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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
It is a misdemeanor:
A. to certify or sign any false or fraudulent statement relative to the residence of any applicant for a hunting or fishing license or permit;
B. for any nonresident of New Mexico, for the purpose of securing a New Mexico hunting or fishing license, to make or cause to be made any false or fraudulent statements or representations to any person issuing hunting and fishing licenses in this state;
C. to use a hunting or fishing license issued to or in the name of any other person or in the name of any fictitious person;
D. to hunt game or fish in New Mexico without a license lawfully procured;
E. for any license vendor or any licensee to alter or predate or postdate any license, certificate or permit; or
F. for any nonresident to possess a resident hunting, fishing or trapping license issued in the nonresident's name pursuant to a telephone, electronic or hard copy application.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New Mexico Statutes Chapter 17. Game and Fish and Outdoor Recreation § 17-3-6. False statements; using license issued to another; hunting without license lawfully procured; altering licenses - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nm/chapter-17-game-and-fish-and-outdoor-recreation/nm-st-sect-17-3-6/
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