{"data":{"id":"us-nm/17-5-5","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"17-5-5","heading":"Trapper's licenses.","body":"A. No resident who has reached his twelfth birthday shall capture, trap or possess any fur-bearing animal or attempt to do so without first procuring a resident trapper's license; or, in the case of a resident who has reached his twelfth birthday but not his eighteenth birthday, a resident junior trapper's license.\nB. No nonresident shall capture, trap or possess any fur-bearing animal or skunk or coyote or attempt to do so without first procuring a nonresident trapper's license.\nC. No nonresident who resides in a state that does not permit New Mexico residents to procure nonresident trapper's licenses may purchase a New Mexico nonresident trapper's license.\nD. Trappers shall release all fur-bearing animals trapped during closed seasons, and resident trappers who release all fur-bearing animals during open seasons need not procure a trapper's license.\nE. Trappers on official business, paid from state and federal funds and under supervision of the department of game and fish [department of wildlife], the New Mexico department of agriculture or the United States fish and wildlife service need not purchase a trapper's license.\nF. Trapping of animals, both fur-bearing and nongame, by a resident in order to protect his livestock or domesticated animals or fowl shall not be subject to rules and regulations on trapping made pursuant to Section 17-5-4 NMSA 1978 or to licensing requirements provided in this section.\nG. The state game commission [state wildlife commission] may by regulation require holders of trapper's licenses to use bobcat pelt tags and may specify the conditions for use of the tags.","path":["Chapter 17 - Wildlife and Outdoor Recreation","ARTICLE 5 Trappers and Fur Dealers"],"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":"af09cdfb0e360edf638764dccad64595493fc0ea5d2510053d1db88677291d14","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/17-5-4","next":"us-nm/17-5-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}