As used in Chapter 77, Article 14 NMSA 1978, "proper military authority" means the commanding officer or other person in charge of a military reservation or enclave.
History: 1953 Comp., § 47-15-1.1, enacted by Laws 1977, ch. 189, § 1; 1989, ch. 230, § 1; 1999, ch. 282, § 86.
ANNOTATIONSThe 1999 amendment, effective July 1, 1999, substituted "Chapter 77, Article 14" for "Article 77, Chapter 14" in the introductory language, deleted Subsection A, which defined "livestock", and removed the Subsection B designation from the remaining definition.
The 1989 amendment, effective June 16, 1989, restructured the formerly undesignated provisions as the present undesignated introductory paragraph and Subsection A, substituted "Article 77, Chapter 14 NMSA 1978" for "Article 15 of Chapter 47" in the undesignated introductory paragraph and "means" for "shall include" in Subsection A, and added Subsection B.