New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 77 - Animals and Livestock

Section 77-1-6 - Notice to health officer of animal bite; confinement; animal contact with rabid animals; animal rabies quarantine; procedure following death from rabies. - The health and environment department [department of health] shall prescribe...

Section 77-1-8 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1979, ch. 194, § 9, repealed 77-1-7...

Section 77-1-9 - Dogs; destruction. - A. Any peace officer may impound any dog found running...

Section 77-1-10 - Vicious animals; rabid or unvaccinated dogs and cats; failure to destroy. - A. It is unlawful for any person to keep any...

Section 77-1-11 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1979, ch. 194, § 9, repealed 77-1-11...

Section 77-1-12 - Local control by ordinance; dogs and cats running at large. - Each municipality and each county shall make provision by ordinance...

Section 77-1-13 - Penalty. - Violation of Sections 77-1-3 and 77-1-10 NMSA 1978 and Section...

Section 77-1-15 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1989, ch. 242, § 5 repealed 77-1-14...

Section 77-1-15.1 - Regulation and licensure of dogs; impoundment of animals; qualified service animals exempt. - A. Every municipality and each county may provide by ordinance...

Section 77-1-16 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1979, ch. 194, § 9, repealed 77-1-16...

Section 77-1-17 - Abandoned dogs and cats; notice to owner; disposal without liability. - A. As used in this act [section], "custodian" means the...

Section 77-1-18 - Short title. - This act [77-1-18 to 77-1-20 NMSA 1978] may be cited...

Section 77-1-19 - Definitions. - As used in the Pet Sterilization Act: A. "animal" means...

Section 77-1-20 - Sterilization agreement and sterilization deposit required. - A. No animal shall be released from an animal shelter...

Article 1A - Dangerous Dog

Section 77-1A-1 - Short title. - This act [77-1A-1 to 77-1A-6 NMSA 1978] may be cited...

Section 77-1A-2 - Definitions. - As used in the Dangerous Dog Act: A. "animal control...

Section 77-1A-3 - Exceptions. - A dog shall not be declared a dangerous or potentially...

Section 77-1A-4 - Seizure of dog; petition to court. - A. If an animal control authority has probable cause to...

Section 77-1A-5 - Registration and handling requirements for dangerous and potentially dangerous dogs. - A. An animal control authority shall issue a certificate of...

Section 77-1A-6 - Prohibited acts; penalties. - A. It is unlawful for an owner of a dangerous...

Article 1B - Animal Sheltering

Section 77-1B-1 - Short title. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.) - Chapter 77, Article 1B NMSA 1978 may be cited as...

Section 77-1B-2 - Definitions. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.) - As used in the Animal Sheltering Act: A. "animal" means...

Section 77-1B-3 - Animal sheltering committee created; members; qualifications; terms; vacancies; duties; removal; application of Uniform Licensing Act. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.) - A. The "animal sheltering committee" is created. The animal sheltering...

Section 77-1B-4 - Animal care and facility fund created; administration. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.) - A. The "animal care and facility fund" is created in...

Section 77-1B-5 - Board powers and duties. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.) - The board shall: A. adopt infrastructure and operating standards and...

Section 77-1B-6 - Euthanasia technician; license. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.) - A. The board shall have authority to license euthanasia technicians....

Section 77-1B-6.1 - Euthanasia technician authority defined. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.) - A euthanasia technician may purchase, possess and administer euthanasia drugs...

Section 77-1B-7 - Euthanasia instructors; certification. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.) - A. The board shall have authority over the certification of...

Section 77-1B-8 - Euthanasia agencies; inspections; exemptions. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.) - A. The board shall have authority over the licensing of...

Section 77-1B-9 - Violations. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.) - A. Unless otherwise provided in the Animal Sheltering Act, it...

Section 77-1B-10 - Enforcement and injunctions. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.) - A. The board or the board's designees shall enforce the...

Section 77-1B-11 - Disciplinary actions; euthanasia technicians, euthanasia agencies and euthanasia instructors; hearings; penalties. (Repealed effective July 1, 2024.) - A. With the respect to licenses pursuant to the Animal...

Section 77-1B-12 - Repealed. - History: Laws 2007, ch. 60, § 12; 2009, ch. 102,...

Article 2 - Livestock Board

Section 77-2-1 - Short title; purpose. - Chapter 77, Articles 2 through 18 NMSA 1978 may be...

Section 77-2-1.1 - Definitions. - As used in The Livestock Code: A. "animals" or "livestock"...

Section 77-2-2 - New Mexico livestock board created; transfer of powers; transfer of property. - A. In order to achieve the purposes set forth in...

Section 77-2-3 - New Mexico livestock board; scope; composition; qualifications; terms; meetings. - A. The New Mexico livestock board is established to govern...

Section 77-2-4 - Compensation of members. - The members of the New Mexico livestock board shall receive...

Section 77-2-5 - Report of board. - It shall be the duty of the board during the...

