MILD
SB 398
RUNNING AT LARGE OF LIVESTOCK
- Legislative URL:
- SB 398 on nmlegis.gov
- Emergency Clause:
- No
- Germane:
- N/A
- Location:
- Signed
- Action:
- [4] SCONC/SJC-SCONC [9] DP-SJC [27] DP [30] PASSED/S (39-0) [32] HAWC [39] DP/a [40] PASSED/H (54-0) [48] s/cncrd SGND BY GOV (Apr. 10) Ch.134.
- Issue(s):
- General Interest
Related Legislators
- Bill Sponsor:
- Pete Campos
Related Documents
- Downloads:
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Introduced
SCONC Committee Report
SJC Committee Report
Final Senate Vote
HWMC Committee Report
Final House Vote
Fiscal Impact Report
Final Version
Summary
This bill changes from mandatory (“shall”) to discretionary (“may”) an order by a board of county commissioners prohibiting the running at large of livestock within the limits of a platted townsite, platted addition, conservancy or irrigation district, or military reservation or enclave, in response to a petition pursuant to Section 77-14-5 NMSA 1978 requesting such an order.
A possible benefit of this bill might be that the county commissioners will be able to make a sensible determination as to whether an order prohibiting the running at large of livestock is necessary and appropriate. A concern might be a lack of action, due to inertia or political influence, when such an order is genuinely needed for the reasonable protection and conservation of residential areas and homes.
On March 13th the House Agriculture, Water & Wildlife Committee amended SB 398 to return from optional (“may”) to mandatory (“shall”) the section’s requirement that an order prohibiting the running at large of livestock be published in a local newspaper each week for four consecutive weeks.