New Mexico § 17-1-8 - Qualifications of reserve conservation officers
Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 17-1-8 — Qualifications of reserve conservation officers, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 17-1-8. Qualifications of reserve conservation officers
Reserve conservation officer commissions shall be issued only to the following: A. persons who have successfully completed a school of at least twenty-five hours,
conducted by the department of game and fish, covering procedures and techniques of
wildlife management, law enforcement, public relations and such other subjects as
may be deemed desirable by the department of game and fish. B. the director may substitute a minimum of six months experience as an employee of
a state or federal conservation agency or a state livestock law enforcement board
in lieu of the aforementioned schooling. Any substitution made under the provisions of this paragraph shall be limited to
personnel currently employed by one of the aforementioned conservation agencies. Any appointments the director may make under the provisions of this paragraph will
terminate automatically with the termination of employment by said agency of the individual
so appointed or the individual's transfer from the state.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 17-1-8 ("Qualifications of reserve conservation officers") 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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