Section 77-13-1 – Possession of estray unlawful.
It shall be unlawful for any person, corporation or company or its employees or agents to take up any estray and retain possession of the estray except as provided in Chapter 77, Article 13 NMSA 1978. History: Laws 1907, ch. 80, § 1; Code 1915, § 157; C.S. 1929, § 4-1501; 1941 Comp., § 49-1501; […]
Section 77-13-2 – Impoundment of estray animals.
A. A person shall not impound an estray except when the estray is found on property the person owns or controls. When a person impounds an estray, he shall, within five days of the impoundment, notify the director or an inspector of the impoundment. B. A person having knowledge of an estray upon any public […]
Section 77-13-3 – Examination of brand records; notice to owner; charge for care; limitation.
Upon receiving notice of the impoundment of an estray the director shall make or cause to be made an examination of the brand records. If from this record the name of the owner or probable owner can be determined, the director shall notify the owner of the impoundment of the estray and, upon the owner […]
Section 77-13-4 – Owner unknown; publication and posting of notice.
If the director of the New Mexico livestock board is unable to determine from the records and description who is the owner or probable owner of such estray or estrays, he shall publish at least once in some publication in general circulation in the county in which the estray animal was picked up, said publication […]
Section 77-13-5 – Sale of unclaimed estrays; bill of sale; effect; sale without advertisement; conditions.
If an estray is not claimed within five days after the last publication of notice, it may be sold by the board through an inspector in such manner as the board may direct. The inspector making the sale shall give a bill of sale to the purchaser from the board, signed by himself as inspector. […]
Section 77-13-6 – Disposition of proceeds; record of sale; payments to owner.
The inspector making the sale of an estray shall return the proceeds of the sale to the board. The board shall pay the expenses incurred in the impounding, publishing of notice and selling of the animal and place the balance in the fund of the board, making a record of the same showing the marks […]
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 77-11-8 – [Bulls required with herd; penalty for noncompliance; “pedigree bull” defined.]
Hereafter it shall be unlawful for any person or persons, company or corporation to turn loose upon any common or public range in this state any she or female cattle unspayed and over the age of nine months without at the same time turning loose and keeping herded with the same, at the rate of […]
Section 77-11-9 – [Stray bulls in herd; rights of owner.]
Whenever dangerous bulls of bad breed are found in any herd and remain there doing damage to the owner of said herd for the term of fifteen days, driving off or horning his own bulls, it shall be lawful for the owner or person in charge of said herd to geld any such dangerous, vicious, […]
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 […]