Sections 68-2-1 through 68-2-27 NMSA 1978 may be cited as the 'Forest Conservation Act'. History: 1953 Comp., § 62-3-1, enacted by Laws 1959, ch. 122, § 1; 1978 Comp., § 68-2-1; 1979, ch. 395, § 2; 2023, ch. 64, § 1. ANNOTATIONSThe 2023 amendment, effective June 16, 2023, changed the statutory reference from '68-2-25' to '68-2-27'. Law reviews. — For note, 'Forest Fire Protection on Public and Private Lands in New Mexico,' see 4 Nat. Resources J. 374 (1964). For article, 'The United States Forest Service: Changing of the Guard,' see 32 Nat. Resources J. 449 (1992). For comment, 'Fact, Fiction, and Forest Service Appeals,' see 32 Nat. Resources J. 649 (1992). For article, 'What Can Be Learned from Domestic and International Aspects of Japan's Forest Resource Utilization?,' see 32 Nat. Resources J. 855 (1992). For article, ' 'Traditions' of Forest Control in Java: Implications for Social Forestry and Sustainability,' see 32 Nat. Resources J. 883 (1992). Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — Constitutionality of forest conservation or reforestation legislation, 13 A.L.R.2d 1095.
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