Chapter 77 - Livestock Code.
- Article 1 - Dogs and Domesticated Animals, 77-1-1 through 77-1-20.
- Section 77-1-1 - Dogs, cats, domesticated fowls and birds are personal property.
- Section 77-1-10 - Vicious animals; rabid or unvaccinated dogs and cats; failure to destroy.
- Section 77-1-11 - Repealed.
- Section 77-1-12 - Local control by ordinance; dogs and cats running at large.
- Section 77-1-13 - Penalty.
- Section 77-1-14, 77-1-15 - Repealed.
- Section 77-1-15.1 - Regulation and licensure of dogs; impoundment of animals; qualified service animals exempt.
- Section 77-1-16 - Repealed.
- Section 77-1-17 - Abandoned dogs and cats; notice to owner; disposal without liability.
- Section 77-1-18 - Short title.
- Section 77-1-19 - Definitions.
- Section 77-1-2 - Dog killing or injuring livestock; damages; dog to be killed.
- Section 77-1-20 - Sterilization agreement and sterilization deposit required.
- Section 77-1-3 - Vaccination of dogs and cats required.
- Section 77-1-4 - Repealed.
- Section 77-1-5 - Vaccination of dogs and cats brought into state.
- Section 77-1-6 - Notice to health officer of animal bite; confinement; animal contact with rabid animals; animal rabies quarantine; procedure following death from rabies.
- Section 77-1-7, 77-1-8 - Repealed.
- Section 77-1-9 - Dogs; destruction.
- Article 1A - Dangerous Dog, 77-1A-1 through 77-1A-6.
- Article 1B - Animal Sheltering Services Act, 77-1B-1 through 77-1B-12.
- Section 77-1B-1 - Short title. (Repealed effective July 1, 2012.)
- Section 77-1B-10 - Enforcement and injunctions. (Repealed effective July 1, 2012.)
- Section 77-1B-11 - Disciplinary actions; euthanasia technicians, euthanasia agencies and euthanasia instructors; hearings; penalties. (Repealed effective July 1, 2012.)
- Section 77-1B-12 - Termination of agency life; delayed repeal. (Repealed effective July 1, 2012.)
- Section 77-1B-2 - Definitions. (Repealed effective July 1, 2012.)
- Section 77-1B-3 - Animal sheltering board created; members; qualifications; terms; vacancies; removal. (Repealed effective July 1, 2012.)
- Section 77-1B-4 - Animal care and facility fund created; administration. (Repealed effective July 1, 2012.)
- Section 77-1B-5 - Board powers and duties. (Repealed effective July 1, 2012.)
- Section 77-1B-6 - Euthanasia technician; license. (Repealed effective July 1, 2012.)
- Section 77-1B-6.1 - Euthanasia technician authority defined. (Repealed effective July 1, 2012.)
- Section 77-1B-7 - Euthanasia instructors; certification. (Repealed effective July 1, 2012.)
- Section 77-1B-8 - Euthanasia agencies; inspections; exemptions. (Repealed effective July 1, 2012.)
- Section 77-1B-9 - Violations. (Repealed effective July 1, 2012.)
- Article 2 - Livestock Board, 77-2-1 through 77-2-31.
- Section 77-2-1 - Short title; purpose.
- Section 77-2-1.1 - Definitions.
- Section 77-2-10 - Receipts; deposit of funds.
- Section 77-2-11 - Repealed.
- Section 77-2-12 - Executive director; duties, oath and bond.
- Section 77-2-13 - Records; certified copy evidence.
- Section 77-2-14 - Attorney; duties.
- Section 77-2-15 - Special taxes; levy; collection.
- Section 77-2-16 - Financial report and tax estimate; state levy; maximum rate.
- Section 77-2-17 - Payment of tax collections to state treasurer; disbursement.
- Section 77-2-18 - Compensation of employees.
- Section 77-2-19 - Limitation on expenditures.
- Section 77-2-2 - New Mexico livestock board created; transfer of powers; transfer of property.
- Section 77-2-20 - Repealed.
- Section 77-2-21 - Fees.
