{"data":{"id":"us-nm/30-18-15","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"30-18-15","heading":"Intracardiac injection prohibited on conscious animal.","body":"A. It is unlawful for an employee or agent of an animal control service or facility, animal shelter or humane society to use intracardiac injection to administer euthanasia on a conscious animal if the animal could first be rendered unconscious in a humane manner.\nB. A person who violates the provisions of Subsection A of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be sentenced in accordance with the provisions of Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978.","path":["Chapter 30 - Criminal Offenses","ARTICLE 18 Animals"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18530/index.do","current_through":"2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"db5c70321b3a0205e2077b73ee746236dfb54d96acf7517047ef1115b4c89013","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/30-18-14","next":"us-nm/30-18-16"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}