TITLE 19 NATURAL
RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE
CHAPTER 31 HUNTING
AND FISHING
PART 5 UPLAND
GAME
19.31.5.1 ISSUING
AGENCY: New Mexico
Department of Game and Fish.
[19.31.5.1 NMAC -
Rp, 19.31.5.1 NMAC, 8-15-17]
19.31.5.2 SCOPE: Hunters of upland game. Additional
requirements may be found in Chapter 17 NMSA 1978 and Chapters 30 and 32
through 36 of Title 19.
[19.31.5.2 NMAC -
Rp, 19.31.5.2 NMAC, 8-15-17]
19.31.5.3 STATUTORY
AUTHORITY: 17-1-14 and
17-1-26 NMSA 1978 provide that the New Mexico game commission has the authority
to establish rules and regulations that it may deem necessary to carry out the
purpose of Chapter 17 NMSA 1978 and all other acts pertaining to protected
mammals, birds, and fish.
[19.31.5.3 NMAC -
Rp, 19.31.5.3 NMAC, 8-15-17]
19.31.5.4 DURATION: April 1, 2018 through March 31, 2022.
[19.31.5.4 NMAC -
Rp, 19.31.5.4 NMAC, 8-15-17]
19.31.5.5 EFFECTIVE
DATE: April 1, 2018 unless
a later date is cited at the end of a section.
[19.31.5.5 NMAC -
Rp, 19.31.5.5 NMAC, 8-15-17]
19.31.5.6 OBJECTIVE:
Establishing seasons on dusky grouse, Eurasian collared-dove, pheasant,
Gambel's quail, Montezuma quail, northern bobwhite, scaled quail, Abert's
squirrel, red squirrel, Arizona gray squirrel, fox squirrel, eastern gray squirrel,
and setting falconry seasons.
[19.31.5.6 NMAC -
Rp, 19.31.5.6 NMAC, 8-15-17]
19.31.5.7 DEFINITIONS:
A. “Aggregate” shall
mean the sum of individual game taken comprised of several species as allowed
by the bag limit or possession limit.
B. “Arrows”
shall mean only those arrows or bolts having broadheads with steel cutting
edges.
C. “Bag limit” shall
mean the number of upland game animals a licensed hunter is allowed per day.
D. “Baiting” shall mean the placing, exposing,
depositing, distributing, or scattering of any salt, grain, scent or other feed
on or over areas where hunters are attempting to take upland game birds or
mammals.
E. “Bow” shall mean compound, recurve, long bow, or
crossbow. Sights on bows shall not
project light, however, illuminated pins/reticles and
scopes of any magnification are allowed.
F. “Crossbows” shall mean a device with a bow
limb or band of flexible material that is attached horizontally to a stock and
has a mechanism to hold the string in a cocked position. Sights on crossbows shall not project light, however, illuminated pins/reticles and scopes of any
magnification are allowed.
G. “Department” shall mean the New Mexico department of game and
fish.
H. “Department offices”
shall mean department offices in Santa Fe, Albuquerque, Raton, Las Cruces, or
Roswell.
I. “Director” shall mean the director of the New Mexico department
of game and fish.
J. “Established road” is defined as follows:
(1) a road, built or maintained by
equipment, which shows no evidence of ever being closed to vehicular traffic by
such means as berms, ripping, scarification, reseeding, fencing, gates,
barricades or posted closures;
(2) a two-track road completely void of
vegetation in the tracks which shows use prior to hunting seasons for other
purposes such as recreation, mining, logging, and ranching and shows no
evidence of ever being closed to vehicular traffic by such means as berms,
ripping, scarification, reseeding, fencing, gates, barricades or posted
closures.
K. “Falconry" shall mean hunting upland game using raptors.
L. “License year” shall mean the period from April 1 through March 31.
M. “Modern firearms” shall mean center-fire firearms, not to include any
fully automatic firearms. Legal shotguns
shall be only those shotguns capable of being fired from the shoulder.
N. “Muzzle-loader or muzzle-loading firearms” shall mean those rifles and shotguns in
which the charge and projectile are loaded through the muzzle. Only blackpowder, Pyrodex® or equivalent
blackpowder substitute may be used. Use
of smokeless powder is prohibited. Legal
muzzle-loader shotguns shall be only those shotguns capable of being fired from
the shoulder.
