As used in Sections 77-17-7 and 77-17-8 NMSA 1978, 'slaughterhouse' means an abattoir or a place where livestock are slaughtered. History: 1953 Comp., § 47-20-5.1, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 127, § 1; 1999, ch. 282, § 98. ANNOTATIONSThe 1999 amendment, effective July 1, 1999, deleted the definitions for 'person' and 'residential dwelling house', substituted 'Sections 77-17-7 and 77-17-8 NMSA 1978' for 'this act', and made stylistic changes.
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