- Section 77-2-22 - Penalty for violating rule.
- Section 77-2-23, 77-2-24 - Repealed.
- Section 77-2-25 - Interim receipts and disbursements fund created.
- Section 77-2-26 - Board not to be assessed for general administrative overhead.
- Section 77-2-27 - Repealed.
- Section 77-2-28 - Repealed.
- Section 77-2-29 - Fees.
- Section 77-2-3 - New Mexico livestock board; scope; composition; qualifications; terms; meetings.
- Section 77-2-30 - Horse rescue or retirement facility; registration; board powers and duties; fees.
- Section 77-2-31 - Horse rescue or retirement facilities; inspections; reinspection.
- Section 77-2-4 - Compensation of members.
- Section 77-2-5 - Report of board.
- Section 77-2-6 - Livestock board attached to New Mexico department of agriculture.
- Section 77-2-7 - Additional powers of the board.
- Section 77-2-7.1 - Brands; subject to change in ownership; fees for transfer.
- Section 77-2-7.10 - Brands; board may reject.
- Section 77-2-7.11 - Brand; priority of right to.
- Section 77-2-7.12 - Re-recording of brands; notice; publication; fees.
- Section 77-2-7.2 - Registration of brands and marks; board.
- Section 77-2-7.3 - Brand books.
- Section 77-2-7.4 - Recording before use; recording fee; conflicting brands.
- Section 77-2-7.5 - Fees; disposition.
- Section 77-2-7.6 - Brand book.
- Section 77-2-7.7 - More than one brand unlawful; exceptions; penalty.
- Section 77-2-7.8 - Brands of minors.
- Section 77-2-7.9 - Filing of facsimile; designation of brands; holding brand renewal and fee; branding increase; offenses; penalty.
- Section 77-2-8 - Research and promotion of meat and meat products.
- Section 77-2-9 - Reports of inspectors; prosecution of violations of livestock laws.
- Article 2A - Beef Council, 77-2A-1 through 77-2A-9.
- Section 77-2A-1 - Short title.
- Section 77-2A-2 - Definitions.
- Section 77-2A-3 - Beef council created; terms; vacancies.
- Section 77-2A-4 - Members' qualifications.
- Section 77-2A-5 - Officers; meetings; expenses.
- Section 77-2A-6 - Duties; powers.
- Section 77-2A-7 - Funding.
- Section 77-2A-7.1 - Assessments.
- Section 77-2A-7.2 - Repealed.
- Section 77-2A-7.3 - Refunds.
- Section 77-2A-8 - Disposition of funds.
- Section 77-2A-9 - Procurement Code; Personnel Act; exemption; Tort Claims Act.
- Article 3 - Control of Contagious Diseases, 77-3-1 through 77-3-19.
- Section 77-3-1 - Diseases; inspection; quarantine.
- Section 77-3-10 - Federal officers; powers.
- Section 77-3-11 - Marking or branding of cattle and bison found infected with tuberculosis or Bang's disease.
- Section 77-3-12 - Penalty.
- Section 77-3-13 - Dangerous epidemics; emergency rules; imports prohibited; penalty.
- Section 77-3-14 - Health certificate; inspection; permit; penalty.
- Section 77-3-14.1 - AGID tests required.
- Section 77-3-15 - Investigation of suspected illegal imports; oaths; health certificate of permit.
- Section 77-3-16 - Rules and regulations.
- Section 77-3-17 - Quarantine; seizure of cattle.
- Section 77-3-18 - Liens for expenses and for damages for communicating disease.
- Section 77-3-19 - Repealed.
- Section 77-3-2 - Report of diseased livestock; offenses; expense recovery; duties of sheriffs; penalty.
- Section 77-3-3 - Repealed.
- Section 77-3-4 - Dead animals; disposal.
- Section 77-3-5 - Infected pastures and buildings; notices.
- Section 77-3-6, 77-3-7 - Repealed.
- Section 77-3-8 - Destruction of diseased livestock; payment to the owner; appraisal.
- Section 77-3-9 - Acceptance of federal rules and regulations; cooperation.
