Section 17-4-20 - [Misstatements render invoice void; violation of law; possession of game or fish without invoice unlawful.]

NM Stat § 17-4-20 (2019) (N/A)
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Any willful misstatement in or any omission of a substantial requirement from any invoice or copy thereof, shall render the same void and be deemed a violation of this chapter, and the possession of any game or game fish without such invoice or a copy thereof attached thereto when so as above required shall be unlawful.

History: Laws 1912, ch. 85, § 71; Code 1915, § 2494; C.S. 1929, § 57-313; 1941 Comp., § 43-419; 1953 Comp., § 53-4-19.

Compiler's notes. — For meaning of words "this chapter", see note to 17-2-11 NMSA 1978.

Cross references. — For menu as evidence of possession, see 17-2-18 NMSA 1978.

For possession without invoice being prima facie evidence of unlawful taking or possession, see 17-3-33 NMSA 1978.