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NMSA 1978, § 19-8-30
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19-8-30. Area of lease Leases issued under the provisions of this act [19-8-14 to 19-8-18, 19-8-21 to 19-8-33 NMSA 1978] shall cover a specified area conforming to a legal subdivision or subdivisions and shall not exceed sixteen (16) subdivisions, being 640 [six hundred and forty acres] more or less, all of which shall be contiguous; provided, however, that leases issued in exchange for existing permits as provided by Section Four [19-8-17 NMSA 1978] of this act need not be contiguous if all legal subdivisions be situate and lie within the same township and range. 1953 Comp., § 7-9-31, enacted by Laws 1955, ch. 53, § 15.
Source: New Mexico Compilation Commission (nmonesource.com)URL: https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18519/index.do#!b/19-8-30Fetched: 10/20/2026

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