{"data":{"id":"us-nm/69-25a-31","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"69-25A-31","heading":"Exclusions.","body":"The provisions of the Surface Mining Act do not apply to the extraction of coal:\nA. by a landowner for his own noncommercial use from land owned or leased by him; or\nB. as an incidental part of federal, state or local government-financed highway or other construction under regulations established by the commission.","path":["Chapter 69 - Mines","ARTICLE 25A Surface Mining"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18572/index.do","current_through":"2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:20Z","sha256":"598e07633b847ef2b096c2e266ca2de1911fe528b0329f21f75070d6c84c0717","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/69-25a-30","next":"us-nm/69-25a-32"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}