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 17-4-29 – Floating logs in fish stream; restocking; penalty.
All persons floating logs, timber, lumber, ties or poles in any stream containing game fish shall, for each mile of the streams used, annually deposit one thousand trout fry or fingerlings at times and places designated by the department of game and fish. Any person failing to comply with the provisions of this section is […]
Section 17-4-30 – [Federal aid.]
The state of New Mexico hereby assents to the provisions of the act of congress of the United States of America entitled “An act to provide that the United States shall aid the states in fish restoration and management projects, and for other purposes,” approved August 9, 1950 (Public Law 681, 81st Congress), and the […]
Section 17-4-31 – [Federal funds; disbursement.]
The state game commission is authorized to receive any moneys to which the state of New Mexico may become entitled under the aforesaid act of congress, such moneys, when received, to be deposited with the treasurer of the state of New Mexico to the credit of the state game protection fund, expended for the purpose […]
Section 17-4-32 – Destruction of boundary markers[; penalty].
Every person who shall wilfully [willfully], maliciously and without cause, break down, injure, remove or destroy any sign, marker or poster erected for the purpose of designating the boundaries of any tract of land, refuge, sanctuary for wildlife, or for the purpose of designating the boundaries of a hunting area set forth by the state […]
Section 17-4-33 – Gaining access into nature program; policy; additional powers of state game commission.
A. It is the policy of the state of New Mexico to encourage and promote wildlife-associated recreation in New Mexico and to provide for public participation in the use of available natural resources in a manner that will benefit the general public in its enjoyment of public assets and the state and its political subdivisions […]
Section 17-4-34 – Habitat management stamp; fund; expenditure for habitat management; exception.
A. On and after April 1, 2006, each of the following licenses or permits shall include a habitat management stamp. The fee for a habitat management stamp shall be three dollars ($3.00). Each of the following licenses or permits shall not be considered to be a proper and valid license unless the licensee can demonstrate, […]
Section 17-4-35 – Aquatic invasive species control.
A. Based on a determination of credible scientific evidence, the director, after consulting with the secretary of energy, minerals and natural resources and with the concurrence of the director of the New Mexico department of agriculture, is authorized to designate: (1) species of exotic or nonnative animals or plants as aquatic invasive species; (2) water […]
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 […]