- Article 4 - Eradication of Scabies, 77-4-1 through 77-4-8.
- Section 77-4-1 - Disease eradication; rules.
- Section 77-4-2, 77-4-3 - Repealed.
- Section 77-4-4 - Inspectors; employment; compensation; duties; reports; powers.
- Section 77-4-5 - Inspectors of department of agriculture; appointment by board.
- Section 77-4-6, 77-4-7 - Repealed.
- Section 77-4-8 - Offenses; penalty.
- Article 5 - Eradication of Tuberculosis, 77-5-1 through 77-5-5.
- Article 6 - Dairy Industry Indemnity, 77-6-1 through 77-6-10.
- Article 7 - Feeding of Hogs, 77-7-1 through 77-7-19.
- Section 77-7-1 to 77-7-15 - Repealed.
- Section 77-7-16 - Definitions.
- Section 77-7-17 - Feeding of garbage unlawful; registration required; movement of swine fed on garbage unlawful except by permit; penalty.
- Section 77-7-18 - Garbage feeders; slaughterers of garbage-fed swine; registration; garbage cooking; penalty.
- Section 77-7-19 - Fees for registration; renewal.
- Article 8 - Sheep, 77-8-1 through 77-8-22.
- Section 77-8-1 - Repealed.
- Section 77-8-10 - Recording or rerecording by person with lien or interest.
- Section 77-8-11 - Repealed.
- Section 77-8-12 - Effect of cancellation or new award to one claiming interest; amending original instrument.
- Section 77-8-13 - Evidential value of mark or brand records.
- Section 77-8-14 - Altering marks or brands.
- Section 77-8-15 - Bills of sale; evidence of larceny.
- Section 77-8-16 - Report of estray sheep or goats; sale.
- Section 77-8-17 - Enforcement of provisions; recovery of costs and expenses.
- Section 77-8-18 - Penalties.
- Section 77-8-19 - Repealed.
- Section 77-8-2 - Quarantine; treatment.
- Section 77-8-20 - Commuting sheep or goats; fees.
- Section 77-8-21 - Repealed.
- Section 77-8-22 - Necessity of branding or marking sheep and goats.
- Section 77-8-3 - Importation; notice; inspection; fees.
- Section 77-8-4 - Sheep imported without inspection; inspection.
- Section 77-8-5 - Infected sheep or goats; notice to board.
- Section 77-8-6 - Repealed.
- Section 77-8-7 - Exportation; notice; inspection and permit fees; penalty.
- Section 77-8-8, 77-8-9 - Repealed.
- Article 8A - Sheep and Goats, 77-8A-1 through 77-8A-11.
- Section 77-8A-1 - Short title.
- Section 77-8A-10 - Disposition of funds.
- Section 77-8A-11 - Procurement Code; Personnel Act; exemptions; Tort Claims Act.
- Section 77-8A-2 - Definitions.
- Section 77-8A-3 - Sheep and goat council created; election; vacancies; ex-officio members.
- Section 77-8A-4 - Council member qualifications.
- Section 77-8A-5 - Officers; meetings; expenses.
- Section 77-8A-6 - Duties; powers.
- Section 77-8A-7 - Funding.
- Section 77-8A-8 - Assessments.
- Section 77-8A-9 - Refunds.
- Article 9 - Brands, Ownership, Transportation and Sale of Animals, 77-9-1 through 77-9-63.
- Section 77-9-1 - Repealed.
- Section 77-9-1.1 - Definition.
- Section 77-9-2 - Earmarks; cutting; penalty.
- Section 77-9-21 - Bills of sale; necessity and presumptions; definition of livestock.
- Section 77-9-22 - Bills of sale; requirements; evidence of larceny.
- Section 77-9-23 - Bill of sale of livestock; duty to exhibit; violation; penalty.
- Section 77-9-24 - Failure to exhibit; knowledge, intent, purpose and motive to be presumed.
- Section 77-9-25 - Repealed.
- Section 77-9-26 - Sale by person not brand owner; bill of sale.