O. “Non-toxic shot” shall mean that non-toxic shot approved for use by
the U. S. fish and wildlife service.
P. “Pellet Gun” shall mean a handgun or
rifle that propels a single .177 caliber or larger pellet by means of
compressed air or other gas.
Q. “Permanent mobility limitation” shall mean an individual that permanently
has: restricted movement in both arms, or is restricted to the use of a walker,
wheelchair, or two crutches to walk, or has a combination of disabilities that
cause comparable substantial functional limitations.
R. “Possession limit” shall mean twice the daily bag limit one
can have in their ownership, except where otherwise defined.
S. “Protected species” shall mean any of the following animals:
(1) all animals defined as protected
wildlife species and game fish under Section 17-2-3 NMSA 1978;
(2) all animals listed as endangered species or subspecies
as stated in regulation(s) set by the state game commission.
T. “Retention” or “retain” shall
mean the holding of in captivity.
U. “State
game commission owned properties” shall mean all department owned or managed waterfowl management areas,
wildlife management areas, Sandhills Prairie conservation area and lesser
prairie-chicken areas.
V. “Unlimited” shall mean there is no set limit on the
number of permits or licenses established for the described hunt areas.
W. “Waterfowl management area (WMA)” shall mean Bernardo,
Casa Colorada, Charette lake, Jackson lake, La Joya, McAllister lake, Salt
lake, Tucumcari, and W.S. Huey state game commission owned or managed waterfowl
management areas.
X. “Wildlife
management area” shall
mean Big Hatchet, Colin Neblett, E.S. Barker, Humphries, Marquez, Rio Chama,
Sargent, Socorro-Escondida, and Water canyon wildlife management areas, the
Sandhills Prairie conservation area, and state game commission owned lesser
prairie-chicken areas.
Y. “Youth” shall mean those less than 18 years of age except where otherwise
defined.
[19.31.5.7 NMAC -
Rp, 19.31.5.7 NMAC, 8-15-17; A, 4-1-2018]
19.31.5.8 LICENSE AND APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
A. License: It shall be
unlawful to hunt dusky grouse, pheasant, quail, Eurasian collared-dove, and
squirrel without having purchased a valid license for the current license year.
(1) For pheasant hunting on Bernardo and W.S. Huey WMAs: in addition to a valid license, a special
permit obtained by drawing shall be required.
(2) For pheasant hunting on private lands in Valencia
county: in addition to a valid license,
a Valencia county landowner pheasant permit shall be required.
B. Valid dates of license or permit: All
permits or licenses shall be valid only for the dates, legal sporting arms, bag
limit and area specified by the hunt code printed on the permit or license.
C. Applications: Applications for upland game special permits
shall be submitted via the department website.
(1) No
more than four persons may apply per application.
(2) It
shall be unlawful to submit more than one application per species per year,
unless otherwise specifically allowed by rule. Those submitting more than one
application per species will result in the rejection of all applications for
that species.
(3) Applications
may be rejected if such applications do not supply adequate information.
(4) Applicants
may apply for a first, second and third choice of seasons if applicable. A maximum of one permit per species hunt code
will be awarded to successful applicants unless otherwise specifically allowed
by rule.
(5) All
applications must be submitted via the department website unless otherwise specifically
allowed by rule. Persons desiring a Valencia county landowner pheasant
hunt permit must obtain an application from registered landowners. Applications must be submitted in person to
only the northwest area (Albuquerque) office.
Applications for the Valencia county landowner pheasant hunt permits may
be submitted up to the day prior to the hunt.
(6) The application deadline for the
Bernardo and W.S. Huey WMAs pheasant hunts shall be on date(s) set by the state
game commission.
(7) If applications for permits exceed
the number of available permits, permits shall be allotted by means of a random
public drawing.
(8) If any permits remain after the
original deadline, the director may authorize a new deadline. A person who is not awarded a permit for
which he applied may submit a new application for a permit if such permits
remain available.
D. Youth hunts:
Only applicants who have not reached their 18th birthday by
the opening day of the hunt are eligible to apply for or participate in a youth
only hunt.
[19.31.5.8 NMAC -
Rp, 19.31.5.8 NMAC, 8-15-17]
19.31.5.9 MANNER
AND METHODS FOR UPLAND GAME:
A. Season and hours:
Upland game may be hunted or taken only during open seasons and only
during the period from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after
sunset, unless otherwise specifically allowed by rule.
