{"data":{"id":"us-nm/17-2-3","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"17-2-3","heading":"Protected wildlife species and game fish defined.","body":"A. The following mammals are game mammals:\n(1) all of the family Tayassuidae (javelina);\n(2) within the family Bovidae:\n(a) all of the genus Bison (American bison) except where raised in captivity for domestic or commercial meat production;\n(b) all of the genus Capra (ibex) except for the domestic species of goats;\n(c) all of the genus Ovis (bighorn sheep) except for the domestic species of sheep;\n(d) all of the genus Ammotragus (aoudad);\n(e) all of the genus Tragelaphus (kudu); and\n(f) all of the genus Oryx (oryx);\n(3) all of the family Antilocapridae (American pronghorn);\n(4) all of the family Cervidae (elk and deer);\n(5) all of the family Ochotonidae (pikas);\n(6) all of the genus Sciurus (squirrels);\n(7) all of the genus Tamiasciurus (red squirrels);\n(8) all of the genus Marmota (marmots) of the family Sciuridae;\n(9) all of the family Ursidae (bear); and\n(10) all of the species concolor (cougar) of the genus Felis and family Felidae.\nB. The following birds are game birds:\n(1) all of the family Anatidae (waterfowl);\n(2) all of the family Tetraonidae (grouse and ptarmigans);\n(3) all of the family Phasianidae (quail, partridges and pheasants);\n(4) all of the family Meleagridae (wild turkeys) except for the domestic strains of turkeys;\n(5) all of the family Perdicidae (francolins);\n(6) all of the family Gruidae (cranes);\n(7) all of the family Rallidae (rails, coots and gallinules);\n(8) all of the family Charadriidae (plovers, turnstones and surfbirds);\n(9) all of the family Scolopacidae (shorebirds, snipe, sandpipers and curlews);\n(10) all of the family Recurvirostridae (avocets and stilts);\n(11) all of the family Phalaropodidae (phalaropes); and\n(12) all of the family Columbidae (wild pigeons and doves) except for the domestic strains of pigeons.\nC. The following fish are game fish:\n(1) all of the family Salmonidae (trout);\n(2) all of the family Esocidae (pike);\n(3) all of the family Ictaluridae (catfish);\n(4) all introduced species of the family Serranidae (sea bass and white bass);\n(5) all of the family Centrarchidae (sunfish, crappie and bass);\n(6) all of the family Percidae (walleye pike and perch);\n(7) all introduced species of the family Pomadasyidae (sargo);\n(8) all introduced species of the family Sciaenidae (corvina, bairdiella and redfish);\n(9) all of the genus Oreochromis (tilapia); and\n(10) all of the family Moronidae (striped bass, hybrid striped bass, white bass and others).","path":["Chapter 17 - Wildlife and Outdoor Recreation","ARTICLE 2 Hunting and Fishing Regulations"],"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":"f9416b2293e44e1a9029ec61b149a7604e02ecd6dc2d0949eadfadd6c2dd2584","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/17-2-2.1","next":"us-nm/17-2-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}