New Mexico Statutes
§ 17-1-5 — Employment and discharge of director and other
New Mexico § 17-1-5
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Bluebook
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 17-1-5 (2026).
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employees; department of game and fish created.
A.The state game commission shall employ a director who shall, under such authorization that the game commission shall approve, employ such conservation officers, clerks and other employees as he shall deem proper and necessary to enforce and administer the laws and regulations relating to game and fish, and who shall prescribe their duties respectively, and who with the advice and consent of the state game commission shall fix the compensation of all the employees of the "department of game and fish," which is hereby created.
B.The state game commission may at any time discharge the director for reasons that the state game commission shall deem sufficient. The director may dismiss employees in accordance with the provisions of the Personne
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Legislative History
Laws 1931, ch. 117, § 5; 1941 Comp., § 43-105; 1953 Comp., § 53-1-5; Laws
Nearby Sections
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§ 17-1-1.1
Definitions. (Effective July 1, 2026.)§ 17-1-12
Repealed§ 17-1-13
[Seal of director.]§ 17-1-16
Short title§ 17-1-17
Purpose of act§ 17-1-18
Bonding authority§ 17-1-19
Bonds; form; terms§ 17-1-20
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Bluebook (online)
New Mexico § 17-1-5, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nm/17/17-1-5.