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Lovington, NM Code of Ordinances
CITY OF LOVINGTON, NEW MEXICO CODE OF ORDINANCES
Title 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
Title 2 ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL
Title 3 REVENUE AND FINANCE
Title 4 RESERVED
Title 5 BUSINESS LICENSES AND REGULATIONS
Title 6 ANIMALS
Title 7 RESERVED
Title 8 HEALTH AND SAFETY
Title 9 PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND WELFARE
Title 10 VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
Title 11 RESERVED
Title 12 STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC PLACES
Title 13 PUBLIC SERVICES
Title 14 RESERVED
Title 15 BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION
Title 16 SUBDIVISION OF LAND
Title 17 ZONING
STATUTORY REFERENCES FOR NEW MEXICO MUNICIPALITIES
CROSS-REFERENCE TABLE
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9.20.060   Shoplifting.
   It is unlawful for any person to wilfully take possession of or conceal any merchandise offered for sale with the intention of converting it without paying for it or to wilfully alter any label, price tag or marking upon any merchandise, or transfer any merchandise from one container to another with the intention of depriving the merchant of all or part of the value of the merchandise. (Prior code § 7-2-7)
9.20.070   Issuing worthless checks.
   It is unlawful to issue in exchange for anything of value with intent to defraud any check, draft, or order for the payment of money in the amount of one dollar to twenty-five dollars upon any bank or other depository knowing at the time of such issue that insufficient funds or credit exists with the bank or other depository for the payment in full by such check, draft or order. Any person convicted of issuing worthless checks shall be imprisoned for not more than thirty days or fined not more than one hundred dollars or receive both such imprisonment and fine. (Prior code § 7-2-8)
9.20.080   Creating a public nuisance.
   It is unlawful to create, perform or maintain a public nuisance on public or private properly within the city. A public nuisance consists of knowingly creating, performing or maintaining anything affecting any number of citizens without lawful authority which is either: (1) injurious to public health, safety, morals or welfare; or (2) interferes with the exercise and enjoyment of public rights, including the right to use public property. (Prior code § 7-2-13)
9.20.090   Defacing public or private property.
   It is unlawful for any person to wilfully, maliciously or wantonly destroy, injure, remove, tamper with or deface real property or improvements thereto or personal property, either public or private or located within the confines of Chaparral Park. (Prior code § 7-2-1)
9.20.100   Misuse of library property.
   It is unlawful for any person to carry away without authority, misuse, cut, write upon, injure, deface, tear or destroy any book, periodical, map, newspaper or any other property devoted to public library use. (Prior code § 7-2-2)
9.20.110   Littering-Posting handbills.
   A.   It is unlawful for any person to throw or permit to be deposited or scattered upon any sidewalk, alley, street or public property or upon the private property of another, any rubbish, waste, trash or other disposed material of any kind.
   B.   It is unlawful for any person to distribute, place or post in or upon public property any showcard, poster, brochure, circular, handbill or other advertising device, or to distribute, place or post in or upon private property, including utility poles, any such matter without the express consent of the owner. (Prior code §§ 7-2-3, 7-2-4)
9.20.120   Public property-Removing or destroying soil or flora.
   A.   It is unlawful for any unauthorized person to move, distribute or take away any earth, stone or other material from any public street, way, alley, park or public ground.
   B.   It is unlawful for any person to injure or remove grass, flowers, shrubs, bulbs or any other property growing in or upon any of the parks or public squares of the city or to take or interfere in any way with property thereon or to destroy or injure in any manner any property upon such public squares or parks. (Prior code §§ 7-2-9, 7-2-12)
9.20.130   Outdoor lighting.
   A.   No security light, floodlight, recreational light or other lights shall be so located, installed, operated or maintained as to annoy, disturb, injure or endanger the comfort, repose, health, peace or safety of others or otherwise interfere with the enjoyment of their respective property rights by adjacent property owners or occupiers.
   B.   Light used to illuminate any back yard, alley, side yard, front yard or adjoining lot for recreational purposes, security purposes or other purposes shall be so placed and so arranged or shaded as to reflect light away from the adjoining residential properties.
   C.   This section shall not prohibit neighboring property owners from joining in the installation and/or use of such security or recreational lights or other lights installed or maintained for their mutual and joint benefit. (Ord. 298, 1979: prior code § 7-1-6.1)
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