New Mexico § 17-2-5 - Adoption of regulations; effective date
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§ 17-2-5. Adoption of regulations; effective date
Any written regulation of the state game commission adopted by an affirmative vote
of a majority of the members of the state game commission, signed by the chairman
and attested by the secretary of the commission, filed in the office of the director
of the department of game and fish, and filed in accordance with Section 4-10-13 New Mexico Statutes Annotated, 1953 Compilation, is duly adopted and promulgated and effective immediately. A copy of any regulation certified by the director of the department of game and
fish to be a true copy of an adopted regulation is prima facie evidence in any court
in this state of the adoption and promulgation of the regulation.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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