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Chapter 17: Game and Fish and Outdoor Recreation
Article 4: Propagation of Fish and Game, 17-4-1 through 17-4-35
Section 17-4-22: Channels connecting private lakes under one license; use of screens.
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NM Stat § 17-4-22 (1996 through 1st Sess 50th Legis)
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17-4-22. [Channels connecting private lakes under one license; use of screens.]
The rights acquired by the proprietor of a private lake licensed hereunder, and the prohibitions hereof, shall extend to and include all channels connecting a series or group of lakes under one license, and the warden [director of the department of game and fish] may authorize the use of such screens or other appliances as may be necessary to prevent the fish in a licensed lake of class A from escaping, and it shall be the duty of the proprietor to adopt and use such screens or other appliances as the warden [director of the department of game and fish] may direct to prevent the fish in public waters from entering such lake.
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