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2011 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 30: Criminal Offenses
Article 8: Nuisances, 30-8-1 through 30-8-14
Section 30-8-3: Refuse defined.

Universal Citation:
NM Stat § 30-8-3 (1996 through 1st Sess 50th Legis)
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30-8-3. Refuse defined.

Refuse means any article or substance:

A. which is commonly discarded as waste; or

B. which, if discarded on the ground, will create or contribute to an unsanitary, offensive or unsightly condition.

Refuse includes, but is not limited to, the following items or classes of items: waste food; waste paper and paper products; cans, bottles or other containers; junked household furnishings and equipment; junked parts or bodies of automobiles and other metallic junk or scrap; portions or carcasses of dead animals; and collections of ashes, dirt, yard trimmings or other rubbish.

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