N.M. Stat. Ann. § 17-2-5
Any written regulation of the state game commission [state wildlife commission] adopted by an affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the state game commission [state wildlife commission], signed by the chairman and attested by the secretary of the commission, filed in the office of the director of the department of game and fish [department of wildlife], and filed in accordance with Section 4-10-13 New Mexico Statutes Annotated, 1953 Compilation, is duly adopted and promulgated and effective immediately. A copy of any regulation certified by the director of the department of game and fish [department of wildlife] to be a true copy of an adopted regulation is prima facie evidence in any court in this state of the adoption and promulgation of the regulation.
History: Laws 1931, ch. 117, § 4; 1941 Comp., § 43-205; 1953 Comp., § 53-2-5; Laws 1961, ch. 106, § 1.
Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law. Laws 2025, ch. 9, § 11 provided that references in law to the department of game and fish shall be deemed to be references to the department of wildlife.
Laws 2025, ch. 9, § 11 provided that references in law to the state game commission shall be deemed to be references to the state wildlife commission.
Cross references. — For hearings on objections to rules and regulations, see 17-1-27 NMSA 1978.
Compiler's notes. — Section 4-10-13, 1953 Comp., cited in this section was repealed by Laws 1967, ch. 275, § 13. See Chapter 14, Article 4 NMSA 1978.
Authority to promulgate orders is constitutional. — Authority given to the game commission to promulgate orders is not an unconstitutional delegation of legislative power. State ex rel. Sofeico v. Heffernan, 1936-NMSC-069, 41 N.M. 219, 67 P.2d 240.
Proper promulgation of rules presumed. — In habeas corpus proceeding to discharge one convicted of violating regulations of state game commission [state wildlife commission], the court assumes that the regulations have been properly promulgated. State ex rel. Sofeico v. Heffernan, 1936-NMSC-069, 41 N.M. 219, 67 P.2d 240.