- Section 77-9-27 - Violation; penalty.
- Section 77-9-28 - Importation of livestock; permit required; penalty.
- Section 77-9-29 - Inspection rules.
- Section 77-9-3 - Necessity of brand; rebranding required; exceptions.
- Section 77-9-30 - Exported livestock; inspection of brands and ear marks; record.
- Section 77-9-31 - Export livestock to be inspected; penalties.
- Section 77-9-32 - Inspection of livestock for export; application; place; payment for delay.
- Section 77-9-33 - Inspection of exported livestock; report; inspection of slaughterhouses; penalty.
- Section 77-9-34 - Repealed.
- Section 77-9-35 - Offense by inspectors; penalty.
- Section 77-9-36, 77-9-37 - Repealed.
- Section 77-9-38 - Inspection fees; lien; record.
- Section 77-9-39 - Repealed.
- Section 77-9-4 - Penalty for failure to brand or rebrand; certain sales prohibited.
- Section 77-9-40 - Exporting of livestock without brand of shipper or bill of sale; inspection; definition of estrays.
- Section 77-9-41 - Transportation of horses, mules, asses, cattle, sheep or goats or carcasses thereof; inspection certificate.
- Section 77-9-42 - Transportation permits for horses, mules and asses; brand and health certificate good for length of time of ownership.
- Section 77-9-43 - Notice of transport; inspection date and place.
- Section 77-9-44 - Hides and pelts; exhibiting, tagging and marking.
- Section 77-9-45 - Ownership; possession; transportation; seizure; disposition of livestock; refusal of certificate.
- Section 77-9-46 - Officers may stop vehicles; failure to have certificate; arrest and seizure.
- Section 77-9-47, 77-9-48 - Repealed.
- Section 77-9-49 - Penalty.
- Section 77-9-5 - Brands of livestock; recording; evidence of ownership.
- Section 77-9-50 - Repealed.
- Section 77-9-51 - Suspected transportation of stolen livestock; search of vehicles; requiring proof of ownership; arrest; seizure.
- Section 77-9-52, 77-9-53 - Repealed.
- Section 77-9-54 - Transportation of hides.
- Section 77-9-55 - Inspection of hides; butchers; offenses; penalty.
- Section 77-9-56 - Hide purchases; bill of sale; contents; penalty.
- Section 77-9-57 - Magistrate jurisdiction.
- Section 77-9-58 to 77-9-63 - Recompiled and Repealed.
- Section 77-9-6 to 77-9-20 - Repealed and Recompiled.
- Article 9A - Cattle and Sheep Rest Stations, 77-9A-1 through 77-9A-5.
- Section 77-9A-1 - Interstate cattle or sheep transportation; cattle or sheep rest stations.
- Section 77-9A-2 - Cattle or sheep rest stations; licensing.
- Section 77-9A-3 - Rest stations; rules.
- Section 77-9A-4 - Violations; penalty.
- Section 77-9A-5 - Unloading livestock for feed, rest and water; dumping carcasses; penalty.
- Article 10 - Livestock Auction Markets, 77-10-1 through 77-10-10.
- Section 77-10-1 - Definitions.
- Section 77-10-10 - Violations; penalty.
- Section 77-10-2 - Necessity of license; application; fee; bond; cancellation of license; copies.
- Section 77-10-3 - Duties of licensees.
- Section 77-10-4 - Notice to board of receipt of livestock; contents; fees.
- Section 77-10-5 - Livestock inspected by board inspector.
- Section 77-10-6 - Repealed.
- Section 77-10-7 - Scales; inspection and certification.
- Section 77-10-8 - Rules and regulations.
- Section 77-10-9 - Livestock; owners bound by rules.
- Article 11 - Herding, 77-11-1 through 77-11-9.
- Section 77-11-1 - Driving herds through fenced lands; restrictions; penalty for violations.
- Section 77-11-2 - Filing of partido or herding contracts required.
- Section 77-11-3 - Method of filing contracts.
- Section 77-11-4 - Effect of filing contract.
- Section 77-11-5 - Effect of failure to file contracts.
