Statutes > New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 77 - Livestock Code. > Article 12 - Herd Law Districts, 77-12-1 through 77-12-12. > Section 77-12-10 - Failure to close gate; penalty.

Section 77-12-10 - Failure to close gate; penalty.

77-12-10. Failure to close gate; penalty.

A person who opens and fails to close a gate provided for in Section 77-12-9 NMSA 1978 is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction shall be sentenced in accordance with the provisions of Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978.