0001| SENATE BILL 77 | 0002| 43RD LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION, 1998 | 0003| INTRODUCED BY | 0004| PATRICK H. LYONS | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| AN ACT | 0011| RELATING TO GAME AND FISH; CREATING A TEMPORARY SMALL GAME | 0012| LICENSE; IMPOSING A FEE; AMENDING SECTIONS OF THE NMSA 1978. | 0013| | 0014| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: | 0015| Section 1. Section 17-3-2 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1964 | 0016| (1st S.S.), Chapter 17, Section 2, as amended) is amended to | 0017| read: | 0018| "17-3-2. CLASSES OF LICENSES.-- | 0019| A. As used with reference to licenses in Chapter | 0020| 17 NMSA 1978: | 0021| (1) "fishing" entitles the licensee to fish | 0022| for game fish during the open seasons for each species; | 0023| (2) "small game" entitles the licensee to | 0024| hunt game birds, other than wild turkey, and squirrel during | 0025| the open seasons for each; | - 1 - 0001| (3) "deer" entitles the licensee to hunt deer | 0002| during the open season; | 0003| (4) "general hunting" entitles the licensee | 0004| to hunt deer, squirrel and game birds during the open seasons | 0005| for each; | 0006| (5) "general hunting and fishing" entitles | 0007| the licensee to hunt deer, squirrel and game birds and to fish | 0008| for game fish during the open seasons for each; | 0009| (6) "antelope" entitles the licensee to hunt | 0010| antelope during the open season; | 0011| (7) "elk" entitles the licensee to hunt elk | 0012| during the open season; | 0013| (8) "bighorn sheep" entitles the licensee to | 0014| hunt bighorn sheep during the open season; | 0015| (9) "Barbary sheep" entitles the licensee to | 0016| hunt Barbary sheep during the open season; | 0017| (10) "javelina" entitles the licensee to hunt | 0018| javelina during the open season; | 0019| (11) "bear" entitles the licensee to hunt | 0020| bear during the open season; | 0021| (12) "nongame" entitles the licensee to hunt | 0022| or take any animal or bird not protected by law; | 0023| (13) "temporary fishing" entitles the | 0024| licensee to fish for game fish during a specific period of | 0025| time indicated on the license; | - 2 - 0001| (14) "bison" entitles the licensee to hunt | 0002| bison during the open season; | 0003| (15) "oryx" entitles the licensee to hunt | 0004| oryx during the open season; | 0005| (16) "ibex" entitles the licensee to hunt | 0006| ibex during the open season; | 0007| (17) "cougar" entitles the licensee to hunt | 0008| cougar during the open season; | 0009| (18) "turkey" entitles the licensee to hunt | 0010| turkey during the open season; | 0011| (19) "special season turkey" entitles the | 0012| licensee to hunt turkey during special seasons designated by | 0013| the state game commission; | 0014| (20) "quality elk" entitles the licensee to | 0015| hunt elk during a special quality elk season, to be | 0016| established by the state game commission, when the timing of | 0017| the season and hunter density is specially regulated and the | 0018| elk population is managed with an intent to provide the | 0019| licensee an increased opportunity to take a mature elk; | 0020| (21) "quality deer" entitles the licensee to | 0021| hunt deer during a special quality deer season, to be | 0022| established by the state game commission, when the timing of | 0023| the season and hunter density is specially regulated and the | 0024| deer population is managed with an intent to provide the | 0025| licensee an increased opportunity to take a mature deer; | - 3 - 0001| ~[and]~ | 0002| (22) "gazelle" entitles the licensee to hunt | 0003| gazelle during the open season; |and| | 0004| |(23) "temporary small game" entitles the | 0005| licensee to hunt game birds, except wild turkey, and squirrel | 0006| during a specific period of time indicated on the license|. | 0007| B. No hunting license entitles the licensee to | 0008| hunt, kill or take game animals or birds within or upon any | 0009| park or enclosure licensed or posted as provided by law or | 0010| within or upon any privately owned enclosure without consent | 0011| of the owner or within or upon any game refuge or game | 0012| management area. | 0013| C. No fishing license entitles the licensee to | 0014| fish for or take fish within or upon any park or enclosure | 0015| licensed or posted as provided by law or within or upon any | 0016| privately owned enclosure without consent of the owner or in | 0017| or on any closed waters. | 0018| D. A junior-senior fishing license may be | 0019| purchased by any resident who has reached his twelfth birthday | 0020| but has not reached his fifteenth birthday or by any resident | 0021| who has reached his sixty-fifth birthday. A junior-senior | 0022| fishing license entitles the licensee to fish for game fish | 0023| during the open season for each species. | 0024| E. A nonresident junior fishing license may be | 0025| purchased by any nonresident who has reached his twelfth | - 4 - 0001| birthday but has not reached his fifteenth birthday. A | 0002| nonresident junior fishing license entitles the licensee to | 0003| fish for game fish during the open season for each species. | 0004| ~[F. None of the classes of trout stamps provided | 0005| for in Subsection A of this section is required of any person | 0006| fishing on lands of any Indian pueblo or tribe. | 0007| G.]~ |F.| A senior general hunting license may be | 0008| purchased by any resident who has reached his sixty-fifth | 0009| birthday. A senior general hunting license entitles the | 0010| licensee to hunt for deer, squirrel and game birds during the | 0011| open seasons for each species. | 0012| ~[H.]~ |G.