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2011 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 72: Water Law
Article 8: Offenses and Penalties Under Water Act of 1907, 72-8-1 through 72-8-6
Section 72-8-6: General penalty.

Universal Citation:
NM Stat § 72-8-6 (1996 through 1st Sess 50th Legis)
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72-8-6. [General penalty.]

All violations of the provisions of this article, declared to be misdemeanors, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor less than ten dollars ($10.00), or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment, and any justice [magistrate] court of the county in which such misdemeanor has been committed shall have jurisdiction thereof.

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