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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
A person who willfully violates any provisions of Sections 77-4-1 through 77-4-8 NMSA 1978 or rules promulgated in conformity with those sections or who in any manner hinders, obstructs or resists the execution of a rule or hinders, obstructs or resists an officer or employee of the board in the discharge of his duty or in the exercise of his lawful powers or who willfully or negligently breaks any quarantine or willfully or negligently suffers any quarantined livestock to escape from any quarantine is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be sentenced in accordance with the provisions of Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New Mexico Statutes Chapter 77. Animals and Livestock § 77-4-8. Offenses; penalty - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nm/chapter-77-animals-and-livestock/nm-st-sect-77-4-8/
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