Section 77-2-6 - Livestock board attached to New Mexico department of agriculture. - The board is attached for coordinative purposes to the New...

Section 77-2-7 - Additional powers of the board. - In addition to the powers transferred from the cattle and...

Section 77-2-7.1 - Brands; subject to change in ownership; fees for transfer. - Brands recorded in accordance with the provisions of Section 77-9-10...

Section 77-2-7.2 - Registration of brands and marks; board. - Except as otherwise authorized by the board, the board is...

Section 77-2-7.3 - Brand books. - The board shall keep a suitable record of all registered...

Section 77-2-7.4 - Recording before use; recording fee; conflicting brands. - A. A brand shall not be used until recorded. A...

Section 77-2-7.5 - Fees; disposition. - The fees for recording or researching brands and for furnishing...

Section 77-2-7.6 - Brand book. - The director shall publish a brand book in which shall...

Section 77-2-7.7 - More than one brand unlawful; exceptions; penalty. - A. It is unlawful for an owner of livestock in...

Section 77-2-7.8 - Brands of minors. - Minors owning livestock separate from that of the parent or...

Section 77-2-7.9 - Filing of facsimile; designation of brands; holding brand renewal and fee; branding increase; offenses; penalty. - An owner of livestock desiring to use in branding a...

Section 77-2-7.10 - Brands; board may reject. - The board shall have the power to reject any brand...

Section 77-2-7.11 - Brand; priority of right to. - The time of record of any brand by the owner...

Section 77-2-7.12 - Re-recording of brands; notice; publication; fees. - A. The board shall cause all brands now on record...

Section 77-2-8 - Research and promotion of meat and meat products. - The board may enter into contracts for research into and...

Section 77-2-9 - Reports of inspectors; prosecution of violations of livestock laws. - A. The board shall keep reports of its veterinarians and...

Section 77-2-10 - Receipts; deposit of funds. - A. The board shall designate banks where its money is...

Section 77-2-11 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1999, ch. 282, § 104 repealed 77-2-11...

Section 77-2-12 - Executive director; duties, oath and bond. - The executive director of the board shall keep records of...

Section 77-2-13 - Records; certified copy evidence. - The records required to be kept by the director, including...

Section 77-2-14 - Attorney; duties. - The board may employ a competent attorney to give advice...

Section 77-2-15 - Special taxes; levy; collection. - A. Each year the board of county commissioners of each...

Section 77-2-16 - Financial report and tax estimate; state levy; maximum rate. - It is the duty of the board on or before...

Section 77-2-17 - Payment of tax collections to state treasurer; disbursement. - The special tax provided by Section 77-2-16 NMSA 1978 shall...

Section 77-2-18 - Compensation of employees. - The compensation of all employees by or under the board...

Section 77-2-19 - Limitation on expenditures. - The amount of money to be expended by the board...

Section 77-2-20 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1999, ch. 282, § 104 repealed 77-2-20...

Section 77-2-21 - Fees. - All fees and charges collected pursuant to the provisions of...

Section 77-2-22 - Penalty for violating rule. - Any person who violates a rule adopted under the power...

Section 77-2-24 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1994, ch. 119, § 15 repealed 77-2-23...

Section 77-2-25 - Interim receipts and disbursements fund created. - There is created the "interim receipts and disbursements fund". All...

Section 77-2-26 - Board not to be assessed for general administrative overhead. - No appropriation for the board shall include an item for...

Section 77-2-27 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1993, ch. 248, § 80 repealed 77-2-27...

Section 77-2-28 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 2005, ch. 208, § 27 repealed 77-2-28...

Section 77-2-29 - Fees. - The following fees shall be fixed by the board for...

Section 77-2-30 - Horse rescue or retirement facility; registration; board powers and duties; fees. - A. As used in this section, "facility" means a horse...

Section 77-2-31 - Horse rescue or retirement facilities; inspections; reinspection. - A. Prior to annual registration, each facility shall be inspected...

Section 77-2-32 - Horse shelter rescue fund; created. - A. The "horse shelter rescue fund" is created as a...

Article 2A - Beef Council

Section 77-2A-1 - Short title. - Chapter 77, Article 2A NMSA 1978 may be cited as...

Section 77-2A-2 - Definitions. - As used in the New Mexico Beef Council Act: A....

Section 77-2A-3 - Beef council created; terms; vacancies. - There is created the "New Mexico beef council", consisting of...

Section 77-2A-4 - Members' qualifications. - All members of the council shall be producers, citizens of...

Section 77-2A-5 - Officers; meetings; expenses. - The council shall elect annually a chairman, vice chairman and...

Section 77-2A-6 - Duties; powers. - A. The council shall: (1) conduct marketing programs, including promotion,...

Section 77-2A-7 - Funding. - In order to accomplish the purposes of the New Mexico...

Section 77-2A-7.1 - Assessments; council assessment opt-out. - A. There is levied and imposed upon all cattle involved...

