AN ACT

RELATING TO WILDLIFE; PROVIDING FOR ENHANCEMENT AUTHORIZATION

PACKAGES TO FINANCE HABITAT ENHANCEMENT, CONSERVATION AND

PROTECTION.

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

Section 1. A new section of Chapter 17 NMSA 1978 is

enacted to read:

"ENHANCEMENT AUTHORIZATION PACKAGES--HABITAT

ENHANCEMENT.--The state game commission shall adopt rules for

the department of game and fish to issue enhancement

authorization packages each license year for the taking of one

each of elk, deer, oryx, ibex and pronghorn antelope. Each

enhancement authorization package shall be auctioned by the

department of game and fish or by an incorporated nonprofit

organization dedicated to the conservation of wildlife and

sold to the highest bidder. Money collected from the

enhancement authorization packages shall be deposited in the

game protection fund and shall be used exclusively for big

game habitat enhancement, conservation and protection."

HB 341

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