New Mexico Statutes
N.M. Stat. § 41-10-5 (2026)
Donated game meat products
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A. Wild game meat products may be donated by hunters, taken to a commercial meat processor for preparation and delivery to charitable, religious or other nonprofit organizations and served for human consumption at no charge if transported, stored and processed according to procedures established by the department of environment.
B. For purposes of this section, "wild game" means deer, elk, antelope, caribou, ibex, oryx and Barbary sheep.
History: Laws 1997, ch. 78, § 1.
ANNOTATIONS
Effective dates. — Laws 1997, ch. 78 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, is effective on June 20, 1997, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 2004–2004 · leading case: Jicarilla Apache Nation v. Rodarte, 2004-NMSC-035, 103 P.3d 554.
Jicarilla Apache Nation v. Rodarte, 2004-NMSC-035, 103 P.3d 554. “For example, the Food Donors Liability Act contains a provision allowing hunters to donate wild game meat products.”
N.M. Stat. § 41-10-5(B): 1 case
Jicarilla Apache Nation v. Rodarte, 2004-NMSC-035, 103 P.3d 554. “For example, the Food Donors Liability Act contains a provision allowing hunters to donate wild game meat products.”
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