Section 77-2A-7.2 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1997, ch. 18, § 5 repealed §...

Section 77-2A-7.3 - Refunds. - Any person who has paid a council assessment is entitled...

Section 77-2A-8 - Disposition of funds. - A. All funds received by the council shall be received...

Section 77-2A-9 - Procurement Code; Personnel Act; exemption; Tort Claims Act. - The council is exempt from the operation of the Procurement...

Article 3 - Control of Contagious Diseases

Section 77-3-1 - Diseases; inspection; quarantine. - A. The board may use all proper means to prevent...

Section 77-3-2 - Report of diseased livestock; offenses; expense recovery; duties of sheriffs; penalty. - A. A person who has in his possession or under...

Section 77-3-3 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1993, ch. 248, § 80 repealed 77-3-3...

Section 77-3-4 - Dead animals; disposal. - The bodies of all dead animals shall be buried, burned...

Section 77-3-5 - Infected pastures and buildings; notices. - A. If a pasture, building, corral, yard or enclosure where...

Section 77-3-7 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1999, ch. 282, § 104 repealed 77-3-6...

Section 77-3-8 - Destruction of diseased livestock; payment to the owner; appraisal. - In cases where the board deems it necessary to destroy...

Section 77-3-9 - Acceptance of federal rules and regulations; cooperation. - The board may accept on behalf of the state the...

Section 77-3-10 - Federal officers; powers. - The representatives of the United States department of agriculture animal...

Section 77-3-11 - Marking or branding of cattle and bison found infected with tuberculosis or Bang's disease. - Whenever cattle or bison within this state are tested for...

Section 77-3-12 - Penalty. - A person who fails to identify his animals as required...

Section 77-3-13 - Dangerous epidemics; emergency rules; imports prohibited; penalty. - A. When the board or any of its authorized representatives...

Section 77-3-14 - Health certificate; inspection; permit; penalty. - A. After the issuance of an emergency rule pursuant to...

Section 77-3-14.1 - AGID tests required. - The board shall adopt rules prohibiting the driving or transporting...

Section 77-3-15 - Investigation of suspected illegal imports; oaths; health certificate of [or] permit. - Whenever the board, during the continuance in force of any...

Section 77-3-16 - Rules and regulations. - It is the duty of the board to make all...

Section 77-3-17 - Quarantine; seizure of cattle. - Whenever any livestock are driven or transported into the state...

Section 77-3-18 - Liens for expenses and for damages for communicating disease. - All expenses incurred in and by the inspection and quarantine...

Section 77-3-19 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1999, ch. 282, § 104 repealed 77-3-19...

Article 4 - Eradication of Scabies

Section 77-4-1 - Disease eradication; rules. - The board shall determine the existence of and employ the...

Section 77-4-3 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1999, ch. 282, § 104 repealed 77-4-2...

Section 77-4-4 - [Inspectors; employment; compensation; duties; reports; powers.] - To aid in the enforcement of Sections 77-4-1 to 77-4-8...

Section 77-4-5 - [Inspectors of department of agriculture; appointment by board.] - Subject to the approval of the department of agriculture of...

Section 77-4-7 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1999, ch. 282, § 104 repealed 77-4-6...

Section 77-4-8 - Offenses; penalty. - A person who willfully violates any provisions of Sections 77-4-1...

Article 5 - Eradication of Tuberculosis

Section 77-5-1 - Tuberculosis; examinations. - The board may make tests and examinations for the purpose...

Section 77-5-2 - Infected livestock; destruction. - If, upon making any tests or examinations as provided for...

Section 77-5-3 - Special areas; cooperation; regulations. - The board is hereby authorized to create and supervise tuberculosis-free...

Section 77-5-4 - Dairy cattle; importation; tests. - All cattle intended for dairy or milking purposes or for...

Section 77-5-5 - Offenses; penalty. - A person, whether acting as a common carrier or otherwise,...

Article 6 - Dairy Industry Indemnity (Repealed.)

Section 77-6-1 to 77-6-10 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1999, ch. 282, § 104 repealed 77-6-1...

Article 7 - Feeding of Hogs

Section 77-7-1 to 77-7-15 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1983, ch. 229, § 9, repealed 77-7-1...

Section 77-7-16 - Definitions. - As used in this act [77-7-16 to 77-7-19 NMSA 1978]:...

Section 77-7-17 - Feeding of garbage unlawful; registration required; movement of swine fed on garbage unlawful except by permit; penalty. - A. It is unlawful for any person, firm, partnership or...

Section 77-7-18 - Garbage feeders; slaughterers of garbage-fed swine; registration; garbage cooking; penalty. - A. All persons feeding garbage to or slaughtering swine which...

Section 77-7-19 - Fees for registration; renewal. - For each certificate of registration issued under Section 77-7-18 NMSA...

Article 8 - Sheep

Section 77-8-1 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1993, ch. 248, § 80 repealed 77-8-1...

