SB 301 — FREE-ROAMING HORSES

=d = 19 a l (2) "range" means the amount of land necessary i a e r 20 to sustain a herd of wild horses, which does not exceed its a t m m: 21 known territorial limits;

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and(3) u"Spanish [colonial (4) "wild horse" means ana unclaimedwild horse onthat .223947.2is -descended 4from -horses publicof landthe thatSpanish iscolonial notperiod; an estray.

and (4) "wild horse" means an unclaimed horse on public land that is not an estray.

If it is not a Spanish colonial horse, it shall be returned to the public land, relocated to a public or private h wild horse preserve or put up for adoption by the agency on u » r whose land the wild horse was captured.

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If the mammal division of the museum of h r i s southwestern biology at the university of New Mexico determines h , e h that a wild horse herd exceeds the number of horses that is t u g e b l e e , gh necessary for preserving the genetic stock of the herd and for n d d i = = o h preserving and maintaining the range, it may cause control of el t] 17b ,d i a º r the wild horse population through the use of birth control and we lr n= t e w d 18m a n o may cause excess horses to be:

=d =m 19: a l (1) humanely captured and relocated to other i a e r 20 public land or to a public or private wild horse preserve;

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or(2) cadopted eby sa kqualified 23person (3)for euthanized;private maintenance;

provided that this option e a n b 24 applies only to wild horses that are determined by a u [ veterinarian to be crippled or otherwise(3) unhealthy.]euthanized; .223947.2 - 5 - A.

provided that this option applies only to wild horses that are determined by a veterinarian to be crippled or otherwise unhealthy.] A.

(2) humane capture and relocation to a horse h rescue or retirement facility or public or private horse g o t hr preserve that is registered with the board or an out-of-state g e i k facility that meets the board's facility standards for lifelong h r i s sanctuary care or for the purposes of adoption of the h , t, free-roaming horse or horses;

e u g e b l e e h (3) humane capture and relocation to a range, n d d i = = o h with the permission of the landowner, that has the capacity to el t] 17b ,d i a º e sustain free-roaming horse herds or family bands;

or wr li n= r t e w d 18m a n o (4) for a horse with an untreatable medical =d =m 19: a l condition that significantly impacts the horse's quality of i a e r 20 life, humane euthanasia.

ab e d s º o t mn = .223947.2AIC March 5, 2023 (12:24pm) s k m 21e B.- 6 - e a n e d r e l u [ A d condition that significantly impacts the horse's quality of life, humane euthanasia.

AB. free-roaming horse captured pursuant to this d r e 22 section and relocated to a horse rescue or retirement facility c e s k 23 or a public or private horse preserve shall be microchipped or e a n b 24 freeze branded for individual and ownership identification u [ purposes.

.223947.2A -free-roaming 6horse -captured C.pursuant to this section and relocated to a horse rescue or retirement facility or a public or private horse preserve shall be microchipped or freeze branded for individual and ownership identification purposes.

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Nothing in this section shall affect the federal bureau of land management's authority to manage free- roaming horses that are not subject to the federal Wild Free- Roaming Horses and Burros Act and found on lands administered by the federal bureau of land management, including the federal bureau of land management's authority to gather, remove and h sell free-roaming horses in accordance with applicable law, u » r regulations and policy.»Sfl1 t h g e l i Sfl1ºD.»Sfl1 Sfl1ºE.»Sfl1 A person shall not h r i s slaughter, allow to be slaughtered or export for slaughter a h , e h free-roaming horse.

Each horse that is slaughtered, allowed to t u g e b l e e , gh be slaughtered or exported for slaughter constitutes a separate n d d i = = o h offense.

A person who violates this subsection is guilty of a l ] b ,d i a º r misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be sentenced in e r = t e w d m a n o accordance with the provisions of Section 31-19-1 NMSA 1978.

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e t 17 (2) "carrying capacity" means the number of w l n d 18 grazing animals that a given amount of land can support = = 19 a l long-term while maintaining or improving the vegetation, soils i a e r 20 and water;

a t m m 21 (3) "free-roaming horse" means an unclaimed d r e 22 horse found at large that is not an estray and does not include c e s k 23 equines subject to the jurisdiction of the federal government e a n b 24 pursuant to the federal Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros uAct [Sfl1ºor Act;found on lands administered by the federal bureau of h land management»Sfl1 ;

.223947.2u -» 7r - (4) "humane capture" means to gather or move t h g e l i free-roaming horses to a holding location using baited corrals h r i s or other low-stress methods whenever feasible, but does not h , e h include use of aircraft or motorized vehicles;

t u g e b l e e , gh (5) "humane euthanasia" means to produce a n d d i = = o h humane death of an animal, as recommended by a veterinarian due l ] b ,d i a º r to an untreatable medical condition that significantly impacts thee horse'sr quality= oft life,e byw standardsd deemedm acceptablea byn o the boardhorse's quality of veterinarylife, medicineby asstandards setdeemed forthacceptable inby thed board'sm rules;:

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