Section 77-14-35 - Livestock not to run at large in municipalities; trespass; damages; penalty. - New-mexico Statutes

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77-14-35. Livestock not to run at large in municipalities; trespass; damages; penalty.

Livestock shall not be permitted to run at large within the limits of any city, town or village, incorporated or unincorporated, or to trespass upon the cultivated fields and gardens of any person. The owner of any livestock allowing the livestock to run at large within the limits of any city, town or village, incorporated or unincorporated, or to trespass upon the property of another is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be sentenced in accordance with the provisions of Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978 and may be liable for treble the damage occasioned by such trespass. No owners of any property trespassed upon as mentioned in this section shall be liable for the injury, death or loss of any livestock resulting during expulsion from or impounding upon his property of the livestock actually trespassing.

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77-14-35. Livestock not to run at large in municipalities; trespass; damages; penalty.

Livestock shall not be permitted to run at large within the limits of any city, town or village, incorporated or unincorporated, or to trespass upon the cultivated fields and gardens of any person. The owner of any livestock allowing the livestock to run at large within the limits of any city, town or village, incorporated or unincorporated, or to trespass upon the property of another is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be sentenced in accordance with the provisions of Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978 and may be liable for treble the damage occasioned by such trespass. No owners of any property trespassed upon as mentioned in this section shall be liable for the injury, death or loss of any livestock resulting during expulsion from or impounding upon his property of the livestock actually trespassing.

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77-14-35. Livestock not to run at large in municipalities; trespass; damages; penalty.

Livestock shall not be permitted to run at large within the limits of any city, town or village, incorporated or unincorporated, or to trespass upon the cultivated fields and gardens of any person. The owner of any livestock allowing the livestock to run at large within the limits of any city, town or village, incorporated or unincorporated, or to trespass upon the property of another is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be sentenced in accordance with the provisions of Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978 and may be liable for treble the damage occasioned by such trespass. No owners of any property trespassed upon as mentioned in this section shall be liable for the injury, death or loss of any livestock resulting during expulsion from or impounding upon his property of the livestock actually trespassing.