N.M. Admin. Code § 19.32.2.7

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

Section 19.32.2.7 - DEFINITIONS

A."Department" shall mean the New Mexico department of game and fish.

B."Foothold trap" shall mean a trap designed to capture a furbearer by the foot, but does not include foot encapsulating traps.

C."Foot encapsulating trap" shall mean any trap with a push or pull-activated trigger located inside an enclosure recessed from an opening of no more than two inches in diameter, as measured across the opening from side to side, not corner to corner. Foot encapsulating traps include "dog proof" and "egg" traps.

D."Furbearer" shall mean any quadruped defined as a fur-bearing animal in 17-5-2 NMSA 1978.

E."Land set" shall mean any foothold trap or snare set on land.

F."Public land" means state-owned land, state-leased land, lands held in trust by the state, lands administered by the United States fish and wildlife service, the United States forest service, the federal bureau of land management, the national park service, the United States department of defense, state parks and any county or municipality, but does not include the interior of physical structures or land belonging to or held in trust for an Indian nation, tribe or pueblo.

G."Snare" shall mean a wire or cable with a single closing device designed to capture a furbearer.

H."Trap" shall mean any foothold trap, foot encapsulating trap, cage trap or body-grip trap set to capture a furbearer.

N.M. Admin. Code § 19.32.2.7

Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXI, Issue 03, February 11, 2020, eff. 4/1/2020, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXII, Issue 21, November 9, 2021, eff. 4/1/2022, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXIV, Issue 22, November 21, 2023, eff. 4/1/2024