Section 77-12-10 - Failure to close gate; penalty

A person who opens and fails to close a gate provided for in Section 77-12-9 NMSA 1978 is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction shall be sentenced in accordance with the provisions of Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978. History: Laws 1923, ch. 68, § 10; C.S. 1929, § 4-410; 1941 Comp., § 49-1310; 1953 Comp., § 47-13-10; Laws 1999, ch. 282, § 79. ANNOTATIONSThe 1999 amendment, effective July 1, 1999, inserted 'provided for in Section 77-12-9 NMSA 1978' and substituted 'sentenced in accordance with the provisions of Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978' for 'fined not less than five dollars nor more than fifty dollars'.