Section 77-14-20 - Fees; appointment of poundkeeper. - New Mexico Statutes

77-14-20. Fees; appointment of poundkeeper.

A.     The magistrate shall receive as fees for entering orders and issuing papers and performing other duties relating to Sections 77-14-8 through 77-14-24 NMSA 1978 the same as are provided by law in civil cases for similar services, and all persons serving papers pursuant to those sections shall be allowed the same fees as are allowed in civil cases for similar services. Arbitrators selected under the terms of those sections shall be allowed a reasonable fee for their services.   

B.     The magistrate shall set a reasonable charge per day for caring for the livestock. He shall feed and care for them while held by him. The magistrate may appoint some other person to act as poundkeeper. The poundkeeper shall hold the livestock subject to the orders of the magistrate and shall receive the same fees and costs as are provided in this section for the magistrate in caring for and feeding the livestock.