2018 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 17 - Game and Fish and Outdoor Recreation
Article 3 - Licenses and Permits
Section 17-3-6 - False statements; using license issued to another; hunting without license lawfully procured; altering licenses.
It is a misdemeanor:
A. to certify or sign any false or fraudulent statement relative to the residence of any applicant for a hunting or fishing license or permit;
B. for any nonresident of New Mexico, for the purpose of securing a New Mexico hunting or fishing license, to make or cause to be made any false or fraudulent statements or representations to any person issuing hunting and fishing licenses in this state;
C. to use a hunting or fishing license issued to or in the name of any other person or in the name of any fictitious person;
D. to hunt game or fish in New Mexico without a license lawfully procured;
E. for any license vendor or any licensee to alter or predate or postdate any license, certificate or permit; or
F. for any nonresident to possess a resident hunting, fishing or trapping license issued in the nonresident's name pursuant to a telephone, electronic or hard copy application.
History: Laws 1923, ch. 129, § 2; C.S. 1929, § 57-219; 1941 Comp., § 43-303; Laws 1945, ch. 99, § 3; 1953 Comp., § 53-3-3; Laws 1963, ch. 213, § 3; 1979, ch. 340, § 7; 2005, ch. 326, § 2.
Cross references. — For penalties for acts described in this section, see 17-2-10 NMSA 1978.
The 2005 amendment, effective June 17, 2005, added Subsection F to provide that it is a misdemeanor for a nonresident to possess a resident license issued in the nonresident's name pursuant to a telephone, electronic or hard copy application.
False certificate by witness is subject to prosecution. — Witness who makes a false certificate concerning the residence of an applicant for a fishing or hunting license is subject to prosecution under this section since his signature corroborates the applicant's statement and is an essential part of the application. 1941-42 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 3273.
Magistrate has jurisdiction of violations of this section. 1953-54 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 5860.
