Section 77-12-9 – [Fencing of exterior boundaries.]
The owners, contract purchasers or lessees of lands, lying next to the exterior boundaries of any such herd law district, may construct a legal fence along the whole or any part of such exterior boundaries including the intersection with the roads which enter such districts, provided they construct automobile runways and cattle guards and gates […]
Section 77-12-10 – Failure to close gate; penalty.
A person who opens and fails to close a gate provided for in Section 77-12-9 NMSA 1978 is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction shall be sentenced in accordance with the provisions of Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978. History: Laws 1923, ch. 68, § 10; C.S. 1929, § 4-410; 1941 Comp., § 49-1310; 1953 Comp., […]
Section 77-12-11 – Livestock at large on herd law district road; penalty.
An owner or holder of livestock described in Section 77-12-6 NMSA 1978 who permits livestock to run at large on a public road within a herd law district is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction shall be sentenced in accordance with the provisions of Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978. History: Laws 1923, ch. 68, § […]
Section 77-12-12 – [Application of act.]
This act [77-12-1 to 77-12-12 NMSA 1978] shall not apply to territory within an incorporated city, town or village, nor shall it be construed to repeal, amend or in anywise affect the provisions of Chapter 88 of the Session Laws of 1919 [repealed], as amended by Chapter 70 of the Session Laws of 1921, but […]
Section 77-12-6 – Distraint of livestock for damages.
A person damaged by trespassing livestock may hold and distrain the trespassing livestock until the damages that he has suffered and the costs, including a reasonable amount set by the board per head per day for feeding and caring for the livestock during the time the livestock is so distrained, are paid or legally tendered. […]
Section 77-12-7 – [Petition for dissolution of district; procedure.]
Upon like petition requesting the dissolution of such district, and after the same notice and hearing as herein provided for the formation of such district, the board of county commissioners of the county in which such tracts of land or a major portion thereof are situated, shall enter an order dissolving such district. History: Laws […]
Section 77-12-8 – [Judicial notice of district proceedings.]
The court shall take judicial notice of the filing of such petition, the granting of such order, the publication thereof and of the location, extent and description of the district set forth in such order and publication. History: Laws 1923, ch. 68, § 8; C.S. 1929, § 4-408; 1941 Comp., § 49-1308; 1953 Comp., § […]
Section 77-12-1 – [“Person” defined.]
Whenever the word “person” is used in this act [77-12-1 to 77-12-12 NMSA 1978], it shall include persons, firms and corporations. History: Laws 1923, ch. 68, § 1; C.S. 1929, § 4-401; 1941 Comp., § 49-1301; 1953 Comp., § 47-13-1. ANNOTATIONS Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not […]
Section 77-12-2 – [Petition for herd law district, contents and filing; hearing; publication of notice; conduct; order; publication; exception.]
Whenever persons who own or hold under lease or contract of purchase a majority of the acres of contiguous tracts of land, aggregating not less than three thousand eight hundred and forty acres, shall file with the board of county commissioners of the county in which such lands or a major portion thereof, are situated, […]
Section 77-12-3 – [Parts of lands not to be included without consent.]
Such district shall not include any part of the contiguous land held by any person as owner, lessee or contract purchaser, unless it shall include the whole of all such lands of such person, except where such person shall expressly consent thereto by signing and acknowledging said petition. History: Laws 1923, ch. 68, § 3; […]