§ 17-5-9 — Penalty; revocation of license; sale of pelts

New Mexico § 17-5-9

• Jurisdiction: New Mexico
• Ch. 17: Game and Fish and Outdoor Recreation
• Art. 5: Trappers and Fur Dealers

Text

Any person who violates or aids, abets or assists in the violation of any provision of Sections 17-5-1 through 17-5-9 NMSA 1978 or any person who makes any false statement as to the residence of any applicant for a trapper's license or fur dealer's license or any nonresident who fraudulently procures a resident license is guilty of a misdemeanor. In addition, the department of game and fish may revoke, for the year in which the violation occurred, the trapper's or fur dealer's license of any person convicted. All skins, pelts or furs involved in the violation remain the property of the state and shall be sold for the benefit of the game protection fund.

Legislative History

Laws 1939, ch. 178, § 10; 1941 Comp., § 43-510; 1953 Comp., § 53-5-10;