Section 17-4-6 - Hunting and fishing on private property; posting; penalty. - New Mexico Statutes

17-4-6. Hunting and fishing on private property; posting; penalty.

A.     Whenever the owner or lessee desires to protect or propagate game birds, animals or fish within his enclosure or pasture, he shall publish notices in English and Spanish warning all persons not to hunt or fish within the enclosure or pasture. The notices shall be posted in at least six conspicuous places on the premises and published for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the premises are situated. In the event a public road enters or crosses the enclosure or pasture, an additional notice shall be posted conspicuously within three hundred yards of the point where each public road enters the posted property.   

B.     After the publication and posting, it is a misdemeanor for any person to enter the premises for the purpose of hunting or fishing, or to kill or injure any bird, animal or fish within the enclosure or pasture without permission of the owner or lessee.