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