(1) On
wildlife management areas, the lesser prairie-chicken areas, and the Sandhills
Prairie conservation area hunting hours shall be from one-half hour before
sunrise to one-half hour after sunset.
(2) On
waterfowl management areas (WMAs), hunting hours shall be from one-half hour
before sunrise to 1:00 p.m. For the
special permit pheasant hunts on W.S. Huey WMA, hunting hours shall be from
one-half hour before sunrise to 4 p.m.
B. Bag limit: It
is unlawful for any person to hunt for or take more than one daily bag limit
allowed by regulation.
C. Seizure: Any conservation officer or other officer
authorized to enforce game laws and regulations shall seize the carcasses of any
upland game that are illegally obtained.
D. Use of bait: It shall be unlawful for anyone to take or attempt to take any upland
game, other than quail on private property, by use of bait. It shall be lawful to take quail from areas
where quail feeders occur on private property.
E. Live animals: It shall be unlawful to use live animals as a
blind or decoy in taking or attempting to take any upland game.
F. Use of calling
devices: It shall be unlawful to use
any electrically or mechanically recorded calling device in taking or
attempting to take any upland game.
G. Killing
out-of-season: It shall be unlawful
to kill any upland game out-of-season.
H. Legal sporting arms
and ammunition:
(1) The
following are legal sporting arms
for pheasants, and quail:
(a) shotguns firing shot, including
muzzle-loading shotguns;
(b) bows and arrows; and
(c) crossbows.
(2) The
following are legal sporting arms
for dusky grouse, Eurasian
collared-dove, Abert's squirrels,
Arizona gray squirrels, fox squirrels, eastern gray squirrels and red
squirrels:
(a) shotguns firing shot, including
muzzle-loading shotguns;
(b) rimfire firearms;
(c) muzzle-loading firearms;
(d) bows and arrows;
(e) crossbows;
and
(f) pellet
guns.
(3) Non-toxic
shot is required for hunting on all state game commission owned
lands. It shall be unlawful for any
person hunting with a shotgun or muzzleloader on state game commission owned
properties, to hunt with or be in possession of lead shot, or shotgun shells
loaded with lead shot.
I. Drugs and explosives: It shall be unlawful to use any
form of drug on an arrow or use arrows driven by explosives.
J. Proof of species or
sex:
(1) One
foot shall remain attached to each quail taken until the bird has arrived at
the personal abode of the possessor or storage facility.
(2) The head or a leg of each pheasant taken must remain
attached to the bird until the bird has arrived at the personal abode of the
possessor or storage facility.
K. Release of wildlife:
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to release, intentionally
or otherwise, or cause to be released in this state any upland game, without
first obtaining a permit from the department of game and fish.
L. Lands and waters owned, administered, controlled, or
managed by the state game commission:
(1) Posting of signs: The
state game commission may prohibit, modify, condition, or otherwise control the
use of areas under its control by posting of signs as may be required in any
particular area.
(2) Violating provisions of posted signs:
It shall be unlawful to violate the provisions
of posted signs on areas under the control of the state game commission.
(3) Trespass on state game commission
owned lands: It shall be unlawful to hunt upland game,
camp, or trespass upon state game commission owned lands unless allowed under
regulation.
(4) State
waterfowl management areas and wildlife management areas open, species that can
be hunted, and days open for hunting:
Use of vehicles will be restricted to designated areas.
(a) The W.S. Huey WMA shall be open for quail hunting on Mondays,
Wednesdays, and Saturdays during established quail seasons. The W.S. Huey WMA shall be open to pheasant hunting
by special permit only.
(b) The Edward Sargent, W. A. Humphries, Rio Chama, Urraca, Colin Neblett, and
Elliot S. Barker wildlife management areas shall be open for hunting
upland game during established squirrel and dusky grouse seasons.
(c) The Water canyon, Marquez, and Socorro-Escondida wildlife management
areas, and the Sandhills Prairie conservation area shall be open for hunting
upland game during established quail seasons.
(d) The Big Hatchet mountain wildlife management area shall be open for quail
hunting during established quail seasons.
(e) The
state game commission owned lesser prairie-chicken areas shall be open for
quail hunting during established quail seasons.
