N.M. Stat. § 30-8-1 : — CRIMINAL OFFENSESNUISANCES —8-1 - Public nuisance TEXT PDF A public nuisance consists of knowingly creating, performing or maintaining anything affecting any number of citizens without lawful authority which is either: A. injurious to public health, safety, morals or welfare; or B. interferes with the exercise and enjoyment of public rights, including the right to use public property. Whoever commits a public nuisance for which the act or penalty is not otherwise prescribed by law is guilty of a petty misdemeanor. NMS § 30-8-1 1953 Comp., § 40A-8-1, enacted by Laws 1963, ch. 303, § 8-1.