AN ACT
RELATING TO GAME AND FISH;
ESTABLISHING THE SECOND ROD VALIDATION FOR FISHING WITH TWO FISHING RODS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF
THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
Section 1. Section 17-3-2 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1964
(1st S.S.), Chapter 17, Section 2, as amended) is amended to read:
"17-3-2. CLASSES OF LICENSES.--
A. As used with reference to licenses in Chapter
17 NMSA 1978:
(1) "fishing" entitles the licensee to
fish for game fish during the open seasons for each species;
(2) "small game" entitles the licensee
to hunt game birds, other than wild turkey, and squirrel during the open
seasons for each;
(3) "deer" entitles the licensee to
hunt deer during the open season;
(4) "general hunting" entitles the
licensee to hunt deer, squirrel and game birds during the open seasons for
each;
(5) "general hunting and fishing"
entitles the licensee to hunt deer, squirrel and game birds and to fish for
game fish during the open seasons for each;
(6) "antelope" entitles the licensee to
hunt antelope during the open season;
(7) "elk" entitles the licensee to hunt
elk during the open season;
(8) "bighorn sheep" entitles the
licensee to hunt bighorn sheep during the open season;
(9) "Barbary sheep" entitles the
licensee to hunt Barbary sheep during the open season;
(10) "javelina" entitles the licensee to
hunt javelina during the open season;
(11) "bear" entitles the licensee to
hunt bear during the open season;
(12) "nongame" entitles the licensee to
hunt or take any animal or bird not protected by law;
(13) "temporary fishing" entitles the
licensee to fish for game fish during a specific period of time indicated on
the license;
(14) "bison" entitles the licensee to
hunt bison during the open season;
(15) "oryx" entitles the licensee to
hunt oryx during the open season;
(16) "ibex" entitles the licensee to
hunt ibex during the open season;
(17) "cougar" entitles the licensee to
hunt cougar during the open season;
(18) "turkey" entitles the licensee to
hunt turkey during the open season;
(19) "special season turkey" entitles
the licensee to hunt turkey during special seasons designated by the state game
commission;
(20) "quality elk" entitles the licensee
to hunt elk during a special quality elk season, to be established by the state
game commission, when the timing of the season and hunter density is specially
regulated and the elk population is managed with an intent to provide the
licensee an increased opportunity to take a mature elk;
(21) "quality deer" entitles the
licensee to hunt deer during a special quality deer season, to be established
by the state game commission, when the timing of the season and hunter density
is specially regulated and the deer population is managed with an intent to
provide the licensee an increased opportunity to take a mature deer;
(22) "gazelle" entitles the licensee to
hunt gazelle during the open season;
(23) "temporary small game" entitles the
licensee to hunt game birds, except wild turkey, and squirrel during a specific
period of time indicated on the license; and
(24) "second rod" entitles the licensee
to fish using two fishing rods to fish for game fish during the open seasons
for each species.
B. A hunting license does not entitle the
licensee to hunt, kill or take game animals or birds within or upon a park or
enclosure licensed or posted as provided by law or within or upon a privately
owned enclosure without consent of the owner or within or upon a game refuge or
game management area.
C. A fishing license does not entitle the
licensee to fish for or take fish within or upon a park or enclosure licensed
or posted as provided by law or within or upon a privately owned enclosure
without consent of the owner or in or on closed waters.
D. A junior-senior fishing license may be
purchased by a resident who has reached his twelfth birthday but has not
reached his fifteenth birthday or by a resident who has reached his sixty-fifth
birthday. A junior-senior fishing
license entitles the licensee to fish for game fish during the open season for
each species.
E. A nonresident junior fishing license may be
purchased by a nonresident who has reached his twelfth birthday but has not
reached his fifteenth birthday. A
nonresident junior fishing license entitles the licensee to fish for game fish
during the open season for each species.
F. A senior general hunting license may be
purchased by a resident who has reached his sixty-fifth birthday. A senior general hunting license entitles the
licensee to hunt for deer, squirrel and game birds during the open seasons for
each species.
G. A handicapped fishing license may be
purchased by a resident who has a severe physical impairment that substantially
limits one or more major life activities and who can furnish adequate proof of
this disability to the state game commission.
