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 […]
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; […]
Section 77-12-4 – [Publications; language.]
The publications required by this act [77-12-1 to 77-12-12 NMSA 1978] shall be made in English or Spanish or both in the discretion of the board of county commissioners. The board of county commissioners at the time of entering the orders herein provided for shall enter an order directing the language or languages in which […]
Section 77-12-5 – [Trespassing in district; damages; lien on brand.]
From and after the date said order takes effect, when any trespassing shall have been done by any cattle, horses, sheep, goats, hogs or other livestock, upon the land or property within said district, whether such land or property is enclosed with a legal fence or not, the person who is the owner, lessee or […]
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 77-10-10 – Violations; penalty.
A person who violates Chapter 77, Article 10 NMSA 1978 or any rule of the board made pursuant to that article is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be sentenced in accordance with the provisions of Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978, and each day’s violation constitutes a separate offense. History: Laws 1937, ch. 59, […]
Section 77-11-1 – [Driving herds through fenced lands; restrictions; penalty for violations.]
Any person, persons, company or corporation, or their or either of their [sic] agents or employees, having charge of any herd of cattle, horses or other animals for the purpose of driving them from place to place through or over the fenced land of another shall, at least 24 hours before beginning such drive and […]
Section 77-11-2 – [Filing of partido or herding contracts required.]
All contracts made by the owner of any animals, including horses, cattle, sheep and goats, with any other person, for the herding or caring for the same, for pay or on shares, or in any other manner except by absolute purchase, shall be filed in the office of the county clerk of the county or […]