New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE
Chapter 20 - FOREST MANAGEMENT
Part 3 - RESTRICTIONS FOR FIRE PREVENTION
Section 19.20.3.6 - OBJECTIVE

Whenever warranted by climatic conditions, drought, fire danger, fire frequency, fire behavior or other factors affecting danger of forest fire, the division will initiate actions to prevent forest fires by notifying the public of the fire danger and imposing restrictions governing the use of fire, equipment or personal access to lands when the danger level poses a threat to public safety, life, property and the natural resources of the state. The state forester is the designated representative of the department secretary for the purposes of issuing orders imposing restrictions in order to prevent forest fires and rescinding orders as conditions warrant.