New Mexico Register / Volume XXXVI, Issue 9 / May 6, 2025

STATE GAME COMMISSION MEETING AND RULE MAKING NOTICE

The New Mexico State Game Commission (“Commission”) will be hosting a meeting and rule hearing on Friday June 13, 2025 beginning at 9:00 a.m. in Red River, NM Please check the Department’s website for the exact location at https://wildlife.dgf.nm.gov/event/nm-state-game-commission-meeting-red-river/. The purpose of this meeting is to hear and consider action as appropriate on the proposed changes to the Migratory Game Bird Rule.

Synopsis:

Migratory Game Bird Rule

The proposal is to amend the Migratory Game Bird Rule 19.31.6 NMAC which will become effective September 1, 2025. The most recent version of the rule expired on March 31, 2025.

· Changes to regular waterfowl season dates based on public comment and calendar dates

· Based on population survey data, possible adjustment to sandhill crane permits in draw hunts

· Bag limit for northern pintail to increase from 1 to 3 per USFWS regulatory framework

A full text of changes for all rules will be available on the Department’s website at: https://wildlife.dgf.nm.gov. Interested persons may submit comments on the proposed changes for the Migratory Game Bird Rule to DGF-waterfowl@state.nm.us. Individuals may also submit written comments to the physical address below. Comments are due by 5:00 p.m. on June 11. 2025. The final proposed rules will be voted on by the Commission during a public meeting on June 13, 2025. Interested persons may also provide data, views or arguments, orally or in writing, at the public rule hearings to be held on June 13, 2025.

Full copies of text of the proposed new rules, 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 https://wildlife.dgf.nm.gov/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 https://wildlife.dgf.nm.gov/ 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.