Village of Bosque Farms, NM Article I General Provisions

§ 8-1-1 Title.

This Section 8 shall be known and may be cited as the "Village of Bosque Farms Animal Control Ordinance" and shall be referred to elsewhere herein as "this Section 8."

§ 8-1-2 Authority.

This Section 8 is created pursuant to the enabling authority set forth in NMSA 1978, § 3-18-3.

§ 8-1-3 Purpose.

It is the intent of this Section 8 to establish procedures that will:

A. Protect residents from immediate threat to health and safety.

B. Regulate, restrain and prohibit the running at large of any animal within the boundary of the Village.

C. Provide for the impounding and disposition of animals found running at large.

D. Regulate and control animals within the Village.

E. Protect animals from neglect, abuse and cruelty.

F. Promote responsible animal ownership.

G. Support the Right to Farm Act (NMSA 1978, § 47-9-1 et seq.) and Animal Welfare Act.[1]

[1] Editor's Note: See NMSA 1978, § 30-18-1 et seq.

H. Promote a rural and animal-friendly character within the Village.

I. Assist in providing control of animals not under the jurisdiction of the New Mexico Livestock Board and the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish.

J. Enforce state statutes concerning rabies control and reporting animal bites.

K. Establish fees related to this Section 8.

L. Prescribe penalties for violations of this Section 8.