Chapter 17 — Chapter 17

In any case where a license collector has notified the director of the department of game and fish of the loss of an application blank for hunting or fishing licenses, it shall be presumed that the blank has been sold. History: 1953 Comp., § 53-3-5.3, enacted by Laws 1959, ch. 14…

Any person in possession of a hunting or fishing license containing the serial number which was reported by the collector as the application blank which was lost and which was declared void by the director of the department of game and fish, and the license was not validly issued…

When a license vendor is unable to account for hunting and fishing licenses issued to him, the state game commission shall determine the extent of liability of the vendor and the decision of the commission shall be final. History: 1953 Comp., § 53-3-5.6, enacted by Laws 1959, ch.…

A. The director of the department of wildlife shall keep a record of all money received and licenses and permits issued by the department, numbering each class separately. Upon satisfactory proof that a license or permit has been lost before its expiration, the director may issue…

A. The director of the department of game and fish shall issue without a fee a general hunting and fishing license and class A trout stamp to any resident who was one hundred percent disabled as a result of having served in the armed forces of the United States, upon submission b…

ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 1985, ch. 118, § 2 repealed 17-3-13.2, as enacted by Laws 1985, ch. 118, § 1, relating to the fees and use of wild turkey validations, effective July 1, 1988.

disposition of receipts. A. Each license to hunt big game shall include a big game depredation damage stamp. The department of game and fish shall, by rule, set the fee for the stamp; provided that the fee shall not exceed five dollars ($5.00) for each resident license or ten dol…

expenditure. A. The "big game depredation damage fund" is created in the state treasury. The fund consists of appropriations made to the fund, revenues received by the department of game and fish from the sale of big game depredation damage stamps and earnings from the investment…

The state game commission shall reserve no more than two elk licenses a year for sale to persons under the age of twenty-one who have been determined by a licensed physician to have a life-threatening illness and who have been qualified through a nonprofit wish-granting organizat…

fee exemption. The director of the department of game and fish shall issue without any fee on an annual or seasonal basis a fishing license and appropriate habitat management stamp to a disabled member or veteran of the United States armed forces who is undergoing a rehabilitatio…

hunting licenses at resident fee. A nonresident disabled active duty member or veteran of the United States armed forces who is undergoing a rehabilitation program that involves hunting activities and that is sponsored by the federal government or a nonprofit organization authori…

hunt antelope on deeded or leased property is made. In any case where the department of game and fish enters into an agreement with the owner of deeded property or the lessee of property held under a grazing lease to obtain permission for the hunting of antelope on the property, …

The director of the department of game and fish shall issue landowner permits for the lawful taking of elk in accordance with regulations of the state game commission. History: 1978 Comp., § 17-3-14.1, enacted by Laws 1989, ch. 86, § 1.

species. The director of the department of game and fish may issue landowner permits for the lawful taking of elk, antelope, oryx, and deer. The permits may be issued when, in the determination of the director, they are necessary to effectively reduce conflicts between humans and…

A. It is a misdemeanor for any person to procure or use more than one license to hunt big game in one year, except as provided in this section, or to use any tag after it has been used once. B. For the purpose of effectuating better game management and control, the state game com…

A. The director of the department of game and fish may provide special envelopes and application blanks when a special drawing is to be held to determine the persons to receive licenses. Money required to be submitted with these applications, if enclosed in the special envelopes,…

A. The state game commission shall direct the department of game and fish to authorize not more than four of the permits available for issuance in the license year for the taking of four bighorn rams for the purpose of raising funds for programs and projects to benefit bighorn sh…

A. The state game commission shall direct the department of game and fish to authorize two elk enhancement permits each license year for the taking of two elk bulls to raise funds for programs and projects to better manage elk. B. The state game commission shall prescribe by rule…

issuance; use. A. The state game commission shall direct the department of game and fish to authorize two deer enhancement permits each license year for the taking of two deer to raise funds for programs and projects to better manage deer. B. The state game commission shall presc…

A. The state game commission may direct the department of game and fish to authorize Gould's turkey enhancement permits for the taking of Gould's turkeys, Meleagris gallopavo mexicana, to raise funds for programs and projects to better manage the Gould's turkey population in New …

events. The director of the department of game and fish may annually make available to the governor no more than twelve big game special authorizations and twelve game bird or trophy fish special authorizations. The authorizations shall be allocated by auction in conjunction with…

enhancement. The state game commission shall adopt rules for the department of game and fish to issue enhancement authorization packages each license year for the taking of one each of elk, deer, oryx, ibex and pronghorn antelope. Each enhancement authorization package shall be a…

A. It is a misdemeanor for any person, except children who have not reached their twelfth birthday, to take or attempt to take any game fish from any public stream or water in this state without carrying a proper fishing license as provided by law. The presence of any person, exc…

to certain handicapped persons. The director of the department of game and fish is authorized to issue a fishing permit without a license to any group of mentally or physically handicapped persons who participate in a field trip of less than one week's duration under the supervis…

Every citizen of the United States who is a resident or nonresident of the state of New Mexico and under the age of eighteen years shall, upon the payment of two dollars ($2.00), be issued a special temporary license to fish for ten days during the proper open season in any water…

A. As used with reference to licenses in Chapter 17 NMSA 1978: (1) "fishing" entitles the licensee to fish for game fish during the open seasons for each species; (2) "game hunting" entitles the licensee to hunt game birds, other than wild turkey, and squirrel during the open sea…

Of the two dollars ($2.00) collected for each temporary license issued pursuant to Section 17-3-19 NMSA 1978, one dollar fifty cents ($1.50) shall be paid to the department of game and fish to be credited to the game protection fund and fifty cents ($.50) shall be paid to the ven…

special license.] All fishing under the privileges granted to the holders of such special licenses shall be in accordance with the seasons and bag limits and other regulations established by the state game commission. History: 1941 Comp., § 43-309c, enacted by Laws 1949, ch. 149,…

The state game and fish department is hereby charged with the proper administration of this act [17-3-19 to 17-3-22 NMSA 1978]. History: 1941 Comp., § 43-309d, enacted by Laws 1949, ch. 149, § 4; 1953 Comp., § 53-3-13.

