{"data":{"id":"us-nm/77-16-17","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"77-16-17","heading":"[Requirements of railroad fence.]","body":"That for the purposes of the preceding two sections [77-16-16 NMSA 1978] a sufficient and suitable fence is defined and declared to be a fence at least four and one-half feet high, constructed of posts and wire, the top wire to be four and one-half feet above the ground and shall have at least four wires upon posts not exceeding twenty feet apart.","path":["Chapter 77 - Animals and Livestock","ARTICLE 16 Fences"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18580/index.do","current_through":"2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:20Z","sha256":"ef5da7ae5eabee7158ce0905592f77f1905407e36d97a251935ee325707ef947","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/77-16-16","next":"us-nm/77-16-18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}