Section 77-8-2 - Quarantine; treatment. - Sheep or goats afflicted with or exposed to a disease...

Section 77-8-3 - Importation; notice; inspection; fees. - A. A person intending to bring sheep or goats into...

Section 77-8-4 - Sheep imported without inspection; inspection. - When any inspector learns that sheep have been brought into...

Section 77-8-5 - Infected sheep or goats; notice to board. - A person who owns or has under his control sheep...

Section 77-8-6 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1983, ch. 229, § 9, repealed 77-8-6...

Section 77-8-7 - Exportation; notice; inspection and permit fees; penalty. - A. A person intending to ship sheep or goats beyond...

Section 77-8-9 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1999, ch. 282, § 104 repealed 77-8-8...

Section 77-8-10 - Recording or rerecording by person with lien or interest. - Any person having a lien or interest in any sheep...

Section 77-8-11 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1999, ch. 282, § 104 repealed 77-8-11...

Section 77-8-12 - Effect of cancellation or new award to one claiming interest; amending original instrument. - The cancellation of an existing mark or brand of a...

Section 77-8-13 - Evidential value of mark or brand records. - A certified copy of the records of the board relating...

Section 77-8-14 - Altering marks or brands. - No person shall alter the mark or brand on his...

Section 77-8-15 - Bills of sale; evidence of larceny. - A. A duly executed bill of sale is an instrument...

Section 77-8-16 - Report of estray sheep or goats; sale. - A person finding estray sheep or goats shall immediately report...

Section 77-8-17 - Enforcement of provisions; recovery of costs and expenses. - Upon the failure or refusal of any owner or person...

Section 77-8-18 - Penalties. - A person who violates the provisions of Section 77-8-2, 77-8-3,...

Section 77-8-19 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1993, ch. 248, § 80 repealed 77-8-19...

Section 77-8-20 - Commuting sheep or goats; fees. - A. For the purpose of this section, "commuting sheep or...

Section 77-8-21 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1999, ch. 282, § 104 repealed 77-8-21...

Section 77-8-22 - Necessity of branding or marking sheep and goats. - A. A person owning sheep or goats shall have and...

Article 8A - Sheep and Goats

Section 77-8A-1 - Short title. - This act [77-8A-1 to 77-8A-11 NMSA 1978] may be cited...

Section 77-8A-2 - Definitions. - As used in the New Mexico Sheep and Goat Act:...

Section 77-8A-3 - Sheep and goat council created; election; vacancies; ex-officio members. - A. There is created the "New Mexico sheep and goat...

Section 77-8A-4 - Council member qualifications. - A. Each member of the council shall have the following...

Section 77-8A-5 - Officers; meetings; expenses. - The council shall elect annually a chairman, vice chairman and...

Section 77-8A-6 - Duties; powers. - A. The council shall: (1) conduct marketing programs, including promotion,...

Section 77-8A-7 - Funding. - In order to accomplish the purposes of the New Mexico...

Section 77-8A-8 - Assessments. - There is levied and imposed upon all sheep and haired...

Section 77-8A-9 - Refunds. - Any person who has paid a council assessment is entitled...

Section 77-8A-10 - Disposition of funds. - A. All funds received by the council shall be received...

Section 77-8A-11 - Procurement Code; Personnel Act; exemptions; Tort Claims Act. - The council is exempt from the provisions of the Procurement...

Article 9 - Brands, Ownership, Transportation and Sale of Animals

Section 77-9-1 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1999, ch. 282, § 104 repealed 77-9-1...

Section 77-9-1.1 - Repealed. - History: Laws 1999, ch. 282, § 46; repealed by Laws...

Section 77-9-2 - [Earmarks; cutting; penalty.] - Any person, firm or corporation of this state may adopt...

Section 77-9-3 - Necessity of brand; rebranding required; exceptions. - A. A person who owns livestock shall have and adopt...

Section 77-9-4 - Penalty for failure to brand or rebrand; certain sales prohibited. - A. All livestock required to be branded pursuant to the...

Section 77-9-5 - Brands of livestock; recording; evidence of ownership. - No brands of livestock except those recorded pursuant to the...

Section 77-9-6 to 77-9-20 - Repealed and Recompiled. - Compiler's notes. — Laws 1999, ch. 282, § 104 repealed...

Section 77-9-21 - Bills of sale; necessity and presumptions; definition of livestock. - A. No person shall buy, receive, sell, dispose of or...

Section 77-9-22 - Bills of sale; requirements; evidence of larceny. - A. A duly executed bill of sale is an instrument...

Section 77-9-23 - Bill of sale of livestock; duty to exhibit; violation; penalty. - A. A person who has purchased or received or has...

Section 77-9-24 - [Failure to exhibit; knowledge, intent, purpose and motive to be presumed.] - The provisions of the last two sections shall be liberally...

Section 77-9-25 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1999, ch. 282, § 104 repealed 77-9-25...

Section 77-9-26 - Sale by person not brand owner; bill of sale. - A person in this state who sells, transfers or delivers...

