76-10-9: [Penalty for violating act or regulations.]

Any person, individual, copartnership, association, firm, corporation, agent or employee who or which shall violate any of the provisions of this act [76-10-1 to 76-10-10 NMSA 1978] or any of the regulations or restrictions promulgated by the regents of the agricultural college of New Mexico [New Mexico state university] under authority of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less than $50.00 nor more than $500.00 and in addition thereto shall be liable in a civil action for all damage that may be occasioned or caused by a violation of this act or of any of the provisions or regulations or restrictions promulgated by the regents of the agricultural college of New Mexico [New Mexico state university] under authority of this act.