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2021 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 74 - Environmental Improvement
Article 12 - Night Sky Protection
Section 74-12-10 - Violations; penalty.
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NM Stat § 74-12-10 (2021)
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Any person, firm or corporation violating the provisions of the Night Sky Protection Act shall be punished as follows:
A. for a first offense, the offender may be issued a warning; and
B. for a second offense or offense that continues for thirty days from the date of the warning, twenty-five dollars ($25.00) minus the replacement cost for each offending fixture.
History: Laws 1999, ch. 197, § 10.
ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 1999, ch. 197 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective on June 18, 1999, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.
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