4 Investigates: New Mexico AG finds outfitter tag set-aside unconstitutional
Torrez said the reserve sends about 10% of public draw licenses to outfitter clients and favors wealthy out-of-state hunters.
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New Mexico AG concludes setting aside hunting tags for outfitters unconstitutional
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez on Tuesday released a formal opinion that concludes an existing state policy reserving 10% of hunting tags for hunters who contract with private outfitters is unconstitutional and unfairly benefits wealthy, out-of-state sportsmen over local residents.
4 Investigates: New Mexico AG finds outfitter tag set-aside unconstitutional
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez has found that the state’s outfitter set-aside program for hunting licenses violates the state constitution, putting pressure on lawmakers to reconsider how hunting opportunities are distributed.
Tag, you’re out? AG says outfitter set-aside for big game hunts violates NM Constitution - New Mexico Political Report
By Kevin Hendricks New Mexico hunters who keep striking out in the big game draw just got some fresh ammunition. Attorney General Raúl Torrez says the state law reserving 10% of draw licenses for hunters who hire outfitters violates the New Mexico Constitution. Torrez concluded in a formal opinion dated Oct. 9 and released Tuesday […]
AG Raul Torrez Finds Outfitter Set-Aside Unconstitutional Putting For Putting Out-Of-State Hunters Ahead Of New Mexico Families
DEPT. OF JUSTICE NEWS RELEASE Opinion finds program gives outfitters exclusive access to public wildlife for little more than a registration fee; 90 percent of set-aside elk tags went to nonresidents Attorney General Raúl Torrez issued a formal legal opinion, requested by members of the New Mexico Legislature, concluding that the state’s “outfitter set-aside” violates […]
NM AG Issues Opinion on Elk Hunting Licenses, Cites Unfair for New Mexicans
Santa Fe, NM — Attorney General Raúl Torrez issued a formal legal opinion, requested by members of the New Mexico Legislature, concluding that the state’s “outfitter set-aside” violates the anti-donation clause of the New Mexico Constitution. In the 2022-23 season, more than 90 percent of set-aside elk licenses went to out-of-state hunters, while New Mexico […] The post NM AG Issues Opinion on Elk Hunting Licenses, Cites Unfair for New Mexicans …
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