1. A. Licenses for private parks, lakes and preserves may be for one year, and any license shall be renewed annually at the request of the licensee.

2. B. The director of the department of game and fish [department of wildlife] shall charge and collect just and reasonable fees for the following permits under Sections 17-4-8 through 17-4-28 NMSA 1978, as determined by regulation of the state game commission [state wildlife commission]:

   1. (1) permit to capture or exchange;
   2. (2) quadruped park license;
   3. (3) each renewal of each quadruped park license;
   4. (4) one lake license;
   5. (5) each renewal of one lake license;
   6. (6) each additional lake license;
   7. (7) each renewal of each additional lake license; and
   8. (8) each certificate, permit or license not provided for in this section.

History: Laws 1912, ch. 85, § 79; Code 1915, § 2502; C.S. 1929, § 57-321; 1941 Comp., § 43-427; 1953 Comp., § 53-4-27; Laws 1973, ch. 141, § 1; 1992, ch. 29, § 6.

ANNOTATIONS

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.

The 1992 amendment, effective April 1, 1992, rewrote the introductory language in Subsection B, deleted references to specific dollar amounts in Paragraphs (1) to (8); and made stylistic changes.