(5) Eurasian
collared-dove hunting shall be open during established mourning and
white-winged dove seasons as defined in 19.31.6.11 NMAC, Species, Open Areas,
Season Dates, and Daily Bag Limits, and during open quail, squirrel, and dusky
grouse seasons in open areas, as defined above.
(6) The
Sandia ranger district of the Cibola national forest shall be open to archery
only hunting for upland game during established seasons.
M. Areas closed to upland game hunting: The following areas shall remain closed to
hunting, except as permitted by regulation:
(1) all
state game commission owned or managed properties;
(2) Rio
Grande wild and scenic river area;
(3) sub-unit
6B (Valles Caldera national preserve);
(4) Sugarite
canyon state park; and
(5) Valle
Vidal area.
[19.31.5.9 NMAC -
Rp, 19.31.5.9 NMAC, 8-15-17; A, 4-1-2018]
19.31.5.10 UPLAND
GAME HUNTING SEASONS: Hunting seasons shall be as indicated
below, listing the species, open areas, eligibility requirements or
restrictions, season dates, and daily bag and possession limits. All Eurasian collared-dove in possession must
have an identifiable feathered wing attached until the bird has arrived at the
person’s residence, processor, or place of final storage.
|
SPECIES |
OPEN AREAS |
SEASON OPEN |
DAILY BAG
(POSSESSION) LIMITS |
|
Eurasian
collared-dove |
statewide |
April 1 - March
31 |
No bag or
possession limit |
|
dusky grouse |
statewide |
Sept. 1 - Nov.
30, 2018 |
3 (6 in
possession) |
|
Sept. 1 - Nov.
30, 2019 |
|||
|
Sept. 1 - Nov.
30, 2020 |
|||
|
Sept. 1 - Nov. 30,
2021 |
|||
|
pheasant |
statewide,
excluding Valencia county |
Dec. 6-9, 2018, Dec.
12-15, 2019, Dec. 10-13, 2020, Dec. 9-12, 2021 |
3 (males) (6 in
possession) |
|
youth-only
pheasant hunt (special draw permit required) |
Bernardo WMA |
Oct. 20, 2018,
Oct. 19, 2019, Oct. 17, 2020, and Oct. 16, 2021 |
3 (males) |
|
youth-only
pheasant hunt (special draw permit required) |
W.S. Huey WMA |
Dec. 1, 2018,
Dec. 7, 2019, Dec. 5, 2020, and Dec. 4, 2021 |
3 (males) |
|
pheasant
(special draw permit required) |
W.S. Huey WMA |
Dec. 8, 2018,
Dec. 14, 2019, Dec. 12, 2020, and Dec. 11, 2021 |
3 (males) |
|
pheasant (Valencia
Co.) (landowner permit required) |
Valencia county
private lands |
Dec. 8, 2018,
Dec. 14, 2019, Dec. 12, 2020, and Dec. 11, 2021 |
3 (males) |
|
quail: Gambel's,
scaled, northern bobwhite and Montezuma (Mearn’s) |
statewide |
Nov. 15 - Feb.
15, 2019 |
15 (singly or in
aggregate; no more than 5 shall be Mearn’s, possession shall be 30 singly or
in aggregate - no more than 10 shall be Mearn’s) |
|
Nov. 15 - Feb.
15, 2020 |
|||
|
Nov. 15 - Feb.
15, 2021 |
|||
|
Nov. 15 - Feb.
15, 2022 |
|||
|
squirrel: |
statewide |
Sept. 1 - Nov.
30, 2018 |
8 (singly or in
aggregate, possession shall be 16 singly or in aggregate) |
|
Abert’s, Arizona
gray, fox, eastern gray and red squirrel |
Sept. 1 - Nov.
30, 2019 |
||
|
Sept. 1 - Nov.
30, 2020 |
|||
|
Sept. 1 - Nov.
30, 2021 |
[19.31.5.10 NMAC -
Rp, 19.31.5.10 NMAC, 8-15-17]
19.31.5.11 [RESERVED]
19.31.5.12 HUNT
CODES AND PERMIT NUMBERS FOR BERNARDO WMA AND W.S. HUEY WMA PHEASANT HUNTS AND
THE VALENCIA COUNTY LANDOWNER PHEASANT HUNT:
Hunters may
possess a Valencia county landowner permit in addition to another special
permit pheasant hunt. Special permit
pheasant hunts will be allocated by season as follows:
|
hunt location |
2018 season |
2019 season |
2020 Season |
2021 season |
hunt code |
no. of permits |
|
youth-only
Bernardo WMA |
10/20 |
10/19 |
10/17 |
10/16 |
PHE-0-001 |
20 |
|
youth-only W.S.
