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2017 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 77 - Animals and Livestock
Article 1 - Dogs and Domesticated Animals
Section 77-1-1 - Dogs, cats, domesticated fowls and birds are personal property.
Universal Citation: NM Stat § 77-1-1 (2017)
77-1-1. [Dogs, cats, domesticated fowls and birds are personal property.]
That dogs, cats and domesticated fowls and birds shall be deemed and considered as personal property, and all remedies given for the recovery of personal property and of damages for injuries thereto are hereby extended to them.
History: Laws 1912, ch. 38, 1; Code 1915, 26; C.S. 1929, 4-101; 1941 Comp., 49-101; 1953 Comp., 47-1-1.
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