Any person having a lien or interest in any sheep may cause the mark or brand appearing on said sheep to be recorded or rerecorded in the name of the owner provided he follows the recording or rerecording procedure set forth in this act [77-8-1 to 77-8-19 NMSA 1978]. The secretary [executive director] shall mail a certificate of mark to the owner and a duplicate copy of the certificate to the person having a lien or interest in the sheep.
History: 1941 Comp., § 49-883, enacted by Laws 1951, ch. 188, § 22; 1953 Comp., § 47-8-22.
Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
For references to "secretary" being deemed as "executive director", see 77-2-2 NMSA 1978.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 77 - Animals and Livestock
Section 77-8-2 - Quarantine; treatment.
Section 77-8-3 - Importation; notice; inspection; fees.
Section 77-8-4 - Sheep imported without inspection; inspection.
Section 77-8-5 - Infected sheep or goats; notice to board.
Section 77-8-7 - Exportation; notice; inspection and permit fees; penalty.
Section 77-8-10 - Recording or rerecording by person with lien or interest.
Section 77-8-13 - Evidential value of mark or brand records.
Section 77-8-14 - Altering marks or brands.
Section 77-8-15 - Bills of sale; evidence of larceny.
Section 77-8-16 - Report of estray sheep or goats; sale.
Section 77-8-17 - Enforcement of provisions; recovery of costs and expenses.
Section 77-8-20 - Commuting sheep or goats; fees.
Section 77-8-22 - Necessity of branding or marking sheep and goats.