New Mexico Statutes
§ 30-8-1 — Public nuisance
A public nuisance consists of knowingly creating, performing or maintaining anything affecting any number of citizens without lawful authority which is either: A. injurious to public health, safety, morals or welfare; or B. interferes with the exercise and enjoyment of public rights, including the right to use public property. Whoever commits a public nuisance for which the act or penalty is not otherwise prescribed by law is guilty of a petty misdemeanor.
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Legislative History
1953 Comp., § 40A-8-1, enacted by Laws 1963, ch. 303, § 8-1.
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