Section 77-9-27 - Violation; penalty. - A person who violates the provisions of Section 77-9-26 NMSA...

Section 77-9-28 - Importation of livestock; permit required; penalty. - A. A person who brings livestock into this state by...

Section 77-9-29 - Inspection rules. - In the exercise of the powers and performance of the...

Section 77-9-30 - Exported livestock; inspection of brands and ear marks; record. - The board shall cause the brands and ear marks upon...

Section 77-9-31 - Export livestock to be inspected; penalties. - A. A person shipping or driving or receiving for shipment...

Section 77-9-32 - Inspection of livestock for export; application; place; payment for delay. - A person or his agent having in his charge livestock...

Section 77-9-33 - Inspection of exported livestock; report; inspection of slaughterhouses; penalty. - Every inspector shall be an inspector of brands and ear...

Section 77-9-34 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1993, ch. 248, § 80 repealed 77-9-34...

Section 77-9-35 - Offense by inspectors; penalty. - Any inspector employed by the board who knowingly makes any...

Section 77-9-37 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1999, ch. 282, § 104 repealed 77-9-36...

Section 77-9-38 - Inspection fees; lien; record. - There shall be a fee for the inspection of livestock...

Section 77-9-39 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1999, ch. 282, § 104 repealed 77-9-39...

Section 77-9-40 - Exporting of livestock without brand of shipper or bill of sale; inspection; definition of estrays. - A. For the purposes of this section, an estray is...

Section 77-9-41 - Transportation of horses, mules, asses, cattle, sheep or goats or carcasses thereof; inspection certificate. - It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation...

Section 77-9-42 - Transportation permits for horses, mules and asses; brand and health certificate good for length of time of ownership. - A. A person who owns horses, mules or asses and...

Section 77-9-43 - Notice of transport; inspection date and place. - Before a person transports any livestock or carcasses from a...

Section 77-9-44 - Hides and pelts; exhibiting, tagging and marking. - The hides or pelts from all carcasses shall be exhibited...

Section 77-9-45 - Ownership; possession; transportation; seizure; disposition of livestock; refusal of certificate. - If any duly authorized inspector should find any livestock or...

Section 77-9-46 - [Officers may stop vehicles; failure to have certificate; arrest and seizure.] - Any duly authorized inspector or peace officer of any county...

Section 77-9-48 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1999, ch. 282, § 104 repealed 77-9-47...

Section 77-9-49 - Penalty. - Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of Sections...

Section 77-9-50 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1993, ch. 248, § 80 repealed 77-9-50...

Section 77-9-51 - [Suspected transportation of stolen livestock; search of vehicles; requiring proof of ownership; arrest; seizure.] - Any duly authorized inspector or peace officer of any county...

Section 77-9-53 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1999, ch. 282, § 104 repealed 77-9-52...

Section 77-9-54 - Transportation of hides. - A. It is unlawful for any person to transport or...

Section 77-9-55 - [Inspection of hides; butchers; offenses; penalty.] - Any person, firm or corporation, common carrier, railroad company or...

Section 77-9-56 - Hide purchases; bill of sale; contents; penalty. - A person in this state who purchases a hide from...

Section 77-9-57 - Magistrate jurisdiction. - Magistrates are given jurisdiction over all persons, firms or corporations...

Section 77-9-58 to 77-9-63 - Recompiled and Repealed. - Compiler's notes. — Laws 1999, ch. 282, §§ 66 to...

Article 9A - Cattle and Sheep Rest Stations

Section 77-9A-1 - Interstate cattle or sheep transportation; cattle or sheep rest stations. - It is unlawful for any person to unload cattle or...

Section 77-9A-2 - Cattle or sheep rest stations; licensing. - The board shall license all cattle and sheep rest stations,...

Section 77-9A-3 - Rest stations; rules. - The board may prescribe rules covering the operation of rest...

Section 77-9A-4 - Violations; penalty. - A person who violates any of the provisions of Chapter...

Section 77-9A-5 - Unloading livestock for feed, rest and water; dumping carcasses; penalty. - A. All livestock that has been confined to a truck...

Article 10 - Livestock Auction Markets

Section 77-10-1 - Definitions. - As used in Chapter 77, Article 10 NMSA 1978: A....

Section 77-10-2 - Necessity of license; application; fee; bond; cancellation of license; copies. - A. It is unlawful for a person to operate a...

Section 77-10-3 - Duties of licensees. - The operator shall: A. keep posted and on display in...

Section 77-10-4 - Notice to board of receipt of livestock; contents; fees. - Immediately on receipt of any livestock at the livestock auction...

Section 77-10-5 - Livestock inspected by board inspector. - All livestock received at a livestock auction market shall be...

Section 77-10-6 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1981, ch. 357, § 16, repealed 77-10-6...

Section 77-10-7 - [Scales; inspection and certification.] - All scales maintained by the operator shall be regularly inspected...

