SB 286
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AN ACT
RELATING TO WILDLIFE; PROVIDING FOR ENHANCEMENT AUTHORIZATION
PACKAGES TO FINANCE HABITAT ENHANCEMENT, CONSERVATION AND
PROTECTION.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
Section 1. A new section of Chapter 17 NMSA 1978 is
enacted to read:
"ENHANCEMENT AUTHORIZATION PACKAGES--HABITAT
ENHANCEMENT.--The state game commission shall adopt rules for
the department of game and fish to issue enhancement
authorization packages each license year for the taking of one
each of elk, deer, oryx, ibex and pronghorn antelope. Each
enhancement authorization package shall be auctioned by the
department of game and fish or by an incorporated nonprofit
organization dedicated to the conservation of wildlife and
sold to the highest bidder. Money collected from the
enhancement authorization packages shall be deposited in the
game protection fund and shall be used exclusively for big
game habitat enhancement, conservation and protection."