72-12-16: [Violation of act or rules and regulations; penalty.]

Any person violating any provision of this act [72-12-12 to 72-12-17 NMSA 1978] or of the rules and regulations of the state engineer promulgated in pursuance hereof, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be fined in a sum of not less than $25.00 nor more than $250.00 for each offense. Each and every day that any such violation shall continue, shall be construed a separate offense for the purpose of this section.