Section 17-6-10 – Commissioner of public lands exempt.
Nothing contained in the Habitat Protection Act shall alter, change, restrict or diminish the rights, powers and duties of the commissioner of public lands in the administration, management, care and control of state trust lands as provided for by the Enabling Act and other applicable state statutes. History: 1953 Comp., § 53-6-10, enacted by Laws […]
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 17-6-1 – Short title.
This act [17-6-1 to 17-6-11 NMSA 1978] may be cited as the “Habitat Protection Act”. History: 1953 Comp., § 53-6-1, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 242, § 1.
Section 17-6-2 – Definitions.
As used in the Habitat Protection Act: A. “commission” means the state game commission; B. “cross-country” means travel over the countryside other than by road; C. “vehicle” means any motor-powered mechanical device used for conveyance; and D. “road” means any maintained or unmaintained right-of-way that has been utilized by the public and includes roads, streets, […]
Section 17-6-3 – Restrictions on motor vehicle use; recommendations; rules and regulations.
A. When the commission determines that the operation of vehicles within a certain area is or may be damaging to wildlife reproduction, wildlife management or the wildlife habitat of the area, the department, with the concurrence of the private land owner or the land management agency involved, after proper notice, shall hold public meetings in […]