New Mexico · New Mexico Statutes 1978 — full code (public domain; via Open US Law, CC BY 4.0)
N.M. Stat. § 77-1-2: N.M. Stat. § 77-1-2
What this law says, in plain English
Dog owners are liable for damages if their dog kills or injures livestock. Owners must kill dogs known to kill livestock upon court order, and livestock owners may kill such dogs on their own property.
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