# N.M. Stat. § 17-1-5: Employment and discharge of director and other employees; department of game and fish created

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NM_STATUTES_C17_A1_S17-1-5

## Section

- **Citation:** N.M. Stat. § 17-1-5
- **Heading:** Employment and discharge of director and other employees; department of game and fish created
- **Jurisdiction:** New Mexico
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** NM_STATUTES Code / Chapter 17 / Article 1 / Section 17-1-5

## Text

A. The state game commission shall employ a director who shall, under such authorization that the game commission shall approve, employ such conservation officers, clerks and other employees as he shall deem proper and necessary to enforce and administer the laws and regulations relating to game and fish, and who shall prescribe their duties respectively, and who with the advice and consent of the state game commission shall fix the compensation of all the employees of the “department of game and fish,” which is hereby created.

B. The state game commission may at any time discharge the director for reasons that the state game commission shall deem sufficient. The director may dismiss employees in accordance with the provisions of the Personnel Act.

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- [N.M. Stat. § 17-1-1 § 17-1-1. Declaration of policy](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NM_C17_A1_S17-1-1.md)
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