All fences shall be considered as under the care and protection of the law, for damages done, or destruction committed thereon.
History: Laws 1869, ch. 20, § 1; C.L. 1884, § 1272; C.L. 1897, § 1814; Code 1915, § 2347; C.S. 1929, § 50-109; 1941 Comp., § 49-1808; 1953 Comp., § 47-17-8.
Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
Compiler's notes. — Prior to the 1915 Code compilation, this section read: "The fences actually existing or that may henceforward be constructed within any county of this territory, shall be considered as under the care and protection of the law, for damages done, or destruction committed thereon."
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.