Section 77-10-8 - [Rules and regulations.] - The board is hereby authorized to make and enforce rules...

Section 77-10-9 - Livestock; owners bound by rules. - Whenever an owner of livestock avails himself of the provisions...

Section 77-10-10 - Violations; penalty. - A person who violates Chapter 77, Article 10 NMSA 1978...

Article 11 - Herding

Section 77-11-1 - [Driving herds through fenced lands; restrictions; penalty for violations.] - Any person, persons, company or corporation, or their or either...

Section 77-11-2 - [Filing of partido or herding contracts required.] - All contracts made by the owner of any animals, including...

Section 77-11-3 - [Method of filing contracts.] - Partido and herding contracts shall be filed in the manner...

Section 77-11-4 - [Effect of filing contract.] - Every such partido or herding contract filed in accordance with...

Section 77-11-5 - [Effect of failure to file contracts.] - The failure to file any such partido or herding contract,...

Section 77-11-6 - [Contracts previously filed; effect.] - All such partido or herding contracts which have heretofore been...

Section 77-11-7 - Partido and herding contracts; rights of person in possession. - When anyone has or shall receive from the owner thereof...

Section 77-11-8 - [Bulls required with herd; penalty for noncompliance; "pedigree bull" defined.] - Hereafter it shall be unlawful for any person or persons,...

Section 77-11-9 - [Stray bulls in herd; rights of owner.] - Whenever dangerous bulls of bad breed are found in any...

Article 12 - Herd Law Districts

Section 77-12-1 - ["Person" defined.] - Whenever the word "person" is used in this act [77-12-1...

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...

Section 77-12-3 - [Parts of lands not to be included without consent.] - Such district shall not include any part of the contiguous...

Section 77-12-4 - [Publications; language.] - The publications required by this act [77-12-1 to 77-12-12 NMSA...

Section 77-12-5 - [Trespassing in district; damages; lien on brand.] - From and after the date said order takes effect, when...

Section 77-12-6 - Distraint of livestock for damages. - A person damaged by trespassing livestock may hold and distrain...

Section 77-12-7 - [Petition for dissolution of district; procedure.] - Upon like petition requesting the dissolution of such district, and...

Section 77-12-8 - [Judicial notice of district proceedings.] - The court shall take judicial notice of the filing of...

Section 77-12-9 - [Fencing of exterior boundaries.] - The owners, contract purchasers or lessees of lands, lying next...

Section 77-12-10 - Failure to close gate; penalty. - A person who opens and fails to close a gate...

Section 77-12-11 - Livestock at large on herd law district road; penalty. - An owner or holder of livestock described in Section 77-12-6...

Section 77-12-12 - [Application of act.] - This act [77-12-1 to 77-12-12 NMSA 1978] shall not apply...

Article 13 - Estrays

Section 77-13-1 - Possession of estray unlawful. - It shall be unlawful for any person, corporation or company...

Section 77-13-2 - Impoundment of estray animals. - A. A person shall not impound an estray except when...

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...

Section 77-13-4 - Owner unknown; publication and posting of notice. - If the director of the New Mexico livestock board is...

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...

Section 77-13-6 - Disposition of proceeds; record of sale; payments to owner. - The inspector making the sale of an estray shall return...

Section 77-13-7 - Rights of impounder; charges; determination by board. - Upon the impoundment of any estray animal or animals as...

Section 77-13-8 - Impounding estray; failure to notify board; penalty. - It is unlawful for a person other than an inspector...

Section 77-13-9 - Escape or removal of estray; possessory right of person impounding. - If any animal, after having been impounded by any person...

Section 77-13-10 - Rights of municipalities not affected. - Nothing in this article shall amend, alter, change or interfere...

Article 14 - Trespass and Running at Large

Section 77-14-1 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1999, ch. 282, § 104 repealed 77-14-1...

Section 77-14-2 - Definition. - As used in Chapter 77, Article 14 NMSA 1978, "proper...

Section 77-14-3 - Trespass on lands. - A. It is unlawful for a person or his agents...

Section 77-14-4 - Repealed. - History: Laws 1909, ch. 146, § 1; Code 1915, §...

Section 77-14-5 - Repealed. - History: Laws 1909, ch. 146, § 2; Code 1915, §...

Section 77-14-6 - Repealed. - History: Laws 1909, ch. 146, § 3; Code 1915, §...

Section 77-14-7 - Livestock running at large; when unlawful; impounding; sale; suit for damages. - A. It is unlawful for the owners of livestock to...

Section 77-14-8 - Repealed. - History: Laws 1919, ch. 88, § 1; 1921, ch. 70,...

Section 77-14-9 - Repealed. - History: Laws 1919, ch. 88, § 2; C.S. 1929, §...

Section 77-14-10 - Repealed. - History: Laws 1919, ch. 88, § 3; C.S. 1929, §...

Section 77-14-11 - Repealed. - History: Laws 1919, ch. 88, § 4; C.S. 1929, §...

