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2017 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 77 - Animals and Livestock
Article 1 - Dogs and Domesticated Animals
Section 77-1-12 - Local control by ordinance; dogs and cats running at large.
Universal Citation: NM Stat § 77-1-12 (2017)
77-1-12. Local control by ordinance; dogs and cats running at large.
Each municipality and each county shall make provision by ordinance for the seizure and disposition of dogs and cats running at large and not kept or claimed by any person on the person's premises; provided, however, that the ordinance does not conflict with the provisions of Chapter 77, Article 1B NMSA 1978.
History: Laws 1901, ch. 105, 5; Code 1915, 222; C.S. 1929, 4-2005; 1941 Comp., 49-106; 1953 Comp., 47-1-5; Laws 1973, ch. 170, 9; 1979, ch. 194, 4; 2009, ch. 103, 1.
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