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N.M. Stat. § 66-7-414 (2026)

Exemptions; implements of husbandry

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A. No permit or fee required under Section 66-7-413 NMSA 1978 is necessary for implements of husbandry, including farm tractors and farm trailers when not more than two such farm trailers are towed in tandem, being moved during daylight hours within a county or an adjacent county for a total distance, one way, of not more than fifty miles on any highway:

(1) crossing the farm property of the owner; or

(2) running between separate farm property of the owner.

B. Any person responsible for the movement of implements of husbandry under the provisions of this section shall comply with all safety precautions set forth in the Motor Vehicle Code [66-1-1 NMSA 1978] and in regulations of the state highway commission.

History: 1953 Comp., § 64-7-414, enacted by Laws 1978, ch. 35, § 485; 1979, ch. 323, § 2.

ANNOTATIONS

Cross references. — For definitions of "farm tractor" and "implement of husbandry", see 66-1-4.6 and 66-1-4.9 NMSA 1978, respectively.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1992–1992 · leading case: State v. Richardson, 832 P.2d 801 (N.M. Ct. App. 1992).
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State v. Richardson, 832 P.2d 801 (N.M. Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 2× “See § 66-7-414 (implements of husbandry include farm tractors; "[a]ny person responsible for the movement of implements of husbandry .”
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