§ 4-19. Cruelty to animals.

It shall be unlawful for any person to:

(1)

Overdrive, overload, drive when overloaded, overwork, torture, cruelly beat, mutilate or needlessly kill, or carry or transport in any vehicle or other conveyance in a cruel and inhumane manner any animal; or cause any of these acts to be done; or

(2)

Fail to provide any animal in his charge or custody with necessary sustenance or drink or cause any of these acts to be done; or

(3)

Poison any animal other than common pests or distribute poison in any manner whatever with the intent or for the purpose of poisoning any animal other than common pests; provided, however, that prior to the spreading of any poison outside of any building for the control of common pests, permission to so act shall be secured from the chief of police or his authorized representative; or

(4)

Shoot at, wound, take, capture, ensnare, trap or in any other manner molest or injure any domestic animal or insectivorous bird.

State law reference

Cruelty to animals, N.M.S.A. 1978, § 30-18-1.