Huey WMA |
12/01 |
12/07 |
12/05 |
12/04 |
PHE-0-002 |
40 |
|
W.S. Huey WMA |
12/08 |
12/14 |
12/12 |
12/11 |
PHE-0-005 |
40 |
|
Valencia county
landowner permits |
12/08 |
12/14 |
12/12 |
12/11 |
PHE-0-006 |
unlimited |
[19.31.5.12 NMAC -
Rp, 19.31.5.12 NMAC, 8-15-17]
19.31.5.13 FALCONRY
SEASONS:
A. Open areas and season dates: The season for dusky grouse, pheasants,
quail, Abert’s squirrel, Arizona gray squirrel, fox squirrel, eastern gray
squirrel, and red squirrel shall be statewide and shall be open September 1
through February 28 annually. For
Eurasian collared-dove, all areas statewide are open year round, except as
prohibited by rule.
B. Daily bag and possession limits: Daily bag limits for dusky grouse, pheasant,
and quail shall be three birds (in the aggregate) and three squirrels (in the
aggregate). Possession limits shall
be: dusky grouse-six; pheasant-six;
quail-30 (singly or in the aggregate); Abert’s, Arizona gray, fox, eastern gray
and red squirrel-16 (singly or in the aggregate). There is no bag or possession limit for
Eurasian collared-dove. All Eurasian
collared-dove in possession must have an identifiable feathered wing attached
until the bird has arrived at the person’s residence, processor, or place of
final storage.
C. Provisions for possession: The falconry hunter shall not retain nor
possess any protected mammal taken by a raptor except Abert's, Arizona gray,
eastern gray, fox and red squirrels legally taken during open falconry season. The falconry hunter shall not retain nor
possess any protected birds taken by a raptor except those upland game species
listed herein that were legally taken during the open falconry season.
[19.31.5.13 NMAC -
Rp, 19.31.5.13 NMAC, 8-15-17]
HISTORY OF 19.31.5 NMAC:
Pre-NMAC Regulatory
Filing History: The material in this Part was derived from that previously
filed with the State Records Center & Archives under: Regulation No. 482,
Establishing Seasons On Deer, Bear, Turkey, Elk, Antelope, Dusky Grouse,
Tassel-Eared And Chickaree Squirrel, and Barbary Sheep, filed 5/31/67;
Regulation No. 486, Establishing 1967 Seasons On Quail, Pheasants, Prairie
Chickens, and Lesser Sandhill (Little Brown) Crane And Additional Seasons On
Migratory Waterfowl, filed 9/22/67; Regulation No. 492, Establishing Seasons On
Deer, Bear, Turkey, Elk, Antelope, Dusky Grouse, Tassel-Eared And Chickaree
Squirrel, And Barbary Sheep, filed 6/6/68; Regulation No. 493, Establishing
1968 Seasons On Mourning And White-Winged Doves, Band-Tailed Pigeons, And Sora
And Virginia Rails, filed 8/9/68; Regulation No. 494, Establishing 1968 Seasons
On Migratory Waterfowl, Wilson’s Snipe, Lesser Sandhill Crane, Scaled,
Gambel’s, And Bobwhite Quail, Pheasants, And Prairie Chickens, filed 10/2/68;
Regulation 504, Establishing Seasons On Deer, Bear, Turkey, Dusky Grouse,
Chickaree And Tassel-Eared Squirrel, And Barbary Sheep, filed 6/4/69;
Regulation No. 505, Establishing 1969 Seasons On Teal, Band-Tailed Pigeons,
Sora And Virginia Rails, Mourning And White-Winged Doves, And Wilson’s Snipe,
filed 8/26/69; Regulation No. 508, Establishing 1969 Seasons On Migratory
Waterfowl, Lesser Sandhill Crane, Scaled, Gambel’s And Bobwhite Quail,
Pheasants, And Prairie Chickens, filed 9/19/69; Regulation No. 514,
Establishing Seasons On Deer, Bear, Turkey, Elk, Antelope, Dusky Grouse,
Tassel-Eared And Chickaree Squirrel, Barbary Sheep And Bighorn Sheep, filed
6/9/70; Regulation No. 516 Establishing 1970 Seasons On Quail, Pheasants, And
Prairie Chickens, filed 8/24/70; Regulation No. 523, Establishing Seasons On
Deer, Turkey, Bear, Cougar, Dusky Grouse, Tassel-Eared And Chickaree Squirrel,
Elk, Antelope, Barbary Sheep And Bighorn Sheep, filed 6/9/71; Regulation No.
