Any person, firm or corporation violating the provisions of the Night Sky Protection Act shall be punished as follows:

1. A. for a first offense, the offender may be issued a warning; and
2. B. for a second offense or offense that continues for thirty days from the date of the warning, twenty-five dollars ($25.00) minus the replacement cost for each offending fixture.

History: Laws 1999, ch. 197, § 10.

ANNOTATIONS

Effective dates. — Laws 1999, ch. 197 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective on June 18, 1999, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.