Section 77-14-12 - Repealed. - History: Laws 1919, ch. 88, § 5; C.S. 1929, §...

Section 77-14-13 - Repealed. - History: Laws 1919, ch. 88, § 7; C.S. 1929, §...

Section 77-14-14 - Repealed. - History: Laws 1919, ch. 88, § 8; C.S. 1929, §...

Section 77-14-15 - Repealed. - History: Laws 1919, ch. 88, § 9; C.S. 1929, §...

Section 77-14-16 - Repealed. - History: Laws 1919, ch. 88, § 10; C.S. 1929, §...

Section 77-14-17 - Repealed. - History: Laws 1919, ch. 88, § 11; C.S. 1929, §...

Section 77-14-18 - Repealed. - History: Laws 1919, ch. 88, § 12; C.S. 1929, §...

Section 77-14-19 - Repealed. - History: Laws 1919, ch. 88, § 13; C.S. 1929, §...

Section 77-14-20 - Repealed. - History: Laws 1919, ch. 88, § 14; C.S. 1929, §...

Section 77-14-21 - Repealed. - History: Laws 1919, ch. 88, § 15; C.S. 1929, §...

Section 77-14-22 - Repealed. - History: Laws 1919, ch. 88, § 16; C.S. 1929, §...

Section 77-14-23 - Repealed. - History: Laws 1919, ch. 88, § 17; C.S. 1929, §...

Section 77-14-24 - Repealed. - History: Laws 1919, ch. 88, § 18; C.S. 1929, §...

Section 77-14-25 - Repealed. - History: Laws 1927, ch. 50, § 1; C.S. 1929, §...

Section 77-14-26 - Repealed. - History: Laws 1927, ch. 50, § 2; C.S. 1929, §...

Section 77-14-27 - Repealed. - Laws 1927, ch. 50, § 3; C.S. 1929, § 4-603;...

Section 77-14-28 - Repealed. - Laws 1927, ch. 50, § 4; C.S. 1929, § 4-604;...

Section 77-14-29 - Repealed. - Laws 1927, ch. 50, § 5; C.S. 1929, § 4-605;...

Section 77-14-30 - Repealed. - Laws 1927, ch. 50, § 6; C.S. 1929, § 4-606;...

Section 77-14-31 - Repealed. - Laws 1927, ch. 50, § 7; C.S. 1929, § 4-607;...

Section 77-14-32 - Repealed. - Laws 1927, ch. 50, § 8; C.S. 1929, § 4-608;...

Section 77-14-33 - Repealed. - Laws 1927, ch. 50, § 9; C.S. 1929, § 4-609;...

Section 77-14-34 - Repealed. - Laws 1927, ch. 50, § 10; C.S. 1929, § 4-610;...

Section 77-14-35 - Repealed. - History: Laws 1901, ch. 54, § 1; Code 1915, §...

Section 77-14-36 - Impoundment of trespass livestock. - A. Any livestock found to be in trespass upon the...

Section 77-14-37 - Repealed. - History: Laws 1921, ch. 76, § 1; C.S. 1929, §...

Section 77-14-38 - Repealed. - History: Laws 1921, ch. 76, § 2; C.S. 1929, §...

Section 77-14-39 - Repealed. - History: Laws 1921, ch. 76, § 3; C.S. 1929, §...

Article 15 - Predatory Wild Animals and Rodent Pests

Section 77-15-1 - [Cooperation with United States; appropriation.] - That the state of New Mexico will cooperate with the...

Section 77-15-2 - [Agreement for cooperative work.] - The president of the New Mexico college of agriculture and...

Section 77-15-2.1 - State-managed predator control program continued; creation of permanent state-managed rodent pest control program. - The state-managed predator control program, authorized by Subsection K of...

Section 77-15-3 - Apportionment of appropriation; sale of furs and specimens; bounty. - The funds hereby appropriated shall be apportioned for predatory animal...

Section 77-15-4 - [Payment of cost of rodent pest repression.] - On lands which are a part of any national forest,...

Section 77-15-5 - [State rodent inspector; salary; destruction of prairie dogs; cost; interfering with inspector; penalty.] - A state rodent inspector shall be appointed by the president...

Section 77-15-6 - Short title. - This act [77-15-6 to 77-15-14 NMSA 1978] may be cited...

Section 77-15-7 - Purpose of predator control program; method of establishment. - Predator control programs shall be established in any county by...

Section 77-15-8 - Petitions; signatures required. - The petitions for the establishment of a predator control program...

Section 77-15-9 - Form of petitions. - The petitions shall be in substantially the following form: PETITION...

Section 77-15-10 - Filing of petition; verification by board of county commissioners; creation of program; creation of predator control board. - The petitions shall be filed on or before the first...

Section 77-15-11 - Special levy. - A. Upon the establishment of a county predator control program,...

Section 77-15-12 - Abolition or continuation of program. - The owners of fifty-one percent of the animals covered by...

