New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE
Chapter 31 - HUNTING AND FISHING
Part 9 - COMMERCIAL USE OF FISH
Section 19.31.9.7 - DEFINITIONS

Universal Citation: 19 NM Admin Code 19.31.9.7

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024

A. "Commercial fish" shall mean gizzard shad, whitesucker, carpsucker, flannelmouth sucker, smallmouth buffalo, carp, gar, yellow perch and all species of bullheads.

B. "Commercial fisherman" shall mean a person who makes or intends to make income by taking and selling commercial fish.

C. "Commercial fishing permit" shall mean a permit issued by the director of the department of game and fish to authorize a commercial fisherman and their named employees to take commercial fish from specified waters by specified means.

D. "Commercial fishing water" shall mean a water that the director of the department of game and fish has designated as one for which commercial fishing permits will be available.

E. "Minnow" shall mean all non-game fish sold as bait, regardless of taxonomic classification.

F. "Bait dealers license" shall mean a license issued by the director of the department of game and fish to authorize a vendor and their named employees to sell minnows, amphibians, and crayfish for use as bait.

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