# N.M. Stat. § 17-5-4: State game commission to administer act; rules and regulations

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NM_C17_A5_S17-5-4

## Section

- **Citation:** N.M. Stat. § 17-5-4
- **Heading:** State game commission to administer act; rules and regulations
- **Jurisdiction:** New Mexico
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** NM Code / Chapter 17 / Article 5 / Section 17-5-4

## Text

The state game commission is authorized and directed to administer the provisions of Sections 17-5-1 through 17-5-9 NMSA 1978 , and to make such rules and regulations and establish such service as it may deem necessary to carry out all the provisions and purposes of those sections. In making such rules and regulations and providing when and by what means fur-bearing animals may be hunted, taken, captured, possessed or killed, the state game commission shall give due regard to the zones of temperatures and to the distribution, abundance, economic value and breeding habits of such animals. Provided, nothing in Sections 17-5-1 through 17-5-9 NMSA 1978 shall interfere with the authority granted to the president of New Mexico state university under Sections 77-15-1 through 77-15-5 NMSA 1978, or shall prevent livestock producers without a permit from the taking of bobcats that are doing damage to livestock.

## Nearby sections

- [N.M. Stat. § 17-5-1 § 17-5-1. Declaration of policy](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NM_C17_A5_S17-5-1.md)
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- [N.M. Stat. § 17-5-3 § 17-5-3. Seasons; special permits to take animals doing damage](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NM_C17_A5_S17-5-3.md)
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