FIFTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURECS/SB 158/a

FIRST SESSION, 2019



February 18, 2019


Mr. President:


    Your JUDICIARY COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred


SENATE CONSERVATION COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR

SENATE BILL 158


has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation that it DO PASS, amended as follows:


    1. On page 10, between lines 12 and 13, insert the following new section:


    "SECTION 4. Section 77-16-1 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1909, Chapter 70, Section 1, as amended) is amended to read:


    "77-16-1. FENCES--WHEN REQUIRED.--[Section 1.] Every gardener, farmer, planter or other person having lands or crops that would be injured by trespassing animals or wild horses, as defined in Section 77-18-5 NMSA 1978, shall make a sufficient fence about [his] the land in cultivation or other lands that may be so injured, the same to correspond with the requirements of the laws of this state prescribing and defining a legal fence."".


    2. Renumber the succeeding section accordingly.


    3. On page 12, line 11, after "operator", insert ", after it is shown that fencing of the property pursuant to Section 77-16-1 NMSA 1978 has been unsuccessful,".





                               Respectfully submitted,




                               ___________________________________

                               Richard C. Martinez, Chairman




Adopted_______________________ Not Adopted_______________________

          (Chief Clerk) (Chief Clerk)



                  Date ________________________



The roll call vote was 8 For 0 Against

Yes:     8

No:      0

Excused: Baca, Lopez, Stewart

Absent:  None



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