A person in this state who purchases a hide from livestock is required to secure from the person from whom the hide is purchased, at the time of purchase, a bill of sale showing the brands and the marks, if any, on the hide. A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be sentenced in accordance with the provisions of Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978 for each offense. History: Laws 1921, ch. 26, § 1; C.S. 1929, § 4-1443; 1941 Comp., § 49-953; 1953 Comp., § 47-9-52; Laws 1999, ch. 282, § 65. ANNOTATIONSThe 1999 amendment, effective July 1, 1999, deleted 'witnessed by two witnesses' preceding 'showing the brands' in the first sentence; substituted 'sentenced in accordance with the provisions of Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978 for each offense' for 'fined in a sum not less than twenty-five ($25.00) dollars nor more than five hundred ($500.00) dollars or be imprisoned not less than thirty (30) days nor more than six (6) months or both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court' in the last sentence; and made stylistic changes throughout the section.
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