A person who opens and fails to close a gate provided for in Section 77-12-9 NMSA 1978 is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction shall be sentenced in accordance with the provisions of Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978.
History: Laws 1923, ch. 68, § 10; C.S. 1929, § 4-410; 1941 Comp., § 49-1310; 1953 Comp., § 47-13-10; Laws 1999, ch. 282, § 79.
The 1999 amendment, effective July 1, 1999, inserted "provided for in Section 77-12-9 NMSA 1978" and substituted "sentenced in accordance with the provisions of Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978" for "fined not less than five dollars nor more than fifty dollars".
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 77 - Animals and Livestock
Article 12 - Herd Law Districts
Section 77-12-1 - ["Person" defined.]
Section 77-12-3 - [Parts of lands not to be included without consent.]
Section 77-12-4 - [Publications; language.]
Section 77-12-5 - [Trespassing in district; damages; lien on brand.]
Section 77-12-6 - Distraint of livestock for damages.
Section 77-12-7 - [Petition for dissolution of district; procedure.]
Section 77-12-8 - [Judicial notice of district proceedings.]
Section 77-12-9 - [Fencing of exterior boundaries.]
Section 77-12-10 - Failure to close gate; penalty.
Section 77-12-11 - Livestock at large on herd law district road; penalty.