N.M. Admin. Code § 19.34.3.10 - ACCESS RULES
A. It shall be
unlawful for any individual to enter upon land not designated for
access.
B. It shall be unlawful to
operate any vehicle off of established roads or on closed roads within land,
except as allowed by the director through permit or commission rule, or any
county, state or federal law enforcement officer in the discharge of his/her
official duties.
C. It shall be
unlawful for an individual or group to enter upon designated land without
possessing at least one (1) hunting license, fishing license, trapping license,
or habitatat management and access validation (HMAV) valid for the current
license year. Youth under the age of 18 are exempt from this access
rule.
D. It shall be unlawful to
deface or remove rocks, minerals, plants (including fruits, nuts, and berries),
animals, firewood, or man made feature from any land unless specifically
allowed by commission rule.
E. It
shall be unlawful for any person to excavate, injure, destroy, or remove any
cultural resource or artifact from any land.
F. It shall be unlawful for any individual to
access designated land, outside designated areas, during published big game and
waterfowl hunting seasons for the respective designated land.
G. It shall be unlawful to camp in excess of
fourteen (14) consecutive days, except by licensed hunters and their guests
concurrent with their licensed hunt and scouting period.
H. It shall be unlawful to have an open fire
unless safely contained.
I. It shall
be unlawful to use or possess any hay or feed for domestic livestock use on
land other than pelleted or grain feed, or hay certified as weed
free.
J. It shall be unlawful to
conduct a commercial activity on land without first obtaining a commercial
permit as described in
19.34.3.12 NMAC.
K. Nothing in this rule shall prevent state
employees or contract workers from performing administrative duties on
land.
L. It shall be unlawful to
possess unleashed dogs or other pets on land. Exceptions: dogs may be unleashed
for permitted field trial or hunting purposes during established seasons only
and only on land where use of dogs for hunting purposes is allowed by rule;
dogs may be unleashed when allowed for authorized department personnel; and
dogs may be unleashed for authorized wildlife management activities.
M. Properly-licensed big game hunters and up
to three (3) guests are exempt from closures during a seven (7) day scouting
period prior to the start of the licensed hunt period on the respective
designated land.
N. It shall be
unlawful to violate any access rule specified by the director for specific
designated land and disseminated by posting or notice provision by the
department (e.g. posted signs, New Mexico fishing and hunting rules and
information, or the department website).
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