- Section 77-11-6 - Contracts previously filed; effect.
- Section 77-11-7 - Partido and herding contracts; rights of person in possession.
- Section 77-11-8 - Bulls required with herd; penalty for noncompliance; "pedigree bull" defined.
- Section 77-11-9 - Stray bulls in herd; rights of owner.
- Article 12 - Herd Law Districts, 77-12-1 through 77-12-12.
- Section 77-12-1 - "Person" defined.
- Section 77-12-10 - Failure to close gate; penalty.
- Section 77-12-11 - Livestock at large on herd law district road; penalty.
- Section 77-12-12 - Application of act.
- Section 77-12-2 - Petition for herd law district, contents and filing; hearing; publication of notice; conduct; order; publication; exception.
- Section 77-12-3 - Parts of lands not to be included without consent.
- Section 77-12-4 - Publications; language.
- Section 77-12-5 - Trespassing in district; damages; lien on brand.
- Section 77-12-6 - Distraint of livestock for damages.
- Section 77-12-7 - Petition for dissolution of district; procedure.
- Section 77-12-8 - Judicial notice of district proceedings.
- Section 77-12-9 - Fencing of exterior boundaries.
- Article 13 - Estrays, 77-13-1 through 77-13-10.
- Section 77-13-1 - Possession of estray unlawful.
- Section 77-13-10 - Rights of municipalities not affected.
- Section 77-13-2 - Impoundment of estray animals.
- Section 77-13-3 - Examination of brand records; notice to owner; charge for care; limitation.
- Section 77-13-4 - Owner unknown; publication and posting of notice.
- Section 77-13-5 - Sale of unclaimed estrays; bill of sale; effect; sale without advertisement; conditions.
- Section 77-13-6 - Disposition of proceeds; record of sale; payments to owner.
- Section 77-13-7 - Rights of impounder; charges; determination by board.
- Section 77-13-8 - Impounding estray; failure to notify board; penalty.
- Section 77-13-9 - Escape or removal of estray; possessory right of person impounding.
- Article 14 - Trespass and Running at Large, 77-14-1 through 77-14-39.
- Section 77-14-1 - Repealed.
- Section 77-14-10 - Publication of order to restrain animals in irrigation district; effective date; judicial notice.
- Section 77-14-11 - Right to impound; fences.
- Section 77-14-12 - Holding animals for damages.
- Section 77-14-13 - Suit for damages in irrigation district; failure to file suit; return of animals.
- Section 77-14-14 - Replevin of animals; bond.
- Section 77-14-15 - Sale of animals before judgment; proceeds; liability of clerk.
- Section 77-14-16 - Animals taken up in irrigation district; sale; number necessary.
- Section 77-14-17 - Delivery of animals to magistrate for sale.
- Section 77-14-18 - Notice of sale.
- Section 77-14-19 - Sale of animals; entries on docket; owner to be summoned.
- Section 77-14-2 - Definition.
- Section 77-14-20 - Fees; appointment of poundkeeper.
- Section 77-14-21 - Owners of animals unknown; appraisers; report.
- Section 77-14-22 - Sale of livestock; surplus funds; costs and expenses.
- Section 77-14-23 - Rescinding order to permit impounding of animals; petition.
- Section 77-14-24 - Application of act.
- Section 77-14-25 to 77-14-34 - Repealed.
- Section 77-14-3 - Trespass on lands.
- Section 77-14-35 - Livestock not to run at large in municipalities; trespass; damages; penalty.
- Section 77-14-36 - Impoundment of trespass livestock.
- Section 77-14-37 to 77-14-39 - Repealed.
- Section 77-14-4 - Animals running at large in unincorporated towns, conservancy districts, irrigation districts and on military reservations or enclaves.
- Section 77-14-5 - Livestock running at large; petition to prohibit.
- Section 77-14-6 - Animals running at large; order prohibiting; publication.
- Section 77-14-7 - Livestock running at large; when unlawful; impounding; sale; suit for damages.
- Section 77-14-8 - Irrigation districts; impounding trespassing animals.
