{"data":{"id":"us-nm/17-1-1.1","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"17-1-1.1","heading":"Definitions.","body":"For the purposes of Chapter 17 NMSA 1978:\nA. \"commission\" or \"state game commission\" means the state wildlife commission;\nB. \"department\" or \"department of game and fish\" means the department of wildlife;\nC. \"director\", \"warden\", \"state warden\", \"state game warden\" or \"state game and fish warden\" means the director of the department of wildlife;\nD. \"hunt code\" means a description used to identify and define the species, weapon type and time frame authorized for a specific hunt;\nE. \"outfitter\" or \"guide\" means a person who advertises or holds themself out to the public for hire or is employed or accepts compensation for providing, within the unit where a hunt occurs, facilities, equipment or services for hunting activities; provided, however, that \"outfitter\" or \"guide\" does not include a person who only cooks, cuts wood or performs other comparable or incidental duties not directly related to hunting activities; and\nF. \"unit\" means a geographically bound area in the state that is used to manage game species.","path":["Chapter 17 - Wildlife and Outdoor Recreation","ARTICLE 1 State Wildlife Commission"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18517/index.do","current_through":"2026-07-12","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"ad3f2e7bbbd2d194f8f142e8137a2d7ce22614122eab843e5cefd1ca4585dc22","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/17-1-1","next":"us-nm/17-1-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}