2015 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 19 - Public Lands
Section 6 Trespass and Violations Relating to State and United States Lands
Section 19-6-2 Duty to extinguish fires; penalty for failure.
19-6-2. [Duty to extinguish fires; penalty for failure.]
Any person who shall build a fire in or near any forest, timber or other inflammable material upon state lands shall, before leaving said fire, totally extinguish the same. Any person failing to do so shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in a sum not more than one thousand dollars [($1,000)], or be imprisoned for a term of not more than one year, or both.
History: Laws 1912, ch. 82, 68; Code 1915, 5246; C.S. 1929, 132-180; 1941 Comp., 8-702; 1953 Comp., 7-7-2.
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