0001| SENATE BILL 164 | 0002| 43RD LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION, 1998 | 0003| INTRODUCED BY | 0004| PATRICK H. LYONS | 0005| | 0006| | 0007| | 0008| | 0009| | 0010| AN ACT | 0011| RELATING TO GAME AND FISH; PROVIDING FOR ELK ENHANCEMENT | 0012| PERMITS; MAKING AN APPROPRIATION. | 0013| | 0014| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: | 0015| Section 1. ELK ENHANCEMENT PERMIT--ISSUANCE--USE.-- | 0016| A. The state game commission shall direct the | 0017| department of game and fish to authorize not more than two of | 0018| the elk permits available for issuance in the license year for | 0019| the taking of two elk bulls for the purpose of raising funds | 0020| for programs and projects to benefit elk. | 0021| B. The state game commission shall prescribe by | 0022| regulation the form, design and manner of issuance of the elk | 0023| enhancement permits. The issuance of one permit shall be | 0024| subject to auction by the department or by an incorporated | 0025| nonprofit organization dedicated to conservation of wildlife, | - 1 - 0001| as determined by the commission, and shall be sold to the | 0002| highest bidder. The issuance of the other permit shall be | 0003| subject to a lottery by the department or by an unincorporated | 0004| nonprofit organization dedicated to conservation of wildlife, | 0005| as determined by the commission. | 0006| C. All money collected from the issuance and sale | 0007| of the elk enhancement permits shall be credited to the game | 0008| protection fund to be used exclusively for elk preservation, | 0009| restoration and management. | 0010|  |