Section 77-9-40 – Exporting of livestock without brand of shipper or bill of sale; inspection; definition of estrays.
A. For the purposes of this section, an estray is any livestock being driven or shipped from a district or from this state that is not properly identified as required by The Livestock Code [Chapter 77, Articles 2 to 18 NMSA 1978]; or not accompanied by a duly executed authority in writing by the owner […]
Section 77-9-58 to 77-9-63 – Recompiled and Repealed.
ANNOTATIONS Compiler’s notes. — Laws 1999, ch. 282, §§ 66 to 69 recompiled 77-9-58 to 77-9-61 NMSA 1978, relating to cattle rest stations, as 77-9A-1 to 77-9A-4 NMSA 1978, effective July 1, 1999. Laws 1999, ch. 282, § 104 repealed 77-9-62 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 124, § 1, relating to truckers […]
Section 77-9-41 – Transportation of horses, mules, asses, cattle, sheep or goats or carcasses thereof; inspection certificate.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to move, transport or cause to be transported from the state of New Mexico to any point beyond the limits thereof or within the state except as provided under Section 77-9-42 NMSA 1978, any horses, mules, asses, cattle, sheep or goats, or the carcasses thereof, […]
Section 77-9-42 – Transportation permits for horses, mules and asses; brand and health certificate good for length of time of ownership.
A. A person who owns horses, mules or asses and desires to transport them within the state for a purpose other than their sale or trade may, upon request to an inspector, be issued an owner’s transportation permit in lieu of the required brand certificate for each horse, mule or ass to be transported. B. […]
Section 77-9-43 – Notice of transport; inspection date and place.
Before a person transports any livestock or carcasses from a district or out of state, the person shall notify the nearest inspector that it is desired that the livestock or carcasses be inspected, fixing the date, place and time of the inspection. The person requesting the inspection shall give a reasonable time prior to the […]
Section 77-9-44 – Hides and pelts; exhibiting, tagging and marking.
The hides or pelts from all carcasses shall be exhibited to the inspector at the time of the inspection required under Sections 77-9-41 and 77-9-43 NMSA 1978, and the inspector, in addition to furnishing the certificate provided for in Section 77-9-41 NMSA 1978, shall tag or mark the carcasses and hides or pelts in a […]
Section 77-9-45 – Ownership; possession; transportation; seizure; disposition of livestock; refusal of certificate.
If any duly authorized inspector should find any livestock or carcasses in the possession of any person, firm or corporation for use, sale or transporting by any means, and said person, firm or corporation in charge of said livestock or carcasses is not in possession of a bill of sale, duly acknowledged, or cannot furnish […]
Section 77-9-46 – [Officers may stop vehicles; failure to have certificate; arrest and seizure.]
Any duly authorized inspector or peace officer of any county in said state shall be authorized to stop any motor or other vehicle transporting livestock or the carcasses thereof in their respective counties, and demand from the person or persons operating said motor or other vehicle to show the certificate provided for and issued under […]
Section 77-9-48 – Repealed.
ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 1999, ch. 282, § 104 repealed 77-9-47 and 77-9-48 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1929, ch. 87, §§ 6 and 7, relating to sale of carcasses and disposition of proceeds, effective July 1, 1999. For provisions of former sections, see the 1998 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com.
Section 77-9-49 – Penalty.
Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of Sections 77-9-41 through 77-9-50 NMSA 1978 is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished as prescribed by law. History: Laws 1929, ch. 87, § 8; C.S. 1929, § 4-2108; 1941 Comp., § 49-946; 1953 Comp., § 47-9-45; Laws 1963, ch. 252, § 3; 1993, ch. […]