524, Establishing 1971 Seasons On Band-Tailed Pigeons And Mourning And White-winged
Doves, filed 8/13/71; Regulation No. 526, Establishing 1971 Seasons On
Blue-Winged, Green-winged And Cinnamon Teal, filed 8/13/71; Regulation No. 527,
Establishing 1971 Seasons On Migratory Waterfowl And Lesser Sandhill Cranes,
filed 9/10/71; Regulation No 529, Establishing 1971 Seasons On Quail,
Pheasants, And Prairie Chickens, filed 9/24/71; Regulation No. 536,
Establishing Seasons on Deer, Turkey, Bear, Cougar, Dusky Grouse, Chickaree And
Tassel-Eared Squirrel, Elk, Antelope, Barbary Sheep And Bighorn Sheep, filed
6/26/72; Regulation No. 538, Establishing 1972 Seasons On Blue-winged,
Green-winged, And Cinnamon Teal And On Band-tailed Pigeons And Mourning And
White-winged Doves, filed 8/15/72; Regulation No. 540, Establishing 1972
Seasons On Migratory Waterfowl, Lesser Sandhill Crane, And Wilson’s Swipe,
filed 9/26/72; Regulation No. 541, Establishing 1972 Seasons On Quail,
Pheasants, And Prairie Chickens, filed 9/26/72; filed; Regulation No. 547,
Establishing Seasons On Deer, Turkey, Bear, Cougar, Dusky Grouse, Chickaree And
Tassel-Eared Squirrel, Elk, Antelope, Barbary Sheep And Bighorn Sheep, And
Javelina, filed 5/31/73; Regulation No. 548, Establishing 1973 Seasons On
Blue-winged, Green-winged, And Cinnamon Teal, Band-tailed Pigeons And Mourning
And White-winged Doves, filed 8/20/73; Regulation No. 549, Establishing 1973
Seasons On Quail, Pheasants, And Prairie Chickens, filed 8/20/73; Regulation
No. 551, Establishing 1973 Seasons On Migratory Waterfowl And Lesser Sandhill
Crane, filed 8/20/73; Regulation No. 558, Establishing Seasons On Deer, Turkey,
Bear, Cougar, Dusky Grouse, Tassel-Eared And Chickaree Squirrel, Elk, Antelope,
Barbary Sheep, Bighorn Sheep, Javelina, Oryx, And Ibex, filed 5/29/74;
Regulation No. 559, Establishing 1974 Seasons On Blue-winged, Green-winged, And
Cinnamon Teal, Band-tailed Pigeons, And Mourning And White-winged Doves, filed
7/2/74; Regulation No. 560, Establishing 1974 Seasons On Migratory Waterfowl,
Lesser Sandhill Crane, Quail, Pheasants, And Prairie Chickens, filed 8/21/74;
Regulation No. 568, Establishing Seasons On Deer, Turkey, Bear, Cougar, Dusky
Grouse, Chickaree And Tassel-Eared Squirrel, Elk, Antelope, Barbary Sheep,
Bighorn Sheep, Javelina, Oryx And Ibex, filed 6/25/75; Regulation No. 569,
Establishing 1975 Seasons On Blue-winged, Green-winged, And Cinnamon Teal,
Band-tailed Pigeons, And Mourning And White-winged Doves, filed 7/31/75;
Regulation No. 570, Establishing 1975 Seasons On Migratory Waterfowl, Lesser
Sandhill Crane, Common Snipe, Quail, Pheasants, And Prairie Chickens, filed
9/5/75; Regulation No. 573, Establishing Seasons On Deer, Turkey, Bear, Cougar,
Dusky Grouse, Tassel-Eared And Chickaree Squirrel, Elk, Antelope, Barbary
Sheep, Bighorn Sheep, Javelina, Oryx And Ibex, filed 2/23/76; Regulation No. 577,
Establishing 1976 Seasons On Blue-winged, Green-winged, And Cinnamon Teal,
Band-tailed Pigeons, and Mourning and White-winged Doves, filed 8/3/76;
Regulation No. 578, Establishing 1976 Seasons On Migratory Waterfowl, Lesser
Sandhill Crane, Common Snipe, Quail, Pheasants, And Prairie Chickens, filed
8/31/76; Regulation No. 587, Establishing 1977 Seasons On Blue-winged,
Green-winged, And Cinnamon Teal, Band-tailed Pigeons, And Mourning And
White-winged Doves, Squirrel And Grouse, filed 7/29/77; Regulation No. 588,
Establishing 1977 Seasons On Migratory Waterfowl, Lesser Sandhill Crane, Common
Snipe, Quail, Pheasants, And Prairie Chickens, filed 9/6/77; Regulation No.
