Refuse defined
NMSA 1978, § 30-8-3
in effect30-8-3. Refuse defined
Refuse means any article or substance:
A. which is commonly discarded as waste; or
B. which, if discarded on the ground, will create or contribute to an unsanitary, offensive or unsightly condition.
Refuse includes, but is not limited to, the following items or classes of items: waste food; waste paper and paper products; cans, bottles or other containers; junked household furnishings and equipment; junked parts or bodies of automobiles and other metallic junk or scrap; portions or carcasses of dead animals; and collections of ashes, dirt, yard trimmings or other rubbish.
1953 Comp., § 40A-8-3, enacted by Laws 1963, ch. 303, § 8-3.
Source: New Mexico Compilation Commission (nmonesource.com)URL: https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18530/index.do#!b/30-8-3Fetched: 10/20/2026