New Mexico Statutes
Article 9 - Brands, Ownership, Transportation and Sale of Animals
Section 77-9-44 - Hides and pelts; exhibiting, tagging and marking.

The hides or pelts from all carcasses shall be exhibited to the inspector at the time of the inspection required under Sections 77-9-41 and 77-9-43 NMSA 1978, and the inspector, in addition to furnishing the certificate provided for in Section 77-9-41 NMSA 1978, shall tag or mark the carcasses and hides or pelts in a manner to be designated by the board as evidence that the hides or pelts have been inspected.
History: Laws 1929, ch. 87, § 3; C.S. 1929, § 4-2103; 1941 Comp., § 49-941; 1953 Comp., § 47-9-40; Laws 1993, ch. 248, § 68.
Cross references. — For inspection of hides, see 77-9-54 NMSA 1978.
The 1993 amendment, effective June 18, 1993, added the current catchline; inserted "required under Sections 77-9-41 and 77-9-43 NMSA 1978" and "in Section 77-9-41 NMSA 1978"; deleted "Sheep Sanitary Board or the Cattle Sanitary" preceding "board"; and made minor stylistic changes.

Structure New Mexico Statutes

New Mexico Statutes

Chapter 77 - Animals and Livestock

Article 9 - Brands, Ownership, Transportation and Sale of Animals

Section 77-9-1 - Repealed.

Section 77-9-1.1 - Repealed.

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Section 77-9-6 to 77-9-20 - Repealed and Recompiled.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Section 77-9-25 - Repealed.

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 77-9-34 - Repealed.

Section 77-9-35 - Offense by inspectors; penalty.

Section 77-9-37 - Repealed.

Section 77-9-38 - Inspection fees; lien; record.

Section 77-9-39 - Repealed.

Section 77-9-40 - Exporting of livestock without brand of shipper or bill of sale; inspection; definition of estrays.

Section 77-9-41 - Transportation of horses, mules, asses, cattle, sheep or goats or carcasses thereof; inspection certificate.

Section 77-9-42 - Transportation permits for horses, mules and asses; brand and health certificate good for length of time of ownership.

Section 77-9-43 - Notice of transport; inspection date and place.

Section 77-9-44 - Hides and pelts; exhibiting, tagging and marking.

Section 77-9-45 - Ownership; possession; transportation; seizure; disposition of livestock; refusal of certificate.

Section 77-9-46 - [Officers may stop vehicles; failure to have certificate; arrest and seizure.]

Section 77-9-48 - Repealed.

Section 77-9-49 - Penalty.

Section 77-9-50 - Repealed.

Section 77-9-51 - [Suspected transportation of stolen livestock; search of vehicles; requiring proof of ownership; arrest; seizure.]

Section 77-9-53 - Repealed.

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.

Section 77-9-57 - Magistrate jurisdiction.

Section 77-9-58 to 77-9-63 - Recompiled and Repealed.