All fees for trappers' licenses and fur dealers' licenses shall be collected by the state game warden [director of the department of game and fish] and turned over to the state treasurer to be credited to the game protection fund; provided, that license vendors shall retain ten cents (10 ) for each license sold as compensation for his [their] services, but no regular employee of the state game department shall be entitled to such fee.
History: Laws 1939, ch. 178, § 7; 1941 Comp., § 43-507; 1953 Comp., § 53-5-7.
Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Laws 1955, ch. 59, § 2 transferred the duties of the state game warden. See 17-1-6 NMSA 1978.
Cross references. — For disposition of fees collected under fish and game laws, see 17-1-14 NMSA 1978.
For amount of license fees, see 17-3-13 NMSA 1978.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 17 - Game and Fish and Outdoor Recreation
Article 5 - Trappers and Fur Dealers
Section 17-5-1 - Declaration of policy.
Section 17-5-2 - Fur-bearing and nongame animals defined; property of state.
Section 17-5-3 - Seasons; special permits to take animals doing damage.
Section 17-5-4 - State game commission to administer act; rules and regulations.
Section 17-5-5 - Trapper's licenses.
Section 17-5-6 - Fur dealer licenses.
Section 17-5-7 - [Disposition of license fees.]
Section 17-5-8 - [Officers authorized to enforce act.]
Section 17-5-9 - Penalty; revocation of license; sale of pelts.