N.M. Admin. Code § 19.30.10.8

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 23, December 10, 2024

Section 19.30.10.8 - REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN LICENSED OR PERMITTED HUNTERS AND FURBEARER HUNTERS AND TRAPPERS:

A.Individuals licensed or permitted to hunt deer, elk, pronghorn antelope, javelina, Barbary sheep, oryx, Persian ibex and turkey or hunt or trap furbearers in the same license year must submit a report for each species using procedures specified by the department. These licensed or permitted hunters and trappers must provide their customer identifcation number or their frist name, last name, date of birth and the last four digits of their social security number at the start of the reporting procedure.

B.Individuals licensed or permitted to hunt deer, elk, pronghorn antelope, javelina, Barbary sheep, oryx, Persian ibex and turkey or hunt or trap furbearers but not engaging in any hunting or trapping activity must still submit a report.

C.The department shall make available to each hunter or trapper a toll-free telephone number and a website address that can be accessed to provide reports of hunting activities.

D. February 15 reporting deadline: All licensed or permitted deer, elk, pronghorn antelope, and turkey hunters must report the results of their hunting activities, including harvest outcome, no later than February 15th annually for licenses or permits held in that license year. For hunters of pronghorn antelope and turkey, this annual reporting requirement shall not commence until the license year beginning April 1, 2013. Licensed or permitted hunters who fail to report the results of their hunting activities by February 15 for deer, elk, pronghorn antelope, and turkey will incur a late fee pursuant to Subsection F of 19.30.10.8 NMAC.

E. April 7 reporting deadline: All licensed and permitted javelina, Barbary sheep, oryx, and Persian ibex hunters and furbearer hunters and trappers must report the results of their hunting or trapping activities, including harvest outcome, no later than April 7 annually for licenses or permits held in the previous license year. For hunters of javelina, Barbary sheep, oryx, and Persian ibex hunters, this annual reporting requirement shall not commence until the license year beginning April 1, 2013. Licensed or permitted hunters or trappers who fail to report the results of their hunting or trapping activities by April 7 for javelina, Barbary sheep, oryx, and Persian ibex hunters and furbearer hunters and trappers will incur a late fee pursuant to Subsection F of 19.30.10.8 NMAC.

F.Individuals licensed or permitted to hunt deer, elk, pronghorn antelope, javelina, Barbary sheep, oryx, Persian ibex and turkey or hunt or trap furbearers, who fail to report the results of their hunting or trapping activities by specified deadlines may submit their hunting or trapping report late with payment of a fee specified by the department not to exceed $20 for each late report. Licensed or permitted hunters or trappers who fail to report the results of their hunting or trapping activities prior to the annual specified deadlines for any trapping license, special entry hunt application(s), population management authorization(s) or private land authorization(s), submitted for the following license year, will have their purchase or applications rejected.

G.Upon submission of a hunting or trapping report for each species, the department shall issue the hunter or trapper a confrmation code validating a fulfilment of the reporting requirement for each species.

N.M. Admin. Code § 19.30.10.8

19.30.10.8 NMAC - N, 7-15-13; Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXVI, Issue 17, September 15, 2015, eff. 9/15/2015