It is a violation of the Wildlife Conservation and Public Safety Act to use a trap, snare or wildlife poison for purposes of capturing, injuring or killing an animal on public land except as provided in Section 17-11-4 NMSA 1978.
§ 17-11-3 NMSA 1978
Prohibitions on public land
Known as the Wildlife Conservation and Public Safety Act
The act spans §§ 17–17 (5 sections).
1978 Comp., § 17-11-3, enacted by Laws 2021, ch. 25, § 3.
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