Any person who shall wilfully or maliciously affix, attach to or connect with any natural or artificial gas or liquefied petroleum pipeline in the state of New Mexico any article or thing whereby leakage or loss of gas from said line shall or may be affected [effected], and any person who shall wilfully or maliciously by any means disturb a natural or artificial gas or liquefied petroleum pipeline or cause leakage or loss of gas from any such gas pipeline shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than $100.00 or by imprisonment in the county jail not more than 60 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
History: 1941 Comp., § 69-313, enacted by Laws 1951, ch. 134, § 1; 1953 Comp., § 65-4-14.
Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Section 70-3-2 - License; fees; disposition.
Section 70-3-4 - Pipelines; crossing of railroads and highways.
Section 70-3-5 - Eminent domain power.
Section 70-3-6 - [Private telegraph or telephone line along right-of-way of pipeline.]
Section 70-3-7 - [Use of public highways by pipeline; grant of right by county commissioners.]
Section 70-3-9 - Pipeline highway use forms.
Section 70-3-11 - Short title.
Section 70-3-12 - Definitions.
Section 70-3-13 - Powers and duties of commission.
Section 70-3-13.1 - Master meter outreach and education.
Section 70-3-14 - Adoption of regulations; notice and hearing.
Section 70-3-15 - Validity of regulation; judicial review.
Section 70-3-16 - Waiver of regulations.
Section 70-3-17 - Continuity of service.
Section 70-3-19 - Enforcement; penalties.
Section 70-3-20 - Pipeline safety engineer and staff.
Section 70-3-21 - Pipeline safety fund; created; assessment and collection of fees.