Any person who shall willfully and maliciously cut, destroy or injure any gate or fence enclosing, in whole or in part, any state lands, including lands under lease or contract of sale, upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars [($500)] or by imprisonment for not more than five years or both.
§ 19-6-7 NMSA 1978
[Destruction or damage to fence or gate on state lands; penalty.]
Laws 1912, ch. 82, § 52; Code 1915, § 5230; C.S. 1929, § 132-153; 1941 Comp., § 8-707; 1953 Comp., § 7-7-7.
Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.