A. A person who owns horses, mules or asses and desires to transport them within the state for a purpose other than their sale or trade may, upon request to an inspector, be issued an owner's transportation permit in lieu of the required brand certificate for each horse, mule or ass to be transported.

B. The owner's transportation permit issued in lieu of a brand certificate is valid as long as the horse, mule or ass described in the certificate remains under the ownership of the person to whom the permit was issued.

C. The owner's transportation permit or the brand certificate shall accompany the animal for which it was issued at all times while the animal is in transit, and each shall identify the horse, mule or ass by brand, color, markings, sex, age and, where applicable, by registration number, tattoo or other mark as provided by rules of the board.

D. There shall be a fee in an amount set by the board for each owner's transportation permit.

History: 1953 Comp., § 47-9-38.1, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 174, § 4; 1973, ch. 234, § 2; 1981, ch. 357, § 10; 1993, ch. 248, § 67; 1999, ch. 282, § 62.

The 1999 amendment, effective July 1, 1999, deleted "and health inspection" following "brand" throughout the section; substituted "rules" for "regulations" in Subsection C; deleted "which shall be in addition to any inspection fee for the issuance of a brand and health inspection certificate" at the end of Subsection D; and made stylistic changes throughout the section.

The 1993 amendment, effective June 18, 1993, deleted "New Mexico livestock" preceding "board" in three places; substituted "tattoo" for "tatoo" in Subsection C; deleted "not to exceed five dollars ($5.00)" following "board" in Subsection D; and made minor stylistic changes.

The 1981 amendment inserted "inspection" in Subsections A and B, deleted former Subsection C, which dealt with transference of a transportation permit, redesignated former Subsections D and E as present Subsections C and D, substituted "the" for "such" following "while" and inserted "New Mexico livestock" in Subsection C and inserted "New Mexico livestock" in Subsection D.