A. If the holder of any license, certificate or permit persistently, flagrantly or knowingly violates or countenances the violation of any of the provisions of Chapter 17 NMSA 1978 or of any regulations referred to in Section 17-2-10 NMSA 1978, the license, certificate or permit shall be revoked by the state game commission after reasonable notice given the accused of the alleged violation and after the accused is afforded an opportunity to appear and show cause against the charges.

B. At the hearing, the state game commission shall cause a record of the hearing to be made and shall allow the person charged to examine witnesses testifying at the hearing. Any person whose license, certificate or permit has been revoked by the commission may appeal to the district court pursuant to the provisions of Section 39-3-1.1 NMSA 1978.

History: Laws 1912, ch. 85, § 35; Code 1915, § 2458; C.S. 1929, § 57-244; 1941 Comp., § 43-322; 1953 Comp., § 53-3-28; Laws 1977, ch. 290, § 4; 1998, ch. 55, § 26; 1999, ch. 265, § 27.

Cross references. — For procedures governing administrative appeals to the district court, see Rule 1-074 NMRA.

The 1999 amendment, effective July 1, 1999, substituted "Section 39-3-1.1" for "Section 12-8A-1" in Subsection B.

The 1998 amendment, effective September 1, 1998, in Subsection A, deleted "shall" following "permit", substituted "violates" for "violate" and "countenances" for "countenance", inserted "after the accused is afforded" and deleted "afforded" following "opportunity"; and rewrote Subsection B.