The board of county commissioners of each county shall construct cattle guards where privately owned fences intersect school bus routes on county roads when consent is obtained from each owner of real property upon which the cattle guards are to be constructed. The cost of constructing the cattle guards shall be paid out of the county road fund as other county road expenses are paid.
History: 1953 Comp., § 77-14-8, enacted by Laws 1967, ch. 16, § 226; 2009, ch. 49, § 1.
The 2009 amendment, effective June 19, 2009, required a county to pay for cattle guards only where publicly owned fences intersect a school bus route.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Article 16 - Transportation of Students
Section 22-16-1 - State transportation division; director.
Section 22-16-2 - State transportation division; duties.
Section 22-16-3 - School bus service contracts.
Section 22-16-4 - School bus routes; limitations; exceptions; minimum requirements.
Section 22-16-6 - Reimbursement of parents or guardians.
Section 22-16-8 - Cattle guards on school bus routes.
Section 22-16-9 - School buses; termination of use; resale.
Section 22-16-10 - Use of state or county equipment for snow removal.
Section 22-16-11 - Regulations relative to school buses.
Section 22-16-12 - School transportation training fund; created.