A. A person shipping or driving or receiving for shipment or driving any livestock from a district or out of this state shall hold the livestock for inspection as provided by law, and it is unlawful for any person to ship, drive or in any manner remove beyond the boundaries of the district or this state any livestock until they have been inspected except as provided in Section 77-9-42 NMSA 1978.
B. A person who knowingly ships, drives or receives for shipment or driving livestock from one district to another without an inspection is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be sentenced in accordance with the provisions of Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978.
C. A person who knowingly ships or drives or receives for shipment or driving livestock out of state without an inspection is guilty of a fourth degree felony and upon conviction shall be sentenced in accordance with the provisions of Section 31-18-15 NMSA 1978.
History: Laws 1891, ch. 34, § 4; C.L. 1897, § 210; Code 1915, § 145; C.S. 1929, § 4-1431; 1941 Comp., § 49-928; 1953 Comp., § 47-9-28; Laws 1993, ch. 248, § 62; 1999, ch. 282, § 57.
Cross references. — For larceny of livestock, see 30-16-1 NMSA 1978.
For notice to inspector of desire to transport, see 77-9-43 NMSA 1978.
The 1999 amendment, effective July 1, 1999, substituted "livestock" for "cattle" in the section heading; designated the formerly undesignated paragraph as Subsection A, which paragraph formerly read: "It is the duty of every person shipping or driving any cattle out of this state to hold the cattle for inspection as provided by law, and it is unlawful for any person to ship, drive or in any manner remove beyond the boundaries of this state any herd or band of cattle until they have been inspected", and added Subsections B and C.
The 1993 amendment, effective June 18, 1993, added the current catchline and made minor stylistic changes.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 77 - Animals and Livestock
Article 9 - Brands, Ownership, Transportation and Sale of Animals
Section 77-9-2 - [Earmarks; cutting; penalty.]
Section 77-9-3 - Necessity of brand; rebranding required; exceptions.
Section 77-9-4 - Penalty for failure to brand or rebrand; certain sales prohibited.
Section 77-9-5 - Brands of livestock; recording; evidence of ownership.
Section 77-9-6 to 77-9-20 - Repealed and Recompiled.
Section 77-9-21 - Bills of sale; necessity and presumptions; definition of livestock.
Section 77-9-22 - Bills of sale; requirements; evidence of larceny.
Section 77-9-23 - Bill of sale of livestock; duty to exhibit; violation; penalty.
Section 77-9-24 - [Failure to exhibit; knowledge, intent, purpose and motive to be presumed.]
Section 77-9-26 - Sale by person not brand owner; bill of sale.
Section 77-9-27 - Violation; penalty.
Section 77-9-28 - Importation of livestock; permit required; penalty.
Section 77-9-29 - Inspection rules.
Section 77-9-30 - Exported livestock; inspection of brands and ear marks; record.
Section 77-9-31 - Export livestock to be inspected; penalties.
Section 77-9-32 - Inspection of livestock for export; application; place; payment for delay.
Section 77-9-33 - Inspection of exported livestock; report; inspection of slaughterhouses; penalty.
Section 77-9-35 - Offense by inspectors; penalty.
Section 77-9-38 - Inspection fees; lien; record.
Section 77-9-43 - Notice of transport; inspection date and place.
Section 77-9-44 - Hides and pelts; exhibiting, tagging and marking.
Section 77-9-46 - [Officers may stop vehicles; failure to have certificate; arrest and seizure.]
Section 77-9-54 - Transportation of hides.
Section 77-9-55 - [Inspection of hides; butchers; offenses; penalty.]
Section 77-9-56 - Hide purchases; bill of sale; contents; penalty.