Springer authorized for resident children without a license. It is lawful for any child who has been committed under the Children's Code [Chapter 32A NMSA 1978] to and is resident at the New Mexico boy's school near Springer, New Mexico to fish without a license in waters located…

Provided however, that such fishing by said wards [resident children] as provided by Section 1 [17-3-23 NMSA 1978] of this act, shall be done under the supervision of the officials of said New Mexico industrial school [boys' school], and in conformity with seasons and bag limits …

fishing on hospital lands by patients; supervision. Any person between the age of fourteen and the age of majority, who is a patient in the Carrie Tingley crippled children's hospital, may fish without a license in waters located on the property of the Carrie Tingley crippled chi…

required; exception. It is unlawful for any person, except children under the age of twelve years, to take from the streams or public waters of this state minnows and nongame fish for the purpose of sale to fishermen or others for bait without having first procured from the state…

Any person desiring to procure a license for the purpose of engaging in the business of selling minnows and nongame fish for bait or taking minnows and nongame fish from the streams of this state for the purpose of sale to others shall apply to the state game commission for a lic…

persons under 15; unlawful to place nongame fish in certain waters.] Nothing in this act [17-3-26 to 17-3-28 NMSA 1978] shall be construed to prevent licensed fishermen from taking minnows and other nongame fish for his [their] own use for bait; or to any minor under fifteen (15)…

scientific or propagating purposes; eligibility; issuance; contents; nonassignable; sale for food purposes prohibited. The state director may issue permits to any person to take, capture, kill, transport within or out of the state any game, birds or fish mentioned in this chapter…

ANNOTATIONS Repeals. — Laws 1983, ch. 117, § 6, repealed 17-3-3 NMSA 1978, as enacted by Laws 1964 (1st S.S.), ch. 17, § 3, relating to prohibited shipments and penalties therefor, effective April 1, 1983.

states.] The state warden [director of the department of game and fish] may, upon application from the game and fish warden or corresponding officer of any other state, procure and transmit to such officer alive specimens of the game animals, birds and fish of this state to be us…

crops or property; beavers.] The state game and fish warden [director of the department of game and fish] may grant permits to owners or lessees of land and for the capture or destruction on their lands of any protected game doing damage to their cultivated crops or property; pro…

In order to protect game animals, birds and fish against importation of undesirable species and introduction of infectious or contagious diseases, it is a misdemeanor to import any live animals, birds or fish into this state, except domesticated animals or domesticated fowl or fi…

The provisions of Sections 17-2-14 and 17-3-32 NMSA 1978 shall not apply to any raptor belonging to and used by a nonresident under a valid falconer's license or permit from another state, providing that the importation into and possession within New Mexico is only for purposes o…

license; showing license to officer. The possession of game or fish at any time unaccompanied by a proper and valid license, game tag, certificate or permit or invoice, as provided in Chapter 17 NMSA 1978, shall be prima facie evidence that such game or fish was unlawfully taken …

law; notice and hearing; judicial review. A. If the holder of any license, certificate or permit persistently, flagrantly or knowingly violates or countenances the violation of any of the provisions of Chapter 17 NMSA 1978 or of any regulations referred to in Section 17-2-10 NMSA…

This act [17-3-35 to 17-3-42 NMSA 1978] may be cited as the Regulated Shooting Preserve Act. History: 1953 Comp., § 53-3-29, enacted by Laws 1957, ch. 194, § 1.

The state game commission may issue licenses authorizing the establishment and operation of regulated propagated game bird shooting preserves on private lands when in the judgment of the commission such areas will not conflict with any reasonable prior interest. The commission sh…

"Game bird," as used in the Regulated Shooting Preserve Act [17-3-35 to 17-3-42 NMSA 1978], means pheasant, quail, chukar and mallards. History: 1953 Comp., § 53-3-31, enacted by Laws 1957, ch. 194, § 3; 1961, ch. 33, § 1; 1967, ch. 5, § 1.

All game birds taken from preserves shall be tagged, with tags to be furnished by the commission at a reasonable fee, before being transported. History: 1953 Comp., § 53-3-32, enacted by Laws 1957, ch. 194, § 4.

The commission may issue special nonresident bird licenses to nonresidents to hunt on regulated shooting preserves with the owner's consent for legally propagated game birds upon the payment of a license fee of five dollars and twenty-five cents ($5.25). The license must be carri…

As used in Chapter 17 NMSA 1978: A. a "resident" entitled to purchase resident hunting and fishing licenses is any person: (1) who is a United States citizen and who, for a period of not less than ninety days immediately preceding the date of application for the license, has been…

Residents or nonresidents may hunt on private shooting preserves when possessed of the appropriate bird or hunting license. All hunting on shooting preserves covered in the Regulated Shooting Preserve Act shall be done only with the consent of the owner of the private preserve. H…