Forest fire and suppression defined
1953 Comp., § 62-3-6.1, enacted by Laws 1967, ch. 208, § 1; 1978 Comp., § 68-2-7; 2023, ch. 64, § 5.
As used in the Forest Conservation Act:
A. "forest fire" means a fire burning uncontrolled on lands covered wholly or in part by timber, brush, grass, grain or other vegetation; and
B. "suppression" means all of the activities to extinguish, limit or contain forest fire spread.
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.