Section 17-2-1 NMSA 1978 provides that the New Mexico state game commission may prescribe rules that embody the principles of fair chase, including prohibitions on the use of specific wildlife location data. Sections 17-1-14 and 17-1-26 NMSA 1978 provide that the New Mexico state game commission has the authority to establish rules and regulations that it may deem necessary to carry out the purpose of Chapter 17 NMSA 1978 and all other acts pertaining to protected species.
N.M. Admin. Code § 19.30.18.3