New Mexico · New Mexico Statutes 1978 — full code (public domain; via Open US Law, CC BY 4.0)

N.M. Stat. § 19-6-8: N.M. Stat. § 19-6-8

Infraction

What this law says, in plain English

It is unlawful to open and fail to close gates on fences within or adjoining national forest reserves or on private land within those boundaries, provided the gates are easily openable and closable.

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