HB 305
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AN ACT
RELATING TO WILDLIFE; AMENDING A SECTION OF THE NMSA 1978 TO
CHANGE THE FEE FOR AN ADDITIONAL DEER LICENSE.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
Section 1. Section 17-3-15 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1964
(1st S.S.), Chapter 17, Section 6, as amended) is amended to
read:
"17-3-15. ADDITIONAL DEER LICENSE.--
A. It is a misdemeanor for any person to procure
or use more than one license to hunt big game in one year,
except as provided in this section, or to use any tag after it
has been used once.
B. For the purpose of effectuating better game
management and control, the state game commission may by
regulation authorize the sale of not more than one additional
deer license each year to any person holding a license that
entitled the person to hunt deer during that year. The fee
for an additional deer license shall be the resident or
nonresident deer license fee pursuant to Section 17-3-13 NMSA
1978.
C. It is a misdemeanor for any person to take or
attempt to take a deer with an additional deer license unless
the person has the additional deer license and the other
license that entitled the person to hunt deer for that year in