New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE
Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING
Part 3 - HUNTING AND FISHING LICENSES AND APPLICATION
Section 19.31.3.8 - PUBLIC DRAW LICENSES AND PERMITS - APPLICATION FOR

Universal Citation: 19 NM Admin Code 19.31.3.8

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 24, December 23, 2024

A. Application form: Application for all public licenses and permits shall be submitted via the department website.

B. Application deadline(s): Applications for all public licenses and permits, including population management hunts, Sandhill crane, pheasant, turkey, pronghorn, elk, Barbary sheep, bighorn sheep, bear, deer, oryx, javelina, and ibex hunts must be received by 5:00 p.m. on dates set by the state game commission. If any licenses or permits are available after the drawing is completed, those licenses or permits may be sold online via secondary sale.

C. One applicant per application: No more than one person may apply under each application number for bighorn sheep, bear, and GMU 5A private land deer.

D. Two applicants per application: No more than two persons may apply under the same application number for youth-only Sandhill crane, youth-only pheasant, turkey, ibex and oryx.

E. Four applicants per application: No more than four persons may apply under the same application number for Sandhill crane, pheasant, deer, elk, pronghorn, Barbary sheep and javelina.

F. Resident and non-resident application combination: Any mixture or combination of residents and non-residents may make application for special drawing providing the number of applicants does not exceed the restriction of this section (Subsection D or E).

G. Applications rejected: Applications for licenses may be rejected by the department if an applicant did not:

(1) apply on the proper online form as designated by the director;

(2) submit the correct or required information;

(3) submit the correct license or application fee, and any other required fee;

(4) meet the deadline date; or

(5) comply with a current statute or rule.

H. More applications than permits: If more applications for public licenses or permits are received than there are licenses or permits available, the available licenses or permits shall be allotted by means of a public drawing.

I. Increase in licenses or permits: The number of licenses or permits available may be increased to accommodate corrections or errors by the department which results in the addition of names to the successful list.

J. Additional choices: Applicants for public permits or licenses may designate additional choices for hunt periods.

K. Application categories: Applications for special drawing hunts will be placed into the appropriate categories, as specified in Section 17-3-16 NMSA 1978 by department personnel or their designee. Special drawings shall continue to draw applicants from the appropriate drawing pool progressively for each respective hunt code, starting with first choice applicants, then proceeding to second and subsequent choice applicants until the quota has been met or the pool of applicants has been exhausted.

L. Resident and non-resident applications:

(1) To be placed in the separate pool designated for guided hunts, an applicant must have a valid registration number issued to a New Mexico outfitter as prescribed in Subsection H of Section 17-3-6 NMSA 1978, on their application.

(2) For an application to be successfully drawn, there must be a sufficient number of licenses or permits available for that hunt code to accommodate all applicants from their respective drawing pools.

(3) Any licenses left over from the appropriate drawing pool will be allocated as prescribed in Subsection C of Section 17-3-16 NMSA 1978.

M. New Mexico department of game and fish customer identification number: All persons purchasing licenses, making application to the department for hunt drawings for public licenses and permits, and converting private landowner authorizations to licenses must have a "New Mexico department of game and fish (NMDGF) customer identification number."

(1) "NMDGF customer identification number" shall be obtained only from the department and must be obtained prior to the submission of any application or private landowner authorization.

(2) Each person making application for public drawing license, permit or private landowner authorization must use their own valid NMDGF customer identification number on his or her application.

(3) Any application received without a valid NMDGF customer identification number or false NMDGF customer number will be rejected.

N. Trapper license restriction: No nonresident who resides in a state that does not permit New Mexico residents to procure nonresident trapper licenses may purchase a New Mexico nonresident trapper license.

O. Director's authority to adjust licenses and permits: The director may adjust licenses or permit numbers for special drawings, by no more than one per hunt code, to comply with Chapter 17 NMSA 1978 and its corresponding rules.

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