New Mexico Statutes
N.M. Stat. § 75-5-1 (2026)
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Sections 1 through 6 [75-5-1 to 75-5-6 NMSA 1978] of this act may be cited as the "Natural Lands Protection Act".
History: Laws 1987, ch. 192, § 1.
ANNOTATIONS
Compiler's notes. — Laws 1987, ch. 234, § 82, effective July 1, 1987, recompiled former 9-10-10 NMSA 1978 as 75-5-1 NMSA 1978, but, since Laws 1987, Chapter 192 had already enacted Article 5 of Chapter 75, former 9-10-10 NMSA 1978 has been recompiled as 75-6-1 NMSA 1978.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases, 1957–1977 · leading case: Holguin v. Elephant Butte Irrigation Dist., 575 P.2d 88 (N.M. 1977).
Holguin v. Elephant Butte Irrigation Dist., 575 P.2d 88 (N.M. 1977). “Laws, § 75-5-1, N.M.S.A.1953. 5 .Convention of May 21, 1906, 34 Stat.”
State Ex Rel. Erickson v. McLean, 308 P.2d 983 (N.M. 1957). “This the state has done by the enactment of § 75-11-2, which provides that the beneficial use is the basis, the measure and limit to the right to the use of water.”
May v. Torres, 519 P.2d 298 (N.M. 1974). ““And it further appearing that under Section 75-5-1 of the New Mexico Statutes Annotated, the plaintiff has filed his Notice of Intention to Make Formal Application for Permit to appropriate all waters of China Draw within one year from October 31st, 1972, that the same was…”
Little v. Price, 397 P.2d 15 (N.M. 1964). “That the plaintiff, Little, in constructing said dam or dike wholly failed to comply with Sections 75-5-1 through 75-5-30 of the 1953 New Mexico Statutes Annotated, in that the said Little was not a registered professional *21 engineer and did not have such a person in charge of…”
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