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