In addition to the damage as provided for in Section 77-16-14 NMSA 1978, the person violating the provisions of that section is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction before any magistrate shall be fined in a sum not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).
History: Laws 1897, ch. 39, § 3; C.L. 1897, § 1827; Code 1915, § 2356; C.S. 1929, § 50-118; 1941 Comp., § 49-1814; 1953 Comp., § 47-17-14; 2011, ch. 46, § 1.
Compiler's notes. — The office of justice of the peace was abolished and all jurisdiction, powers and duties conferred by law upon justices of the peace were transferred to the magistrate courts. See N.M. Const., art. VI, § 31.
The 2011 amendment, effective June 17, 2011, increased the amount of the fine.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 77 - Animals and Livestock
Section 77-16-1 - [Necessity for fence.]
Section 77-16-3 - [Damages on fenced lands; right of action; lien on animals.]
Section 77-16-4 - [Barbed wire fence; specifications.]
Section 77-16-5 - [Applicability of act.]
Section 77-16-6 - [Board fence; specifications.]
Section 77-16-7 - [Pole and post fence; specifications.]
Section 77-16-8 - [Stone, adobe or woven wire fence; specifications.]
Section 77-16-9 - [Legal protection of fences against damage or destruction.]
Section 77-16-10 - Injuring fence.
Section 77-16-11 - [Injuries by animals; liability; minors.]
Section 77-16-12 - [Damages for injuries.]
Section 77-16-13 - [Opening private fence to use road prohibited.]
Section 77-16-14 - [Failure to close gate; liability for damages.]
Section 77-16-16 - Railroads; fencing of lines; damage.
Section 77-16-17 - [Requirements of railroad fence.]
Section 77-16-18 - Report of killed or crippled livestock; inspection and removal.