Section 77-16-6 – [Board fence; specifications.]
When the fence is constructed of lumber and posts the boards shall be at least one inch thick and six inches wide with posts as described in the preceding section [77-16-4 NMSA 1978] not over eight feet apart and firmly set in the ground as described in said section. The boards [are] to be firmly […]
Section 77-16-7 – [Pole and post fence; specifications.]
When the fence is constructed of poles and posts the posts shall not be more than twelve feet apart and of the same size and set in the ground as described in Section 77-16-4 NMSA 1978. The poles [are] to be at least two inches in diameter at the smaller end and [are] to be […]
Section 77-16-8 – [Stone, adobe or woven wire fence; specifications.]
When the fence is constructed of stone, adobe, woven wire or any other material it shall be at least four feet in height and equal in strength to the fence described in Section 77-16-4 NMSA 1978. History: Laws 1909, ch. 13, § 4; Code 1915, § 2345; C.S. 1929, § 50-107; 1941 Comp., § 49-1807; […]
Section 77-16-9 – [Legal protection of fences against damage or destruction.]
All fences shall be considered as under the care and protection of the law, for damages done, or destruction committed thereon. History: Laws 1869, ch. 20, § 1; C.L. 1884, § 1272; C.L. 1897, § 1814; Code 1915, § 2347; C.S. 1929, § 50-109; 1941 Comp., § 49-1808; 1953 Comp., § 47-17-8. ANNOTATIONS Bracketed material. […]
Section 77-16-10 – Injuring fence.
Any person who is found guilty of wilfully cutting or otherwise destroying a fence or any part thereof is guilty of a petty misdemeanor. History: Laws 1869, ch. 20, § 2; C.L. 1884, § 1273; C.L. 1897, § 1815; Code 1915, § 2348; C.S. 1929, § 50-110; 1941 Comp., § 49-1809; 1953 Comp., § 47-17-9; […]
Section 77-16-11 – [Injuries by animals; liability; minors.]
When any animal, of whatsoever class or species it may be, [shall] break, obstruct or injure any rail, post, stake or any material of which a fence is constructed, the owner of such animal shall be compelled to pay the damages occasioned to the owner of the fence, according to the damages sustained and suffered: […]
Section 77-16-12 – [Damages for injuries.]
The person who shall violate the provisions of Section 77-16-11 NMSA 1978 shall be obliged at the time of his punishment, to indemnify the owner of any fence, for the damage that has followed therefrom, for the repairing of his fence, valued according to the gravity of the offense. History: Laws 1869, ch. 20, § […]
Section 77-15-13 – Powers of county predator control board.
The county predator control board shall expend the moneys collected under the County Predator Control Act [77-15-6 to 77-15-14 NMSA 1978] for a predator control program for the county. The board may do so by establishing a separate predator control program or by contracting with other federal or state agencies or with agencies of other […]
Section 77-15-14 – Program in addition to all other programs.
The county predator control program established under this County Predator Control Act [77-15-6 to 77-15-14 NMSA 1978] shall be in addition to other state and federal programs, and shall not be construed to be in lieu of those programs. History: 1953 Comp., § 47-16-14, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 92, § 9.
Section 77-16-1 – [Necessity for fence.]
Every gardener, farmer, planter or other person having lands or crops that would be injured by trespassing animals, shall make a sufficient fence about his land in cultivation, or other lands that may be so injured, the same to correspond with the requirements of the laws of this state prescribing and defining a legal fence. […]