Minors owning livestock separate from that of the parent or guardian may have a mark or brand, which shall be recorded in accordance with the requirement of The Livestock Code, but the parent or guardian shall be responsible for the proper use of the mark or brand by any minor.
History: Laws 1895, ch. 6, § 14; C.L. 1897, § 118; Code 1915, § 129; C.S. 1929, § 4-1415; 1941 Comp., § 49-914; 1953 Comp., § 47-9-13; 1993, ch. 248, § 50; 1978 Comp., § 77-9-15, amended and recompiled as § 77-2-7.8 by Laws 1999, ch. 282, § 17.
ANNOTATIONSThe 1999 amendment, effective July 1, 1999, recompiled this section which was formerly 77-9-15 NMSA 1978 and substituted "owning livestock" for "owning horses, mules, asses or any cattle", substituted "mark or brand" for "mark and brand" two times, and substituted "The Livestock Code" for "this article".
The 1993 amendment, effective June 18, 1993, added the current catchline; substituted "any cattle" for "neat cattle"; and made minor stylistic changes.