N.M. Admin. Code § 19.31.13.7

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 23, December 10, 2024

Section 19.31.13.7 - DEFINITIONS

A."Antlerless deer" or "A" shall mean a deer without antlers.

B."Deer" as used herein, shall mean any wild cervid of the genus Odocoileus.

C."Deer enhancement program" as used herein, shall mean the department activity that allows the issuance of not more than two authorizations for the taking of one fork-antlered deer per license, with the purpose of raising funds for programs and projects to benefit deer.

D."Department" shall mean the New Mexico department of game and fish.

E."Director" shall mean the director of the New Mexico department of game and fish.

F."Either sex" or "ES" shall mean any one deer.

G."Either sex white-tailed deer" or "ESWTD" shall mean any one white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus).

H."Fork-antlered deer" or "FAD" shall mean a deer possessing antlers, one of which shall have a definite fork showing two or more distinct points. A burr at the base does not constitute a point or fork.

I."Fork-antlered mule deer" or "FAMD" shall mean a mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) possessing antlers, one of which shall have a definite fork showing two or more distinct points. A burr at the base does not constitute a point or fork.

J."Fork-antlered white-tailed deer" or "FAWTD" shall mean a white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) possessing antlers, one of which shall have a definite fork showing two or more distinct points. A burr at the base does not constitute a point or fork.

K."Game management unit", "GMU", "hunt area" or "management area" shall mean those areas as described in 19.30.4 NMAC Boundary Descriptions for Game Management Units.

L."High demand hunt" shall mean a special draw hunt where the total number of non-resident applicants for a deer hunt exceeds twenty-two percent of the total applicants based on data for the two immediately preceding years.

M."Quality hunt" shall mean a hunt designed to provide a hunter with an opportunity to achieve one or more of the following: an enhanced experience based on timing and length of hunt season; lower hunter density; or an increased opportunity for success.

N."Wildlife management areas" or "WMAs" shall mean those areas as described in 19.34.5 NMAC Wildlife Management Areas.

N.M. Admin. Code § 19.31.13.7

Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXVI, Issue 04, February 27, 2015, eff. 4/1/2015, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXVIII, Issue 20, October 31, 2017, eff. 4/1/2018, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXIX, Issue 24, December 27, 2018, eff. 4/1/2019, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXIII, Issue 21, November 8, 2022, eff. 4/1/2023