Statutes > New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 17 - Game and Fish and Outdoor Recreation. > Article 5 - Trappers and Fur Dealers, 17-5-1 through 17-5-9. > Section 17-5-1 - Declaration of policy.

Section 17-5-1 - Declaration of policy.

17-5-1. Declaration of policy.

It is the purpose of Sections 17-5-1 through 17-5-9 NMSA 1978 and the policy of New Mexico to provide an adequate and flexible system for the protection of fur-bearing animals to the end that valuable fur resources shall not be wasted or depleted.