{"data":{"id":"us-nm/72-12-16","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"72-12-16","heading":"[Violation of act or rules and regulations; penalty.]","body":"Any person violating any provision of this act [72-12-12 to 72-12-17 NMSA 1978] or of the rules and regulations of the state engineer promulgated in pursuance hereof, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be fined in a sum of not less than $25.00 nor more than $250.00 for each offense. Each and every day that any such violation shall continue, shall be construed a separate offense for the purpose of this section.","path":["Chapter 72 - Water Law","ARTICLE 12 Underground Waters"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18575/index.do","current_through":"2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:20Z","sha256":"c1b0dcadee5e46f641c651b93bf6aa49cce32d35477278d8f21c6937e5bce559","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/72-12-15","next":"us-nm/72-12-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}