0001| HOUSE BILL 422 | 0002| 43RD LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION, 1998 | 0003| INTRODUCED BY | 0004| JOE M. STELL | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| AN ACT | 0011| RELATING TO CRIMINAL LAW; CREATING THE CRIMINAL OFFENSE OF | 0012| INJURY TO LIVESTOCK; PROVIDING PENALTIES; ENACTING A NEW | 0013| SECTION OF CHAPTER 30, ARTICLE 18 NMSA 1978. | 0014| | 0015| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: | 0016| Section 1. A new section of Chapter 30, Article 18 NMSA | 0017| 1978 is enacted to read: | 0018| "[NEW MATERIAL] INJURY TO LIVESTOCK.-- | 0019| A. Injury to livestock consists of willfully and | 0020| maliciously poisoning, killing or injuring livestock that is | 0021| the property of another. | 0022| B. As used in this section, "livestock" means | 0023| cattle, sheep, buffalo, horses, mules, goats, swine and | 0024| ratites. | 0025| C. Whoever commits injury to livestock is guilty | - 1 - 0001| of a fourth degree felony." | 0002| Section 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the | 0003| provisions of this act is July 1, 1998. | 0004|  |