2018 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 17 - Game and Fish and Outdoor Recreation
Article 4 - Propagation of Fish and Game
Section 17-4-8 - Parks or waters for propagation of game or fish; license required.]
No person shall have or maintain any park, enclosure, lake or body of water for the purpose of keeping or propagating therein any game or game fish for sale, nor shall any living game or game fish from such park, enclosure, lake or body of water be sold or offered for sale, unless the owner, proprietor or lessee thereof shall first procure a license as hereinafter provided.
History: Laws 1912, ch. 85, § 59; Code 1915, § 2482; C.S. 1929, § 57-301; 1941 Comp., § 43-406; 1953 Comp., § 53-4-6.
Cross references. — For regulated shooting preserves, see 17-3-35 to 17-3-42 NMSA 1978.
Section applies to breeding game for sale. — Any person breeding game for sale is required to have a permit under this section. A person desiring to propagate birds only for his own use without barter, sale or exchange may secure a permit under the provisions of 17-3-29 NMSA 1978. 1955-56 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 6176.
Fishing license and season requirements held applicable. — Anyone authorized to fish on the Story irrigation project must first have a valid and subsisting license, and under no circumstances would such person be permitted to fish during the closed season. 1923-24 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 52.
