2017 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 17 - Game and Fish and Outdoor Recreation
Article 5 - Trappers and Fur Dealers
Section 17-5-2 - Fur-bearing and nongame animals defined; property of state.
17-5-2. Fur-bearing and nongame animals defined; property of state.
The following quadrupeds are hereby defined as fur-bearing animals, to wit: muskrat, mink, weasel, beaver, otter, nutria, masked or blackfooted ferret, ringtail cat, raccoon, pine marten, coatimundi, badgers, bobcat and all species of foxes. These animals and their pelts are hereby declared to be the property of the state until they shall have been lawfully taken, killed or captured as provided by Sections 17-5-1 through 17-5-9 NMSA 1978, except as to beaver and beaver pelts, the taking of which shall be subjected to the application of Section 17-3-31 NMSA 1978.
History: Laws 1939, ch. 178, 2; 1941 Comp., 43-502; 1953 Comp., 53-5-2; Laws 1955, ch. 57, 1; 1980, ch. 15, 2; 1981, ch. 342, 1.
