A. Upon conviction, a defendant shall be liable for the reasonable cost of boarding the animal and all necessary veterinary examinations and care provided to the animal. The amount of these costs shall be offset by the security posted pursuant to Section 30-18-1.2 NMSA 1978. Unexpended security funds shall be returned to the defendant.
B. In the absence of a conviction, the seizing agency shall bear the costs of boarding the animal and all necessary veterinary examinations and care of the animal during the pendency of the proceedings, return the animal, if not previously relinquished, and all of the security posted pursuant to Section 30-18-1.2 NMSA 1978.
History: Laws 1999, ch. 107, § 4; 2009, ch. 43, § 2.
The 2009 amendment, effective June 19, 2009, in Subsection A, added "reasonable" before "cost of boarding" and added the last two sentences; in Subsection B, added the provision that the seizing agency shall return the animal and amounts of the security posted.
Structure 2021 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 30 - Criminal Offenses
Section 30-18-1 - Cruelty to animals; extreme cruelty to animals; penalties; exceptions.
Section 30-18-1.1 - Seizure of animals; notice.
Section 30-18-1.2 - Disposition of seized animals.
Section 30-18-3 - Unlawful branding.
Section 30-18-4 - Unlawful disposition of animal.
Section 30-18-5 - [Illegal confinement of animals.]
Section 30-18-6 - Transporting stolen livestock.
Section 30-18-7 - Misrepresentation of pedigree.
Section 30-18-9 - Dog fighting and cockfighting; penalty.
Section 30-18-11 - Unlawful tripping of an equine; exception.
Section 30-18-12 - Injury to livestock.
Section 30-18-14 - Livestock crimes; livestock inspectors to enforce.
Section 30-18-15 - Intracardiac injection prohibited on conscious animal.
Section 30-18-16 - Coyote; killing contests prohibited; definition; penalties.