Statutes > New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 17 - Game and Fish and Outdoor Recreation. > Article 2 - Hunting and Fishing Regulations, 17-2-1 through 17-2-46. > Section 17-2-3 - Protected wildlife species and game fish defined.

Section 17-2-3 - Protected wildlife species and game fish defined.

17-2-3. Protected wildlife species and game fish defined.

A.     The following mammals are game mammals:   

(1)     all of the family Tayassuidae (javelina);   

(2)     within the family Bovidae:   

(a)     all of the genus Bison (American bison) except where raised in captivity for domestic or commercial meat production;   

(b)     all of the genus Capra (ibex) except for the domestic species of goats;   

(c)     all of the genus Ovis (bighorn sheep) except for the domestic species of sheep;   

(d)     all of the genus Ammotragus (aoudad);   

(e)     all of the genus Tragelaphus (kudu); and   

(f)     all of the genus Oryx (oryx);   

(3)     all of the family Antilocapridae (American pronghorn);   

(4)     all of the family Cervidae (elk and deer);   

(5)     all of the family Ochotonidae (pikas);   

(6)     all of the genus Sciurus (squirrels);   

(7)     all of the genus Tamiasciurus (red squirrels);   

(8)     all of the genus Marmota (marmots) of the family Sciuridae;   

(9)     all of the family Ursidae (bear); and   

(10)     all of the species Concolor (cougar) of the genus Felis and family Felidae.   

B.     The following birds are game birds:   

(1)     all of the family Anatidae (waterfowl);   

(2)     all of the family Tetraonidae (grouse and ptarmigans);   

(3)     all of the family Phasianidae (quail, partridges and pheasants);   

(4)     all of the family Meleagridae (wild turkeys) except for the domestic strains of turkeys;   

(5)     all of the family Perdicidae (francolins);   

(6)     all of the family Gruidae (cranes);   

(7)     all of the family Rallidae (rails, coots and gallinules);   

(8)     all of the family Charadriidae (plovers, turnstones and surfbirds);   

(9)     all of the family Scolopacidae (shorebirds, snipe, sandpipers and curlews);   

(10)     all of the family Recurvirostridae (avocets and stilts);   

(11)     all of the family Phalaropodidae (phalaropes); and   

(12)     all of the family Columbidae (wild pigeons and doves) except for the domestic strains of pigeons.   

C.     The following fish are game fish:   

(1)     all of the family Salmonidae (trout);   

(2)     all of the family Esocidae (pike);   

(3)     all of the family Ictaluridae (catfish);   

(4)     all introduced species of the family Serranidae (sea bass and white bass);   

(5)     all of the family Centrarchidae (sunfish, crappie and bass);   

(6)     all of the family Percidae (walleye pike and perch);   

(7)     all introduced species of the family Pomadasyidae (sargo); and   

(8)     all introduced species of the family Sciaenidae (corvina, bairdiella and redfish).