A. Injury to livestock consists of willfully and maliciously poisoning, killing or injuring livestock that is the property of another.
B. As used in this section, "livestock" means cattle, sheep, buffalo, horses, mules, goats, swine and ratites.
C. Whoever commits injury to livestock is guilty of a fourth degree felony.
History: Laws 1998, ch. 35, § 1.
Effective dates. — Laws 1998, ch. 35, § 2 makes the act effective July 1, 1998.
Structure 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.