AN ACT

RELATING TO BOATING; CLARIFYING PENALTIES FOR A VIOLATION OF THE BOAT ACT; AMENDING AND REPEALING SECTIONS OF THE NMSA 1978.

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

Section 1. Section 66-12-23 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1963, Chapter 45, Section 9, as amended) is amended to read:

"66-12-23. PENALTIES.--A person who violates a provision of the Boat Act or a regulation of the state parks division of the energy, minerals and natural resources department promulgated pursuant to that act is guilty of a petty misdemeanor and shall be sentenced pursuant to the provisions of Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978."

Section 2. REPEAL.--Section 66-12-24 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2003, Chapter 410, Section 8) is repealed.

Section 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the provisions of this act is July 1, 2004.