N.M. Admin. Code § 19.31.17.9

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

Section 19.31.17.9 - [Effective 4/1/2025] BIGHORN SHEEP LICENSE APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS

A.Rocky mountain bighorn sheep ram once-in-a-lifetime hunts: It shall be unlawful for anyone to apply for a Rocky mountain bighorn sheep ram license if one has previously held a license to hunt a Rocky mountain bighorn sheep ram in New Mexico, except those who have held a youth-only, private land-only (not obtained through the public draw), population management license for ram or ES that the director, with verbal concurrence of the chairperson or their designee, has decided does not qualify as once-in-a-lifetime, auction, and/or raffle bighorn ram license(s). A person that has received the youth-only ram license is eligible for this hunt only once as a youth (under age 18), but may apply for the other Rocky mountain and desert bighorn once-in-a lifetime hunts as long as they are eligible.

B.Desert bighorn sheep ram once-in-a-lifetime hunts: It shall be unlawful for anyone to apply for a desert bighorn sheep ram license if one has previously held a license to hunt a desert bighorn sheep ram in New Mexico, except those who have held a youth-only, private land-only (not obtained through the public draw), population management license for ram or ES that the director, with verbal concurrence of the chairperson or their designee, has decided does not qualify as once-in-a-lifetime, auction, and/or raffle bighorn ram license(s). A person that has received the youth-only ram license is eligible for this hunt only once as a youth (under age 18), but may apply for the other Rocky mountain and desert bighorn once-in-a lifetime hunts as long as they are eligible.

C.Rocky mountain bighorn sheep ewe hunts: This hunt is not a once-in-a-lifetime hunt. A person that has previously held a license to hunt Rocky mountain bighorn rams or ewes is eligible to apply for this hunt.

N.M. Admin. Code § 19.31.17.9

Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXVI, Issue 06, March 31, 2015, eff. 4/1/2015, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXIX, Issue 11, June 12, 2018, eff. 4/1/2019, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXIII, Issue 17, September 13, 2022, eff. 4/1/2023, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXV, Issue 16, August 27, 2024, eff. 4/1/2025