New Mexico Statutes Chapter 17. Game and Fish and Outdoor Recreation § 17-2-3. Protected wildlife species and game fish defined

(1) all of the family Tayassuidae (javelina);

(2) within the family Bovidae:

(3) all of the family Antilocapridae (American pronghorn);

(4) all of the family Cervidae (elk and deer);

(5) all of the family Ochotonidae (pikas);

(6) all of the genus Sciurus (squirrels);

(7) all of the genus Tamiasciurus (red squirrels);

(8) all of the genus Marmota (marmots) of the family Sciuridae;

(9) all of the family Ursidae (bear); and

(10) all of the species concolor (cougar) of the genus Felis and family Felidae.

(1) all of the family Anatidae (waterfowl);

(2) all of the family Tetraonidae (grouse and ptarmigans);

(3) all of the family Phasianidae (quail, partridges and pheasants);

(4) all of the family Meleagridae (wild turkeys) except for the domestic strains of turkeys;

(5) all of the family Perdicidae (francolins);

(6) all of the family Gruidae (cranes);

(7) all of the family Rallidae (rails, coots and gallinules);

(8) all of the family Charadriidae (plovers, turnstones and surfbirds);

(9) all of the family Scolopacidae (shorebirds, snipe, sandpipers and curlews);

(10) all of the family Recurvirostridae (avocets and stilts);

(11) all of the family Phalaropodidae (phalaropes); and

(12) all of the family Columbidae (wild pigeons and doves) except for the domestic strains of pigeons.

(1) all of the family Salmonidae (trout);

(2) all of the family Esocidae (pike);

(3) all of the family Ictaluridae (catfish);

(4) all introduced species of the family Serranidae (sea bass and white bass);

(5) all of the family Centrarchidae (sunfish, crappie and bass);

(6) all of the family Percidae (walleye pike and perch);

(7) all introduced species of the family Pomadasyidae (sargo);

(8) all introduced species of the family Sciaenidae (corvina, bairdiella and redfish);

(9) all of the genus Oreochromis (tilapia); and

(10) all of the family Moronidae (striped bass, hybrid striped bass, white bass and others).