New Mexico Register / Volume XXX, Issue 19 / October 15, 2019

STATE GAME COMMISSION MEETING AND RULE MAKING NOTICE

The New Mexico State Game Commission (“Commission”) has scheduled a regular meeting and rule hearing for Thursday, November 21, 2019, beginning at 9:00 a.m. at the New Mexico Game & Fish Southeast Area office in Roswell, 1615 W. College Blvd, Roswell, NM 88201, to hear and consider action as appropriate on the following: Presentation of proposed changes to the Hunting and Fishing Licenses and Application rule.

Synopsis:

The proposal is to adopt a new Hunting and Fishing Licenses and Application rule, 19.31.3 NMAC, which will become effective January 1, 2020.

The proposed rule changes the requirements for submission of military documents in support of draw applications for military-only hunts on McGregor Range and returning Iraq/Afghanistan veteran oryx hunts on White Sands Missile Range. Documents will be required prior to application, instead of by the application deadline date. Application requirements for Sandhill crane and pheasant draw hunts are added, and several provisions are removed to avoid conflict and/or duplication with existing rules and statutes. A comprehensive list of license, permit and stamp requirements is also added. A more detailed summary, and the full text of changes, is available on the Department’s website at: www.wildlife.state.nm.us.

Interested persons may submit comments on the proposed changes to the Hunting and Fishing Licenses and Application rule at specialhunts@state.nm.us; or individuals may submit written comments to the physical address below. Comments are due by 5:00 p.m. on November 18, 2019. The final proposed rule will be voted on by the Commission during a public meeting on November 21, 2019. Interested persons may also provide data, views or arguments, orally or in writing, at the public rule hearing to be held on November 21, 2019.

Full copies of text of the proposed new rule, technical information related to proposed rule changes, and the agenda can be obtained from the Office of the Director, New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, 1 Wildlife Way, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87507, or from the Department’s website at www.wildlife.state.nm.us/commission/proposals-under-consideration/. This agenda is subject to change up to 72 hours prior to the meeting. Please contact the Director’s Office at (505) 476-8000, or the Department’s website at www.wildlife.state.nm.us for updated information.

If you are an individual with a disability who is in need of a reader, amplifier, qualified sign language interpreter, or any other form of auxiliary aid or service to attend or participate in the hearing or meeting, please contact the Department at (505) 476-8000 at least one week prior to the meeting or as soon as possible. Public documents, including the agenda and minutes, can be provided in various accessible formats. Please contact the Department at 505-476-8000 if a summary or other type of accessible format is needed.

Legal authority for this rulemaking can be found in the General Powers and Duties of the State Game Commission 17-1-14, et seq. NMSA 1978; Commission’s Power to establish rules and regulations 17-1-26, et seq. NMSA 1978.