Every person who shall wilfully [willfully], maliciously and without cause, break down, injure, remove or destroy any sign, marker or poster erected for the purpose of designating the boundaries of any tract of land, refuge, sanctuary for wildlife, or for the purpose of designating the boundaries of a hunting area set forth by the state game commission, or under the direction of the director of the department of game and fish, shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty of a petty misdemeanor.
History: 1953 Comp., § 53-4-31, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 73, § 1.
Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 17 - Game and Fish and Outdoor Recreation
Article 4 - Propagation of Fish and Game
Section 17-4-1 - [Power of state game commission to acquire land.]
Section 17-4-2 - Eminent domain power; abandonment or relinquishment of property acquired.
Section 17-4-3 - [Exchange, sale, lease, sublease and assignment of lands by commission; proceeds.]
Section 17-4-5 - [Fish hatcheries established by United States; exemption from state laws.]
Section 17-4-6 - Hunting and fishing on private property; posting; penalty.
Section 17-4-8 - [Parks or waters for propagation of game or fish; license required.]
Section 17-4-10 - [Transportation of game or fish taken from unlicensed parks or waters prohibited.]
Section 17-4-11 - [Licensing of private lakes and parks; "proprietor" defined.]
Section 17-4-12 - [Application for license; contents; maximum area; fencing.]
Section 17-4-13 - [Form of license.]
Section 17-4-14 - [Reduction in flow of water detrimental to fish in stream prohibited.]
Section 17-4-16 - [Invoice to be delivered to purchaser; form; duplicate mailed to director.]
Section 17-4-17 - [Invoice to be attached during shipment.]
Section 17-4-19 - [Copy of invoice to be furnished purchaser upon resale.]
Section 17-4-21 - [Proprietors of licensed private parks and lakes to furnish reports to director.]
Section 17-4-22 - [Channels connecting private lakes under one license; use of screens.]
Section 17-4-23 - [Lease or grant of private park or lake; lessee or grantee deemed proprietor.]
Section 17-4-24 - [Series of lakes may be included in one license.]
Section 17-4-25 - [Diverse proprietorship; joint or separate licenses.]
Section 17-4-26 - [Notices against trespassing to be posted.]
Section 17-4-27 - [Transfer of license required upon transfer of interest.]
Section 17-4-28 - Parks, lakes and preserves; license; fees.
Section 17-4-29 - Floating logs in fish stream; restocking; penalty.
Section 17-4-30 - [Federal aid.]
Section 17-4-31 - [Federal funds; disbursement.]
Section 17-4-32 - Destruction of boundary markers[; penalty].
Section 17-4-34 - Habitat management stamp; fund; expenditure for habitat management; exception.