New Mexico § 17-2-24 - Officer's right to use animal or vehicle transporting seized game or fish; public conveyances excepted
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§ 17-2-24. Officer's right to use animal or vehicle transporting seized game or fish; public conveyances excepted
Where game or fish while being transported is seized under this chapter, the officer
making such seizure shall have authority upon payment of reasonable compensation therefor,
to also take possession of and use any animals and vehicles used in such transportation
for the purpose of conveying the game or fish seized to a convenient railroad station
or place of safekeeping or sale, and also for conveying any person arrested for the
unlawful possession of such game or fish to a place of hearing or trial, and no liability
shall attach to such officer by reason thereof, but this section shall not apply to
any animal or vehicle while being used as a public conveyance for passengers or mails,
or any railroad car.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 17-2-24 ("Officer's right to use animal or vehicle transporting seized game or fish; public conveyances excepted") is part of the New Mexico Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Mexico. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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