Section 17-10-4 – Exceptions.
It is not a violation of Section 3 [17-10-3 NMSA 1978] of the Wildlife Trafficking Act if any of the following conditions are satisfied: A. the covered animal part or product is a fixed component of an antique product that is not made wholly or primarily of covered animal parts or products; provided that the […]
Section 17-8-1 – Short title.
This act [17-8-1 to 17-8-6 NMSA 1978] may be cited as the “Sport Shooting Range Act”. History: Laws 2002, ch. 72, § 1. ANNOTATIONS Cross references. — For municipal zoning regulations, see 3-21-1 to 3-21-26 NMSA 1978. For abatement of a public nuisance, see 30-8-8 NMSA 1978.
Section 17-8-2 – Purpose of act.
The purpose of the Sport Shooting Range Act is to protect the normal operation and use of sport shooting ranges by establishing when a person who owns, operates or uses a sport shooting range is liable for civil penalties. History: Laws 2002, ch. 72, § 2.
Section 17-8-3 – Definition.
As used in the Sport Shooting Range Act, a “sport shooting range” is an area designed and operated for the use of rifles, shotguns or pistols as a means of silhouette, skeet, trap, black powder or other sport shooting or firearms training. History: Laws 2002, ch. 72, § 3.
Section 17-8-4 – Immunity from nuisance actions based on noise or noise pollution.
A. The use or operation of a sport shooting range shall not be enjoined as a nuisance on the basis of noise or noise pollution: (1) if the sport shooting range is in compliance with noise control statutes, rules or ordinances that apply to the range and its operation at the time that the initial […]
Section 17-8-5 – Local government authority.
The provisions of the Sport Shooting Range Act shall not prohibit a local government from regulating the location and construction of sport shooting ranges after July 1, 2002. History: Laws 2002, ch. 72, § 5.
Section 17-8-6 – Exemptions.
The provisions of the Sport Shooting Range Act do not apply: A. to recovery for an act or omission relating to recklessness, negligence, wanton misconduct or willful misconduct in the operation or use of a sport shooting range; B. to a nuisance action on the basis of trespass involving the operation or use of a […]
Section 17-9-1 – Short title.
This act [17-9-1 to 17-9-4 NMSA 1978] may be cited as the “Wildlife Corridors Act”. History: Laws 2019, ch. 97, § 1. ANNOTATIONS Effective dates. — Laws 2019, ch. 97 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 14, 2019, 90 days after the adjournment of […]
Section 17-9-2 – Definitions.
As used in the Wildlife Corridors Act: A. “human-caused barrier” means a road, culvert, commercial or residential development or other human-made structure that has the potential to affect the natural movement of wildlife across the landscape; B. “large mammal” includes mule deer, elk, pronghorn antelope, bighorn sheep, black bear and mountain lions; C. “species of […]
Section 17-9-3 – Wildlife corridors action plan; creation; department coordination.
A. The department of game and fish, in coordination with the department of transportation, shall create a state “wildlife corridors action plan”. B. The wildlife corridors action plan shall contain: (1) identification of existing highway crossings that pose a risk to successful wildlife migration or that pose a risk to the traveling public because large […]