Section 77-15-13 - Powers of county predator control board. - The county predator control board shall expend the moneys collected...

Section 77-15-14 - Program in addition to all other programs. - The county predator control program established under this County Predator...

Article 16 - Fences

Section 77-16-1 - [Necessity for fence.] - Every gardener, farmer, planter or other person having lands or...

Section 77-16-2 - Definition. - As used in Article 16 of Chapter 77 [NMSA 1978],...

Section 77-16-3 - [Damages on fenced lands; right of action; lien on animals.] - When any trespassing shall have been done by any cattle,...

Section 77-16-4 - [Barbed wire fence; specifications.] - When fences are constructed of barbed wire and posts they...

Section 77-16-5 - [Applicability of act.] - This act [77-16-4, 77-16-5 NMSA 1978] shall not apply to...

Section 77-16-6 - [Board fence; specifications.] - When the fence is constructed of lumber and posts the...

Section 77-16-7 - [Pole and post fence; specifications.] - When the fence is constructed of poles and posts the...

Section 77-16-8 - [Stone, adobe or woven wire fence; specifications.] - When the fence is constructed of stone, adobe, woven wire...

Section 77-16-9 - [Legal protection of fences against damage or destruction.] - All fences shall be considered as under the care and...

Section 77-16-10 - Injuring fence. - Any person who is found guilty of wilfully cutting or...

Section 77-16-11 - [Injuries by animals; liability; minors.] - When any animal, of whatsoever class or species it may...

Section 77-16-12 - [Damages for injuries.] - The person who shall violate the provisions of Section 77-16-11...

Section 77-16-13 - [Opening private fence to use road prohibited.] - That it shall be illegal for any person or persons...

Section 77-16-14 - [Failure to close gate; liability for damages.] - That any person, or persons, who open the gate of...

Section 77-16-15 - Penalty. - In addition to the damage as provided for in Section...

Section 77-16-16 - Railroads; fencing of lines; damage. - A. Every railroad in this state whose lines of road,...

Section 77-16-17 - [Requirements of railroad fence.] - That for the purposes of the preceding two sections [77-16-16...

Section 77-16-18 - Report of killed or crippled livestock; inspection and removal. - A. Every railroad in this state, upon discovery of livestock...

Article 17 - Abattoirs, Meat Dealers and Storage Plants

Section 77-17-1 - Repealed. - History: Laws 1939, ch. 115, § 1; 1941 Comp., §...

Section 77-17-2 - Repealed. - History: Laws 1939, ch. 115, § 2; 1941 Comp., §...

Section 77-17-3 - Repealed. - History: Laws 1939, ch. 115, § 3; 1941 Comp., §...

Section 77-17-4 - Criminal offender's character evaluation. - The provisions of the Criminal Offender Employment Act shall govern...

Section 77-17-5 - Repealed. - History: Laws 1939, ch. 115, § 4; 1941 Comp., §...

Section 77-17-6 - Repealed. - History: Laws 1939, ch. 115, § 5; 1941 Comp., §...

Section 77-17-7 - Definition. - As used in Sections 77-17-7 and 77-17-8 NMSA 1978, "slaughterhouse"...

Section 77-17-8 - Restriction upon establishing slaughterhouses. - No person shall establish a slaughterhouse in any location which...

Section 77-17-9 - Failing to keep record; penalty. - A person who carries on the business of butcher or...

Section 77-17-10 - Inspection of record, hides and ears. - The record, hides and ears of cattle, sheep and goats...

Section 77-17-11 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1999, ch. 282, § 104 repealed 77-17-11...

Section 77-17-12 - Hides and ears to be kept; inspection; penalty. - A person killing or causing to be killed any livestock...

Section 77-17-13 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1999, ch. 282, § 104 repealed 77-17-13...

Section 77-17-14 - [Failure to show hides or pelts; evidence of violation.] - Inability or refusal to show such hide or pelt to...

Section 77-17-16 - Repealed. - Repeals. — Laws 1999, ch. 282, § 104 repealed 77-17-15...

Article 18 - General Animal Regulations

Section 77-18-1 - Sale, purchase, trade and possession of certain animals regulated. - The sale, purchase, trade and possession with intent to keep...

Section 77-18-2 - Seizure and disposition of cruelly treated livestock. - A. If a livestock inspector or other peace officer has...

Section 77-18-3 - Prohibited means of disposal or destruction. - No animal shall be destroyed by means of a high...

Section 77-18-4 - Penalty. - Any person who violates Section 1 [77-18-3 NMSA 1978] of...

Section 77-18-5 - Wild horses; conformation, history and deoxyribonucleic acid testing; Spanish colonial horses; birth control. - A. As used in this section: (1) "public land" does...

Section 77-18-6 - Feral hogs; prohibition; penalty. - A. The purpose of this section is to ensure the...

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New Mexico Statutes Chapter 77 - Animals and Livestock

New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 77 - Animals and Livestock