New Mexico § 17-4-22 [Channels connecting private lakes under one license; use

New Mexico Statutes

§ 17-4-22 — [Channels connecting private lakes under one license; use

New Mexico § 17-4-22

Ch. 17Game and Fish and Outdoor Recreation

Art. 4Propagation of Fish and Game

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 17-4-22 (2026).

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of screens.] The rights acquired by the proprietor of a private lake licensed hereunder, and the prohibitions hereof, shall extend to and include all channels connecting a series or group of lakes under one license, and the warden [director of the department of game and fish] may authorize the use of such screens or other appliances as may be necessary to prevent the fish in a licensed lake of class A from escaping, and it shall be the duty of the proprietor to adopt and use such screens or other appliances as the warden [director of the department of game and fish] may direct to prevent the fish in public waters from entering such lake.

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of screens.] The rights acquired by the proprietor of a private lake licensed hereunder, and the prohibitions hereof, shall extend to and include all channels connecting a series or group of lakes under one license, and the warden [director of the department of game and fish] may authorize the use of such screens or other appliances as may be necessary to prevent the fish in a licensed lake of class A from escaping, and it shall be the duty of the proprietor to adopt and use such screens or other appliances as the warden [director of the department of game and fish] may direct to prevent the fish in public waters from entering such lake.