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 Sections 17-3-26 through 17-3-28 regarding minnows and non-game fish as bait.
N.M. Admin. Code § 19.31.9.3