ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 1999, ch. 282, § 104 repealed 77-9-1 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1884, ch. 47, § 1, relating to branding and marking of cattle and sheep, effective July 1, 1999. For provisions of former section, see the 1998 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com. For present comparable provisions, see 77-9-4 NMSA 1978.
History: Laws 1999, ch. 282, § 46; repealed by Laws 2015, ch. 22, § 3. ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 2015, ch. 22, § 3 repealed 77-9-1.1 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1999, ch. 282, § 46, relating to the definition of “livestock”, effective June 19, 2015. For provisions of former section, see the 2014 […]
Any person, firm or corporation of this state may adopt and use an earmark, and such earmark shall be taken in evidence in connection with owner’s recorded brand in all suits at law or in equity in which the title to stock is involved. Such earmark shall be made by cutting and shaping the ear […]
A. No person shall buy, receive, sell, dispose of or have in his possession any livestock in this state unless the person selling or disposing of such livestock gives and the person buying or receiving such livestock takes a written bill of sale giving the number, kind, marks and brand of each animal sold which […]
A. A duly executed bill of sale is an instrument in writing by which the owner or his authorized agent transfers to the buyer the title to livestock described in the bill of sale and guarantees to defend the title against all lawful claims. It shall fully describe in detail the livestock, and such description […]
A. A person who has purchased or received or has in his possession any livestock either for himself or another shall exhibit the bill of sale for the livestock at the reasonable request of an inspector or other peace officer. A person who fails to produce the bill of sale required in Section 77-9-21 NMSA […]
The provisions of the last two sections shall be liberally construed in favor of the people, and in order to convict of any offense made punishable in said sections it shall not be necessary for the prosecution to prove knowledge, intent, purpose or motive on the part of the accused, but such knowledge, intent, purpose […]
ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 1999, ch. 282, § 104 repealed 77-9-25 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1895, ch. 6, § 19, relating to sale by range delivery, effective July 1, 1999. For provisions of former section, see the 1998 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com.
A person in this state who sells, transfers or delivers to another person in this state any livestock that is not branded or marked with the brand or mark of the person selling, transferring or delivering the livestock shall deliver to the person buying or receiving the livestock a bill of sale showing from whom […]
A person who violates the provisions of Section 77-9-26 NMSA 1978 is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be sentenced in accordance with the provisions of Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978 for each head in offense. History: Laws 1921, ch. 159, § 2; C.S. 1929, § 4-322; 1941 Comp., § 49-925; 1953 Comp., § […]
A. A person who brings livestock into this state by any manner or causing them to be brought in shall, before doing so, obtain a permit from the board or its authorized representative. The permit shall contain a list of all the requirements of the board to be complied with before the livestock can be […]
In the exercise of the powers and performance of the duties conferred and prescribed by Sections 77-9-30 through 77-9-36 NMSA 1978 [repealed], the board shall make all necessary rules respecting the inspection of livestock intended for shipment or to be driven from a district or beyond the limits of this state and also respecting the […]
A. A person who owns livestock shall have and adopt a brand for them. The brand shall be applied with a hot iron on each animal except registered livestock that are properly identified by a legible tattoo and whose owner has been issued a certificate of brand exemption for the owner’s herd by the board. […]
The board shall cause the brands and ear marks upon livestock shipped or driven from a district or out of this state to be inspected and a true and correct record of the result of such inspections to be kept in the office of the director for three years. The record shall set forth the […]
A. A person shipping or driving or receiving for shipment or driving any livestock from a district or out of this state shall hold the livestock for inspection as provided by law, and it is unlawful for any person to ship, drive or in any manner remove beyond the boundaries of the district or this […]
A person or his agent having in his charge livestock destined for transportation or to be driven beyond the limits of the district or out of this state shall make application to the proper inspector to inspect the livestock, stating in the application the time the livestock will be ready for inspection. An inspector shall […]
Every inspector shall be an inspector of brands and ear marks and also an inspector of hides and slaughterhouses, and it is the duty of the inspectors to inspect the brands and ear marks of all livestock transported or driven from a district or out of this state and to make a sworn report to […]
ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 1993, ch. 248, § 80 repealed 77-9-34 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1891, ch. 34, § 8, relating to notice of export cattle inspection to the owner of a brand, effective June 18, 1993. For provisions of former section, see the 1992 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com.
Any inspector employed by the board who knowingly makes any false certificate or who knowingly swears falsely as to the truth of any report made by him to the executive director of the board or who accepts any bribe or compensation for the performance or failure to perform any of the duties prescribed by law, […]
ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 1999, ch. 282, § 104 repealed 77-9-36 and 77-9-37 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1891, ch. 34, § 13 and Laws 1899, ch. 53, § 1, respectively, relating to exportation of livestock, effective July 1, 1999. For provisions of former sections, see the 1998 NMSA 1978 on NMOneSource.com.
