N.M. Admin. Code § 19.31.6.7
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 21, November 5, 2024
Section 19.31.6.7 - DEFINITIONSA."Bernardo pond unit" shall mean that portion of Bernardo wildlife management area extending approximately 3,500 feet south of U.S. 60 and 2,200 feet west of the Unit 7 drain.B."Bernardo youth unit" shall mean that portion of Bernardo wildlife management area immediately south of the Quagmire, west of the San Francisco ditch, and east of the unit 7 drain.C."Central flyway" shall mean that portion of New Mexico east of the continental divide.D."Dark goose" shall mean Canada goose or white-fronted goose.E."Department" shall mean the New Mexico department of game and fish.F."Director" shall mean the director of the New Mexico department of game and fish.G."Dove north zone" or "north zone" shall mean that portion of New Mexico north of Interstate 40 from the Arizona-New Mexico border to Tucumcari and U.S. 54 at its junction with Interstate 40 at Tucumcari to the New Mexico-Texas border.H."Dove south zone" or "south zone" shall mean that portion of New Mexico south of Interstate 40 from the Arizona-New Mexico border to Tucumcari and U.S. 54 at its junction with Interstate 40 at Tucumcari to the New Mexico-Texas border.I."Eastern New Mexico sandhill crane hunt area" or "eastern" shall mean the following counties: Chaves, Curry, De Baca, Eddy, Lea, Quay and Roosevelt.J."Estancia valley sandhill crane hunt area" or "EV" shall mean that area beginning at Mountainair bounded on the west by N.M. 55 north to N.M. 337, north to N.M. 14, and north to Interstate 25; on the north by Interstate 25 east to U.S. 285; on the east by U.S. 285 south to U.S. 60; and on the south by U.S. 60 from U.S. 285 west to N.M. 55 in Mountainair.K."Falconry" shall mean hunting migratory game birds using raptors.L."Federal youth waterfowl hunting days" shall mean the special seasons where only those 17 years of age and younger may hunt ducks, coots and gallinules in the Pacific flyway or ducks and coots in the central flyway. A supervising adult at least 18 years of age must accompany the youth hunter. The adult may not hunt ducks, coots or gallinules, but may participate in other seasons that are open on the special youth days.M."Light geese" shall mean snow geese, blue phase snow geese and Ross's geese.N."Light goose conservation order" shall mean those methods, bag and possession limits and dates approved by the U.S. fish and wildlife service towards reducing over-abundant light goose populations.O."Middle Rio Grande valley (MRGV) dark goose hunt area" shall mean Sierra, Socorro and Valencia counties.P."Middle Rio Grande valley (MRGV) sandhill crane hunt area" shall mean Valencia and Socorro counties.Q."Migratory game bird" shall mean band-tailed pigeon, mourning dove, white-winged dove, sandhill crane, American coot, gallinule, snipe, ducks, geese, sora and Virginia rail.R."North zone" shall mean that portion of the Pacific flyway north of Interstate 40, and that portion of the central flyway north of Interstate 40 from the continental divide to Tucumcari and U.S. 54 at its junction with Interstate 40 at Tucumcari to the New Mexico-Texas border.S."Pacific flyway" shall mean that portion of New Mexico west of the continental divide.T."Possession limit" shall mean the number of birds in a person's possession regardless of the location stored.U."Quagmire" shall mean that portion of Bernardo wildlife management area south of U.S. 60, west of the San Francisco ditch, and east of the unit 7 drain, excluding the Bernardo youth unit at the southern tip.V."South zone" shall mean that portion of the Pacific flyway south of Interstate 40, and that portion of the central flyway south of Interstate 40 from the continental divide to Tucumcari and U.S. 54 at its junction with Interstate 40 at Tucumcari to the New Mexico-Texas border.W."Southwest band-tailed pigeon hunting area" or "southwest BPHA" shall mean that portion of New Mexico both south of U.S. 60 and west of Interstate 25.X."Southwest New Mexico sandhill crane hunt area" or "SW" shall mean that area bounded on the south by the New Mexico-Mexico border; on the west by the New Mexico-Arizona border north to Interstate 10; on the north by Interstate 10 east to U.S. 180, north to N.M. 26, east to N.M. 27, north to N.M. 152, and east to Interstate 25; on the east by Interstate 25 south to Interstate 10, west to the Luna county line, and south to the New Mexico-Mexico border.Y."Unit D" shall mean only the ephemeral pond or wetland portion of Bernardo WMA contained within the area extending approximately 1,700 feet north of U.S. 60, east of the railroad tracks, and west of the unit 7 drain.Z."Wildlife management areas" or "WMAs" shall mean those areas as described in 19.34.5 NMAC Wildlife Management Areas.N.M. Admin. Code § 19.31.6.7
19.31.6.7 NMAC - Rp/E, 19.31.6.7 NMAC, 8-29-13, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXVI, Issue 17, September 15, 2015, eff. 9/1/2015, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXVII, Issue 12, June 30, 2016, eff. 9/1/2016, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXVIII, Issue 15, August 15, 2017, eff. 8/15/2017, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXVIII, Issue 20, October 31, 2017, eff. 4/1/2018, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXIX, Issue 14, July 24, 2018, eff. 9/1/2018, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXX, Issue 17, September 10, 2019, eff. 9/10/2019, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXI, Issue 16, August 25, 2020, eff. 9/1/2020, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXII, Issue 16, August 24, 2021, eff. 9/1/2021, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXIII, Issue 15, August 9, 2022, eff. 9/1/2022, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXIV, Issue 15, August 15, 2023, eff. 9/1/2023, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXV, Issue 16, August 27, 2024, eff. 9/1/2024