SENATE BILL 221

52nd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2015

INTRODUCED BY

Cliff R. Pirtle

AN ACT

RELATING TO LIVESTOCK; AMENDING THE INJURY TO LIVESTOCK SECTION TO REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF RECORDINGS OF INJURIES TO LIVESTOCK TO A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

     SECTION 1. Section 30-18-12 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1998, Chapter 35, Section 1) is amended to read:

     "30-18-12. INJURY TO LIVESTOCK.--

          A. Injury to livestock consists of willfully and maliciously poisoning, killing or injuring livestock that is the property of another.

          B. As used in this section, "livestock" means cattle, sheep, buffalo, horses, mules, goats, swine and ratites.

          C. Whoever commits injury to livestock is guilty of a fourth degree felony.

          D. A person who has made a video or digital recording shall submit the recording to a law enforcement agency within twenty-four hours of determining or having reason to believe that it depicts injury to livestock. It is prohibited to splice, edit or otherwise alter a video or digital recording prior to its submission to a law enforcement agency pursuant to this section.

          E. Whoever commits a violation of Subsection D of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor."

     SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the provisions of this act is July 1, 2015.

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