A handicapped fishing license may be purchased by a resident who has a
developmental disability as defined in Subsection H of Section 43-1-3 NMSA 1978
and who can furnish adequate proof of this disability to the state game
commission. A handicapped fishing
license entitles the licensee to fish for game fish during the open season for
each species.
H. A handicapped general hunting license may be
purchased by a resident who has a severe physical impairment that substantially
limits one or more major life activities and who can furnish adequate proof of
this disability to the state game commission.
A handicapped general hunting license entitles the licensee to hunt for
deer, squirrel and game birds during the open season for each species.
I. A fishing license may be obtained at no cost
by a resident who has reached his seventieth birthday.
J. A second rod validation may be purchased by
either a resident or nonresident. A second
rod validation entitles the licensee to fish using two rods for game fish
during the open season for each species."
Section 2. Section 17-3-13 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1964
(1st S.S.), Chapter 17, Section 5, as amended) is amended to read:
"17-3-13. LICENSE FEES.--
A.
The director of the department of game and fish shall keep a record of
all money received and licenses and permits issued by him, numbering each class
separately. Upon satisfactory proof that
a license or permit has been lost before its expiration, he may issue a
duplicate and collect a just and reasonable fee for it as determined by
regulation of the state game commission.
B.
The director of the department of game and fish shall collect the
following fees for each license of the class indicated:
Resident,
fishing....................................................................................... $17.50
Resident,
small game................................................................................. 12.00
Resident,
deer............................................................................................ 23.00
Resident,
general hunting.......................................................................... 25.00
Resident,
general hunting and fishing........................................................ 37.50
Resident, junior-senior handicapped,
general
hunting and fishing........................................................................ 20.00
Resident,
antelope..................................................................................... 30.00
Resident,
elk cow....................................................................................... 37.00
Resident,
elk bull or either sex................................................................... 60.00
Resident,
bighorn sheep............................................................................ 90.00
Resident,
Barbary sheep............................................................................ 80.00
Resident,
bear............................................................................................ 30.00
Resident,
turkey......................................................................................... 15.00
Resident,
cougar........................................................................................ 30.00
Resident,
bison........................................................................................ 100.00
Resident,
oryx.......................................................................................... 100.00
Resident,
ibex............................................................................................. 60.00
Resident,
gazelle........................................................................................ 25.00
Resident,
javelina....................................................................................... 40.00
Resident,
fur dealer.................................................................................... 10.00
Resident,
furbearer.................................................................................... 12.00
Resident,
junior furbearer...........................................................................
5.00
Nonresident,
fishing.................................................................................... 39.00
Nonresident,
junior fishing.......................................................................... 18.50
Nonresident,
small game............................................................................ 75.00
Nonresident,
deer..................................................................................... 180.00
Nonresident,
quality deer......................................................................... 300.00
Nonresident,
bear..................................................................................... 150.00
Nonresident,
cougar................................................................................. 200.00
Nonresident,
turkey.................................................................................... 75.00
Nonresident,
antelope.............................................................................. 186.00
Nonresident,
elk cow................................................................................ 275.00
Nonresident,
elk bull or either sex............................................................ 465.00
Nonresident,
quality elk............................................................................ 750.00
Nonresident,
bighorn sheep.................................................................. 3,000.00
Nonresident,
Barbary sheep..................................................................... 300.00
Nonresident,
bison................................................................................ 1,000.00
Nonresident,
oryx.................................................................................. 1,500.00
Nonresident,
ibex................................................................................... 1,500.00
Nonresident,
gazelle.............................................................................. 3,000.00
Nonresident,
javelina................................................................................ 140.00
Nonresident,
fur dealer............................................................................. 100.00
Nonresident,
furbearer............................................................................. 300.00
Nonresident,
nongame............................................................................... 50.00
Resident, junior-senior handicapped,
fishing........................................................................................................... 5.00
Temporary
fishing, one day.......................................................................... 8.00
Temporary
fishing, five days...................................................................... 16.00
Resident, junior-senior handicapped,
general
hunting.......................................................................................... 15.00
Temporary
small game, four days.............................................................. 35.00
Second
rod validation................................................................................ 3.00."
Section 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the
provisions of this act is July 1, 2003 for trout water anglers and April 1, 2004 for warm water
anglers.
HB 516
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