2009 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 68 - Timber.
Article 2 - Forest Conservation
Section 68-2-9 - Penalty for obstruction.

68-2-9. Penalty for obstruction.

Any person obstructing the access of the state forester or his agents to lands, failing to obey any summons to appear and assist in the suppression of a forest fire or refusing to furnish tools and equipment, as provided in Section 68-2-8 NMSA 1978, is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction may be sentenced to not less than thirty days or more than ninety days in the county jail, or fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100) or more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both such imprisonment and fine.   

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