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N.M. Stat. § 77-18-1 (2026)

Sale, purchase, trade and possession of certain animals

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regulated. The sale, purchase, trade and possession with intent to keep as a pet of any subhuman primate, skunk, raccoon, fox or other sylvatic carnivore may be regulated by regulation of the health and environment department [department of health] for the protection of public health and safety.

History: Laws 1979, ch. 194, § 6.

ANNOTATIONS

Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.

Laws 1991, ch. 25, § 16 repealed former 9-7-4 NMSA 1978, relating to the health and environment department, and enacted a new 9-7-4 NMSA 1978, creating the department of health.

Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 4 Am. Jur. 2d Animals § 2 et seq.

3A C.J.S. Animals §§ 3, 6 et seq., 99 et seq., 274 et seq.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1969–2015 · leading case: Wild Horse Observers Ass'n, Inc. v. N.M. Livestock Bd, 2016 NMCA 1 (N.M. Ct. App. 2015).
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Wild Horse Observers Ass'n, Inc. v. N.M. Livestock Bd, 2016 NMCA 1 (N.M. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 3× “Section 77-18-1 provides that the sale, purchase, trade, and possession of certain animals are to be regulated by the Department of Health.”
McKinley v. Alamogordo Mun. Sch. Dist. Auth., 465 P.2d 79 (N.M. 1969). “The building of the structure by the Authority to be leased to the District unquestionably amounts to the performance of an act by the Authority that comes directly within the powers and duties of the Board on behalf of the District (§ 77-4-2 and §§ 77-18-1 and 77-18-2, N.M.S.A.…”
Wild Horse Observers Ass'n v. New Mexico Livestock Bd., 2016 NMCA 001 (N.M. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 3× “Section 77-18-1 provides that the sale, purchase, trade, and possession of certain animals are to be regulated by the Department of Health.”
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