593, Establishing 1978 Seasons On Blue-winged, Green-winged, And Cinnamon Teal,
Band-tailed Pigeons, And Mourning And White-winged Doves, Squirrel, Grouse,
Rail, Snipe And Falconry Seasons, filed 8/30/78; Regulation No. 594,
Establishing 1978 Seasons On Migratory Waterfowl, Lesser Sandhill Crane, Quail,
Pheasants, And Prairie Chickens, filed 9/11/78; Regulation No. 600,
Establishing 1979 Seasons On Blue-winged, Green-winged, And Cinnamon Teal,
Band-tailed Pigeons, Mourning And White-winged Doves, Squirrel, Grouse, Rail,
Snipe, And Falconry Seasons, filed 7/27/79; Regulation No. 601, Establishing 1979
Seasons on Migratory Waterfowl, Lesser Sandhill Crane, Quail, Pheasants, And
Prairie Chickens Regulation No. 605, Establishing 1980 Seasons On Blue-winged,
Green-winged, And Cinnamon Teal, Band-tailed Pigeons, Mourning And White-winged
Doves, Squirrel, Grouse, Rail, Snipe, And Falconry Seasons, filed 7/29/80;
Regulation No. 606, Establishing 1980 Seasons On Migratory Waterfowl, Lesser
Sandhill Crane, Quail, Pheasants, And Prairie Chickens, filed 9/3/80;
Regulation No. 610, Establishing 1981 Seasons On Blue-winged, Green-winged, And
Cinnamon Teal, Band-tailed Pigeons, And Mourning And White-winged Doves,
Squirrel, Grouse, Rail, Snipe, And Falconry Seasons, filed 8/19/81; Regulation
No. 611, Establishing 1981 Seasons On Migratory Waterfowl, Lesser Sandhill
Crane, Quail, Pheasants, And Prairie Chickens, filed 9/4/81; Regulation No.
615, Establishing 1982 Seasons On Blue-winged, Green-winged, And Cinnamon Teal,
Band-tailed Pigeons, Mourning And White-winged Doves, Squirrel, Grouse, Rail,
Snipe, Sandhill Crane, And Falconry Seasons, filed 7/28/82; Regulation No. 616,
Establishing 1982 Seasons On Migratory Waterfowl, Quail, Pheasants, And Prairie
Chickens, filed 9/3/82; Regulation No. 625, Establishing 1983 Seasons On
Blue-winged, Green-winged, And Cinnamon Teal, Band-tailed Pigeons, Mourning And
White-winged Doves, Squirrel, Grouse, Rail, Snipe, Sandhill Crane, And Falconry
Seasons, filed 7/29/83;Regulation No. 630, Establishing 1984 Seasons On
Blue-winged, Green-winged, And Cinnamon Teal, Band-tailed Pigeons, Mourning And
White-winged Doves, Squirrel, Grouse, Rail, Snipe, Sandhill Crane, Quail,
Pheasant, Prairie Chicken, And Falconry Seasons, filed 8/2/84; Regulation No.
