{"data":{"id":"us-nm/72-17-103","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"72-17-103","heading":"Liberal construction.","body":"This act [Chapter 72, Article 17 NMSA 1978] being necessary to secure and preserve the public health, safety and general welfare, the rule of strict construction shall have no application hereto, but it shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes and objects for which this act is intended.","path":["Chapter 72 - Water Law","ARTICLE 17 Las Cruces Metropolitan Arroyo Flood Control"],"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":"09982e1b02aca5a5c18aeb5861c04d8fb2302201fd0ad651e748d9ec4796b0af","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/72-17-102","next":"us-nm/72-18-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}