur-bearing animal is a “fur dealer.” It is a misdemeanor to engage in business as a fur dealer or solicit such business without first procuring a fur dealer […]
Section 17-5-7 – [Disposition of license fees.]
All fees for trappers’ licenses and fur dealers’ licenses shall be collected by the state game warden [director of the department of game and fish] and turned over to the state treasurer to be credited to the game protection fund; provided, that license vendors shall retain ten cents (10 ) for each license sold as […]
Section 17-5-8 – [Officers authorized to enforce act.]
All peace officers, port of entry employees [employees of the motor transportation divisions of the taxation and revenue department] and deputy game wardens [conservation officers] are hereby authorized and required to cooperate fully with the state game commission in the enforcement of this act [17-5-1 to 17-5-9 NMSA 1978]. It shall be the duty of […]
Section 17-5-9 – Penalty; revocation of license; sale of pelts.
Any person who violates or aids, abets or assists in the violation of any provision of Sections 17-5-1 through 17-5-9 NMSA 1978 or any person who makes any false statement as to the residence of any applicant for a trapper’s license or fur dealer’s license or any nonresident who fraudulently procures a resident license is […]
Section 17-5-1 – Declaration of policy.
It is the purpose of Sections 17-5-1 through 17-5-9 NMSA 1978 and the policy of New Mexico to provide an adequate and flexible system for the protection of fur-bearing animals to the end that valuable fur resources shall not be wasted or depleted. History: Laws 1939, ch. 178, § 1; 1941 Comp., § 43-501; 1953 […]
Section 17-5-2 – Fur-bearing and nongame animals defined; property of state.
The following quadrupeds are hereby defined as fur-bearing animals, to wit: muskrat, mink, weasel, beaver, otter, nutria, masked or blackfooted ferret, ringtail cat, raccoon, pine marten, coatimundi, badgers, bobcat and all species of foxes. These animals and their pelts are hereby declared to be the property of the state until they shall have been lawfully […]
Section 17-5-3 – Seasons; special permits to take animals doing damage.
Fur-bearing animals as defined in Section 17-5-2 NMSA 1978 shall be taken only during the seasons declared by regulation of the state game commission promulgated as provided in Section 17-5-4 NMSA 1978. The director may, however, issue permits at any time for the taking of fur-bearing animals doing damage to game, private property, poultry or […]