77-16-6: [Board fence; specifications.]

When the fence is constructed of lumber and posts the boards shall be at least one inch thick and six inches wide with posts as described in the preceding section [77-16-4 NMSA 1978] not over eight feet apart and firmly set in the ground as described in said section. The boards [are] to be firmly nailed to the posts. The space between the boards [is] not to be more than six inches.