Section 77-9A-5 - Unloading livestock for feed, rest and water; dumping carcasses; penalty. - New Mexico Statutes

77-9A-5. Unloading livestock for feed, rest and water; dumping carcasses; penalty.

A.     All livestock that has been confined to a truck for a continuous period of twenty-four hours without feed, rest and water shall be unloaded at the nearest licensed cattle or sheep rest station or other facility providing feed and water for livestock. The livestock shall receive adequate feed and water and a minimum of five hours rest before reloading.   

B.     A livestock inspector or other peace officer may require a person moving livestock within the state by truck to unload the livestock for feed, rest and water when the logbook of the operator indicates the livestock has been confined for twenty-four hours. If a livestock inspector determines a truck moving livestock to be unsafe or overloaded or if the conditions for the livestock are determined to be unsafe, the livestock inspector shall have the authority to remedy the situation.   

C.     All expenses incurred in compliance with this section are the responsibility of the livestock owner or his agent.   

D.     A person shall not dispose of carcasses along the public streets, roads or highways of this state. A person who violates the provisions of this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be sentenced in accordance with the provisions of Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978.