House Bill 319

HOUSE BILL 319

57th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2025

INTRODUCED BY

Stefani Lord and John Block

 

 

 

 

 

AN ACT

RELATING TO QUAIL; CREATING AN EXCEPTION IN THE DEFINITION OF "GAME BIRDS" FOR DOMESTIC STRAINS OF QUAIL; ALLOWING PEOPLE TO RAISE QUAIL WITHOUT A PERMIT.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

     SECTION 1. Section 17-2-3 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1967, Chapter 8, Section 1, as amended) is amended to read:

     "17-2-3. PROTECTED WILDLIFE SPECIES AND GAME FISH DEFINED.--

          A. The following mammals are game mammals:

                (1) all of the family Tayassuidae (javelina);

                (2) within the family Bovidae:

                     (a) all of the genus Bison (American bison) except where raised in captivity for domestic or commercial meat production;

                     (b) all of the genus Capra (ibex) except for the domestic species of goats;

                     (c) all of the genus Ovis (bighorn sheep) except for the domestic species of sheep;

                     (d) all of the genus Ammotragus (aoudad);

                     (e) all of the genus Tragelaphus (kudu); and

                     (f) all of the genus Oryx (oryx);

                (3) all of the family Antilocapridae (American pronghorn);

                (4) all of the family Cervidae (elk and deer);

                (5) all of the family Ochotonidae (pikas);

                (6) all of the genus Sciurus (squirrels);

                (7) all of the genus Tamiasciurus (red squirrels);

                (8) all of the genus Marmota (marmots) of the family Sciuridae;

                (9) all of the family Ursidae (bear); and

                (10) all of the species concolor (cougar) of the genus Felis and family Felidae.

          B. The following birds are game birds:

                (1) all of the family Anatidae (waterfowl);

                (2) all of the family Tetraonidae (grouse and ptarmigans);

                (3) all of the family Phasianidae (quail, partridges and pheasants) except for the domestic strains of quail;

                (4) all of the family Meleagridae (wild turkeys) except for the domestic strains of turkeys;

                (5) all of the family Perdicidae (francolins);

                (6) all of the family Gruidae (cranes);

                (7) all of the family Rallidae (rails, coots and gallinules);

                (8) all of the family Charadriidae (plovers, turnstones and surfbirds);

                (9) all of the family Scolopacidae (shorebirds, snipe, sandpipers and curlews);

                (10) all of the family Recurvirostridae (avocets and stilts);

                (11) all of the family Phalaropodidae (phalaropes); and

                (12) all of the family Columbidae (wild pigeons and doves) except for the domestic strains of pigeons.

          C. The following fish are game fish:

                (1) all of the family Salmonidae (trout);

                (2) all of the family Esocidae (pike);                    (3) all of the family Ictaluridae (catfish);

                (4) all introduced species of the family Serranidae (sea bass and white bass);

                (5) all of the family Centrarchidae (sunfish, crappie and bass);

                (6) all of the family Percidae (walleye pike and perch);

                (7) all introduced species of the family Pomadasyidae (sargo);

                (8) all introduced species of the family Sciaenidae (corvina, bairdiella and redfish);

                (9) all of the genus Oreochromis (tilapia); and

                (10) all of the family Moronidae (striped bass, hybrid striped bass, white bass and others)."