New Mexico § 60-2C-10 - Penalty; criminal

§ 60-2C-10. Penalty; criminal

A. Any individual, firm, partnership or corporation that violates any provision of

the Fireworks Licensing and Safety Act is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction

shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or imprisonment

for not more than one year, or both. B. Nothing in the Fireworks Licensing and Safety Act shall apply to or prohibit any

employees of the department of game and fish or the United States fish and wildlife

service from possessing fireworks for control of game birds and animals or to prohibit

any law enforcement officer from possessing fireworks in the performance of his duties

or to prohibit any municipality or civic organization therein from sponsoring and

conducting in connection with any public celebration, an officially supervised and

controlled fireworks display.