Section 68-2-9 - Penalty for obstruction.
68-2-9. Penalty for obstruction.
Any person obstructing the access of the state forester or his agents to lands, failing to obey any summons to appear and assist in the suppression of a forest fire or refusing to furnish tools and equipment, as provided in Section 68-2-8 NMSA 1978, is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction may be sentenced to not less than thirty days or more than ninety days in the county jail, or fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100) or more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both such imprisonment and fine.