{"data":{"id":"us-nm/77-1a-3","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"77-1A-3","heading":"Exceptions.","body":"A dog shall not be declared a dangerous or potentially dangerous dog if:\nA. the dog was used by a law enforcement official for legitimate law enforcement purposes;\nB. the threat, injury or damage was sustained by a person or domestic animal who was:\n(1) trespassing upon premises occupied by the owner or the dog;\n(2) provoking, tormenting, abusing or assaulting the dog or had repeatedly, in the past, provoked, tormented, abused or assaulted the dog; or\n(3) committing or attempting to commit a crime; or\nC. the dog was:\n(1) responding to pain or injury;\n(2) protecting itself or its offspring; or\n(3) protecting or defending a human being or domestic animal from attack or assault.","path":["Chapter 77 - Animals and Livestock","ARTICLE 1A Dangerous Dog"],"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":"57dc5d48a85faf0ff580fb915fe1b7410b0798e42e26377411884d98116d4fac","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/77-1a-2","next":"us-nm/77-1a-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}