| A handicapped fishing license may be | 0013| purchased by any resident who has a severe physical impairment | 0014| that substantially limits one or more major life activities | 0015| and who can furnish adequate proof of this disability to the | 0016| state game commission. A handicapped fishing license may be | 0017| purchased by any resident who has a developmental disability | 0018| as defined in Subsection H of Section 43-1-3 NMSA 1978 and who | 0019| can furnish adequate proof of this disability to the state | 0020| game commission. A handicapped fishing license entitles the | 0021| licensee to fish for game fish during the open season for each | 0022| species ~[provided, however, the class C trout stamp would | 0023| apply]~. | 0024| ~[I.]~ |H.| A handicapped general hunting license | 0025| may be purchased by any resident who has a severe physical | - 5 - 0001| impairment that substantially limits one or more major life | 0002| activities and who can furnish adequate proof of this | 0003| disability to the state game commission. A handicapped | 0004| general hunting license entitles the licensee to hunt for | 0005| deer, squirrel and game birds during the open season for each | 0006| species. | 0007| ~[J.]~ |I.| A fishing license may be obtained at | 0008| no cost by any resident who has reached his seventieth | 0009| birthday." | 0010| Section 2. Section 17-3-13 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1964 | 0011| (1st S.S.), Chapter 17, Section 5, as amended) is amended to | 0012| read: | 0013| "17-3-13. LICENSE FEES.-- | 0014| A. The director of the department of game and fish | 0015| shall keep a record of all money received and licenses and | 0016| permits issued by him, numbering each class separately. Upon | 0017| satisfactory proof that any license or permit has been lost | 0018| before its expiration, he may issue a duplicate and collect a | 0019| just and reasonable fee for it as determined by regulation of | 0020| the state game commission. | 0021| B. The director of the department of game and fish | 0022| shall collect the following fees for each license of the class | 0023| indicated: | 0024| Resident, fishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$17.50 | 0025| Resident, small game. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.00 | - 6 - 0001| Resident, deer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23.00 | 0002| Resident, general hunting . . . . . . . . . . . 25.00 | 0003| Resident, general hunting and fishing . . . . . 37.50 | 0004| Resident, junior-senior handicapped, | 0005| general hunting and fishing . . . . . . . . . . 20.00 | 0006| Resident, antelope. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.00 | 0007| Resident, elk cow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37.00 | 0008| Resident, elk bull or either sex. . . . . . . . 60.00 | 0009| Resident, bighorn sheep . . . . . . . . . . . . 90.00 | 0010| Resident, Barbary sheep . . . . . . . . . . . . 80.00 | 0011| Resident, bear. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.00 | 0012| Resident, turkey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.00 | 0013| Resident, cougar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.00 | 0014| Resident, bison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100.00 | 0015| Resident, oryx. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100.00 | 0016| Resident, ibex. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60.00 | 0017| Resident, gazelle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.00 | 0018| Resident, javelina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40.00 | 0019| Resident, fur dealer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00 | 0020| Resident, furbearer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.00 | 0021| Resident, junior furbearer. . . . . . . . . . . 5.00 | 0022| Nonresident, fishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.00 | 0023| Nonresident, junior fishing . . . . . . . . . . 18.50 | 0024| Nonresident, small game . . . . . . . . . . . . 75.00 | 0025| Nonresident, deer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .180.00 | - 7 - 0001| Nonresident, quality deer . . . . . . . . . . .300.00 | 0002| Nonresident, bear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150.00 | 0003| Nonresident, cougar . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200.00 | 0004| Nonresident, turkey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75.00 | 0005| Nonresident, antelope . . . . . . . . . . . . .186.00 | 0006| Nonresident, elk cow. . . . . . . . . . . . . .275.00 | 0007| Nonresident, elk bull or either sex . . . . . .465.00 | 0008| Nonresident, quality elk. . . . . . . . . . . .750.00 | 0009| Nonresident, bighorn sheep. . . . . . . . . .3,000.00 | 0010| Nonresident, Barbary sheep. . . . . . . . . . .300.00 | 0011| Nonresident, bison. . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,000.00 | 0012| Nonresident, oryx . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,500.00 | 0013| Nonresident, ibex . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,500.00 | 0014| Nonresident, gazelle. . . . . . . . . . . . .3,000.00 | 0015| Nonresident, javelina . . . . . . . . . . . . .140.00 | 0016| Nonresident, fur dealer . . . . . . . . . . . .100.00 | 0017| Nonresident, furbearer. . . . . . . . . . . . .300.00 | 0018| Nonresident, nongame. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.00 | 0019| Resident, junior-senior handicapped, | 0020| fishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5.00 | 0021| Temporary fishing, one day. . . . . . . . . . . .8.00 | 0022| Temporary fishing, five days. . . . . . . . . . 16.00 | 0023| Resident, junior-senior handicapped, | 0024| general hunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.00 | 0025| |Temporary small game, four days. . . . . . . 35.00|." | - 8 - 0001| Section 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the | 0002| provisions of this act is July 1, 1998. |