- Section 77-14-9 - Definition of political subdivision.
- Article 15 - Predatory Wild Animals and Rodent Pests, 77-15-1 through 77-15-14.
- Section 77-15-1 - Cooperation with United States; appropriation.
- Section 77-15-10 - Filing of petition; verification by board of county commissioners; creation of program; creation of predator control board.
- Section 77-15-11 - Special levy.
- Section 77-15-12 - Abolition or continuation of program.
- Section 77-15-13 - Powers of county predator control board.
- Section 77-15-14 - Program in addition to all other programs.
- Section 77-15-2 - Agreement for cooperative work.
- Section 77-15-2.1 - State-managed predator control program continued; creation of permanent state-managed rodent pest control program.
- Section 77-15-3 - Apportionment of appropriation; sale of furs and specimens; bounty.
- Section 77-15-4 - Payment of cost of rodent pest repression.
- Section 77-15-5 - State rodent inspector; salary; destruction of prairie dogs; cost; interfering with inspector; penalty.
- Section 77-15-6 - Short title.
- Section 77-15-7 - Purpose of predator control program; method of establishment.
- Section 77-15-8 - Petitions; signatures required.
- Section 77-15-9 - Form of petitions.
- Article 16 - Fences, 77-16-1 through 77-16-18.
- Section 77-16-1 - Necessity for fence.
- Section 77-16-10 - Injuring fence.
- Section 77-16-11 - Injuries by animals; liability; minors.
- Section 77-16-12 - Damages for injuries.
- Section 77-16-13 - Opening private fence to use road prohibited.
- Section 77-16-14 - Failure to close gate; liability for damages.
- Section 77-16-15 - Penalty for leaving gate open.
- Section 77-16-16 - Railroads; fencing of lines; damages for injury to livestock.
- Section 77-16-17 - Requirements of railroad fence.
- Section 77-16-18 - Report of killed or crippled livestock; inspection and removal.
- Section 77-16-2 - Definition.
- Section 77-16-3 - Damages on fenced lands; right of action; lien on animals.
- Section 77-16-4 - Barbed wire fence; specifications.
- Section 77-16-5 - Applicability of act.
- Section 77-16-6 - Board fence; specifications.
- Section 77-16-7 - Pole and post fence; specifications.
- Section 77-16-8 - Stone, adobe or woven wire fence; specifications.
- Section 77-16-9 - Legal protection of fences against damage or destruction.
- Article 17 - Abattoirs, Meat Dealers and Storage Plants, 77-17-1 through 77-17-16.
- Section 77-17-1 - License and bond required.
- Section 77-17-10 - Inspection of record, hides and ears.
- Section 77-17-11 - Repealed.
- Section 77-17-12 - Hides and ears to be kept; inspection; penalty.
- Section 77-17-13 - Repealed.
- Section 77-17-14 - Failure to show hides or pelts; evidence of violation.
- Section 77-17-15, 77-17-16 - Repealed.
- Section 77-17-2 - Licenses; butcher or slaughterer; dealer in fresh meat or livestock or poultry meat products or meat from other birds and animals used for human consumption; cold storage locker; ren
- Section 77-17-3 - Bond for licenses.
- Section 77-17-4 - Criminal offender's character evaluation.
- Section 77-17-5 - Disposition of license fees.
- Section 77-17-6 - Penalty.
- Section 77-17-7 - Definition.
- Section 77-17-8 - Restriction upon establishing slaughterhouses.
- Section 77-17-9 - Failing to keep record; penalty.
- Article 18 - General Animal Regulations, 77-18-1 through 77-18-6.
- Section 77-18-1 - Sale, purchase, trade and possession of certain animals regulated.
- Section 77-18-2 - Seizure and disposition of cruelly treated livestock.
- Section 77-18-3 - Prohibited means of disposal or destruction.
- Section 77-18-4 - Penalty.
- Section 77-18-5 - Wild horses; conformation, history and deoxyribonucleic acid testing; Spanish colonial horses; birth control.
- Section 77-18-6 - Feral hogs; prohibition; penalty.