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

N.M. Stat. § 30-18-9: N.M. Stat. § 30-18-9

Felony

What this law says, in plain English

New Mexico law prohibits organizing, participating in, or training animals for dogfighting or cockfighting for money or entertainment. Dogfighting violations are fourth-degree felonies; cockfighting penalties escalate from petty misdemeanor to felony on repeated convictions.

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