A person who fails to identify his animals as required by Section 77-3-11 NMSA 1978 is guilty of a misdemeanor for each head in violation and upon conviction shall be sentenced in accordance with the provisions of Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978. History: 1941 Comp., § 49-319, enacted by Laws 1949, ch. 48, § 2; 1953 Comp., § 47-3-12; Laws 1993, ch. 248, § 25; 1999, ch. 282, § 27. ANNOTATIONSThe 1999 amendment, effective July 1, 1999, rewrote the section, which formerly read: 'Any person, firm, company or corporation violating the provisions of Section 77-3-11 NMSA 1978 is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in an amount not less than fifty dollars ($50) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200) for each animal in violation.' The 1993 amendment, effective June 18, 1993, substituted 'of Section 77-3-11 NMSA 1978 is' for 'of this Section shall be deemed'; and added 'for each animal in violation' at the end of the section.
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