637, Establishing 1985 Seasons On Blue-winged, Green-winged, And Cinnamon Teal,
Band-tailed Pigeons, Mourning And White-winged Doves, Squirrel, Grouse, Rail,
Snipe, Sandhill Crane, Quail, Pheasant, Prairie Chicken, And Falconry Seasons,
filed 8/26/85; Regulation No. 642, Establishing 1986-87 Seasons On Grouse,
Squirrel, Quail, Pheasant, Prairie Chicken, And Setting Falconry Seasons, filed
8/1/86; Regulation No. 652, Establishing 1987-88 Seasons On Blue Grouse,
Ring-necked Pheasants (And All Other Races Of Pheasants), Lesser Prairie
Chickens, Montezuma Quail, Northern Bobwhite, Scaled Quail, Gambel’s Quail,
Abert’s Squirrels, Red Squirrels And Setting Falconry Seasons, filed 8/24/87;
Regulation No. 661, Establishing 1988-89 Seasons On Blue Grouse, Ring-necked
Pheasants (And All Other Races Of Pheasants), Lesser Prairie Chickens,
Montezuma Quail, Northern Bobwhite, Scaled Quail, Gambel’s Quail, Abert’s
Squirrels, Red Squirrels And Setting Falconry Seasons, filed 6/28/88;
Regulation No. 668, Establishing 1989-90 Seasons On Pheasants…, Blue Grouse,
Lesser Prairie Chicken, Quail (…Shall Mean Montezuma Quail, Northern Bobwhite,
Scaled Quail, And Gambel’s Quail), Abert’s Squirrel, Red Squirrel And Setting
Falconry Seasons, filed 9/1/89; Regulation No. 678, Establishing 1990-91
Seasons On Pheasants…, Blue Grouse, Lesser Prairie Chicken, Quail…, Dove…, Band-tailed
Pigeon, Sandhill Crane, Albert’s And Red Squirrel And Setting Falconry Seasons,
filed 7/26/90; Regulation No. 686, Establishing 1991-92 Seasons On Pheasants…,
Blue Grouse, Lesser Prairie Chicken, Quail…, Dove…, Band-tailed Pigeon,
Sandhill Crane, Abert’s And Red Squirrel And Setting Falconry Seasons, filed
8/6/91; Regulation No. 699, Establishing 1992-93 Seasons On Teal…, Pheasants…,
Blue Grouse, Lesser Prairie Chicken, Quail…, Dove…, Band-tailed Pigeon,
Sandhill Crane, Abert’s And Red Squirrel And Setting Falconry Seasons, filed
8/19/92; Regulation No. 703, Establishing 1993-94 Seasons On Teal…, Pheasants…,
Blue Grouse, Lesser Prairie Chicken, Quail…, Dove…, Band-tailed Pigeon,
Sandhill Crane, Abert’s And Red Squirrel And Setting Falconry Seasons, filed
3/11/93; Regulation No. 706, Establishing 1994-95, 95-96, 96-97 Seasons On
Blue-winged Teal, Green-winged Teal, Cinnamon Teal, Pheasants, Blue Grouse,
Lesser Prairie Chicken, Montezuma Quail, and Northern Bobwhite, filed 7/28/94.
NMAC History:
19 NMAC 31.5,
Upland Game, filed 7-18-95.
19.31.5 NMAC,
Upland Game, filed 8-15-2000.
19.31.5 NMAC,
Upland Game, filed 7-24-2002.
19.31.5 NMAC,
Upland Game, filed 8-12-2003.
19.31.5 NMAC,
Upland Game, filed 7-30-2004.
19.31.5 NMAC,
Upland Game, filed 8-8-2005.
19.31.5 NMAC,
Upland Game, filed 7-18-2006.
19.31.5 NMAC,
Upland Game, filed 7-26-2007.
19.31.5 NMAC,
Upland Game, filed 7-30-2008.
History of Repealed Material:
19.31.5 NMAC,
Upland Game, filed 8-15-2000 - duration expired 3-31-2002.
19.31.5 NMAC,
Upland Game, filed 7-24-2002 - duration expired 3-31-2003.
19.31.5 NMAC,
Upland Game, filed 8-12-2003 - duration expired 3-31-2004.
19.31.5 NMAC,
Upland Game, filed 7-30-2004 - duration expired 3-31-2005.
19.31.5 NMAC,
Upland Game, filed 8-8-2005 - duration expired 3-31-2006.
19.31.5 NMAC,
Upland Game, filed 7-18-2006 - duration expired 3-31-2007.
19.31.5 NMAC,
Upland Game, filed 7-26-2007 - duration expired 3-31-2008.
19.31.5 NMAC,
Upland Game, filed 7-30-2008 - duration expired 3-31-2010.
19.31.5 NMAC,
Upland Game, filed 8-2-2010 - duration expired 3-31-2014.
19.31.5 NMAC,
Upland Game, filed 4-1-2014 - duration expired 3-31-2018.