TITLE 19 NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE

CHAPTER 30 WILDLIFE ADMINISTRATION

PART 10 NEW MEXICO HUNTER-TRAPPER REPORTING SYSTEM

19.30.10.1 ISSUING AGENCY: New Mexico Department of Game and Fish.

[19.30.10.1 NMAC - Rp, 19.30.10.1 NMAC, 7-15-13]

19.30.10.2 SCOPE: New Mexico hunters and furbearer hunters and trappers.

[19.30.10.2 NMAC - Rp, 19.30.10.2 NMAC, 7-15-13]

19.30.10.3 STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 17-1-14, 17-3-5, 17-3-7, and 17-3-12 NMSA 1978 provide that the New Mexico state game commission has the authority to establish rules and regulations that it may deem necessary to carry out the purpose of Chapter 17 NMSA 1978 and all other acts pertaining to protected species.

[19.30.10.3 NMAC - Rp, 19.30.10.3 NMAC, 7-15-13]

19.30.10.4 DURATION: Permanent.

[19.30.10.4 NMAC - Rp, 19.30.10.4 NMAC, 7-15-13]

19.30.10.5 EFFECTIVE DATE: July 15, 2013, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

[19.30.10.5 NMAC - Rp, 19.30.10.5 NMAC, 7-15-13]

19.30.10.6 OBJECTIVE: Establishing a system to collect hunting and trapping information from persons buying certain hunting and trapping licenses in New Mexico.

[19.30.10.6 NMAC - Rp, 19.30.10.6 NMAC, 7-15-13]

19.30.10.7 DEFINITIONS:

A. “Confirmation code” shall mean a unique alpha-numeric code that identifies a specific transaction of information.

B. “Department” shall mean the New Mexico department of game and fish.

C. “Hunting or trapping report” shall mean the provision of required information, as determined by the department, by any person licensed or permitted to hunt deer, elk, pronghorn antelope, javelina, Barbary sheep, oryx, Persian ibex and turkey or hunt and trap furbearers in New Mexico, regarding their hunting or trapping activities.

D. “Landowner authorization” shall mean the document generated by the department and issued to a private landowner that authorizes the holder to purchase a specified license.

E. “Private land only deer hunters” shall mean persons that hunt deer during designated private land only hunts.

F. “Special entry hunt” shall mean hunts where hunter numbers are limited by rule and application for license or permit is required.

G. “Application” shall mean any form, approved by the department that requires an individual to supply information that may result in the issuance of a hunting or trapping license or permit.

I. “Application rejected” shall mean that applications for hunting licenses or permits may be rejected by the department pursuant to Subsection H of 19.31.3.8 NMAC, including hunting and trapping activity reporting requirements established herein.

J. “Customer identification number” or “CIN” shall mean that number permanently assigned by the department to uniquely identify a person purchasing a permit or license from the department.

[19.30.10.7 NMAC - Rp, 19.30.10.7 NMAC, 7-15-13]

19.30.10.8 REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN LICENSED OR PERMITTED HUNTERS AND FURBEARER HUNTERS AND TRAPPERS:

A. Individuals licensed or permitted to hunt deer, elk, pronghorn antelope, javelina, Barbary sheep, oryx, Persian ibex and turkey or hunt or trap furbearers in the same license year must submit a report for each species using procedures specified by the department. These licensed or permitted hunters and trappers must provide their customer identification number or their first name, last name, date of birth and the last four digits of their social security number at the start of the reporting procedure.

B. Individuals licensed or permitted to hunt deer, elk, pronghorn antelope, javelina, Barbary sheep, oryx, Persian ibex and turkey or hunt or trap furbearers but not engaging in any hunting or trapping activity must still submit a report.

C. The department shall make available to each hunter or trapper a toll-free telephone number and a website address that can be accessed to provide reports of hunting activities.

D. February 15 reporting deadline: All licensed or permitted deer, elk, pronghorn antelope, and turkey hunters must report the results of their hunting activities, including harvest outcome, no later than February 15th annually for licenses or permits held in that license year. For hunters of pronghorn antelope and turkey, this annual reporting requirement shall not commence until the license year beginning April 1, 2013. Licensed or permitted hunters who fail to report the results of their hunting activities by February 15 for deer, elk, pronghorn antelope, and turkey will incur a late fee pursuant to Subsection F of 19.30.10.8 NMAC.

E. April 7 reporting deadline: All licensed and permitted javelina, Barbary sheep, oryx, and Persian ibex hunters and furbearer hunters and trappers must report the results of their hunting or trapping activities, including harvest outcome, no later than April 7 annually for licenses or permits held in the previous license year. For hunters of javelina, Barbary sheep, oryx, and Persian ibex hunters, this annual reporting requirement shall not commence until the license year beginning April 1, 2013. Licensed or permitted hunters or trappers who fail to report the results of their hunting or trapping activities by April 7 for javelina, Barbary sheep, oryx, and Persian ibex hunters and furbearer hunters and trappers will incur a late fee pursuant to Subsection F of 19.30.10.8 NMAC.

F. Individuals licensed or permitted to hunt deer, elk, pronghorn antelope, javelina, Barbary sheep, oryx, Persian ibex and turkey or hunt or trap furbearers, who fail to report the results of their hunting or trapping activities by specified deadlines may submit their hunting or trapping report late with payment of a fee specified by the department not to exceed $20 for each late report. Licensed or permitted hunters or trappers who fail to report the results of their hunting or trapping activities prior to the annual specified deadlines for any trapping license, special entry hunt application(s), population management authorization(s) or private land authorization(s), submitted for the following license year, will have their purchase or applications rejected.

G. Upon submission of a hunting or trapping report for each species, the department shall issue the hunter or trapper a confirmation code validating a fulfillment of the reporting requirement for each species.

[19.30.10.8 NMAC - N, 7-15-13; A, 9-15-15]

19.30.10.9 TRUTH IN REPORTING: Licensed or permitted deer, elk, pronghorn antelope, javelina, Barbary sheep, oryx, Persian ibex and turkey hunters and licensed trappers or furbearer hunters who provide false or fraudulent information regarding the results of hunting or trapping activities shall be assessed revocation points pursuant to 19.31.2 NMAC.

[19.30.10.9 NMAC - Rp, 19.30.10.11 NMAC, 7-15-13]

HISTORY OF 19.30.10 NMAC:

19.30.10 NMAC, New Mexico Hunter-Trapper Reporting System, filed 5-31-2006 - Repealed effective 7-15-2013.