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You are allowed five animals per household, in any combination of dogs/cats/rabbits/pygmy goats - 90.20(A)(1) Number of Animals Permitted. Animals that are running at large within the City may be impounded and the owner will be required to pay fees for release and be subject to citations.

You are allowed to protect yourself or someone else from harm but in the case of your dog, they are just considered property and the circumstances would be considered a bad shoot. The dog attacking your dog is also just property, so the normal rules of self defense doesn't apply.

If any dog shall kill or injure any livestock, the owner or keeper of such dog shall be liable for all damages that may be sustained thereby, to be recovered by the party so injured before any court having competent jurisdiction, and it shall be unlawful to keep such dog after it is known that the dog is liable to kill ...

In most jurisdictions, farmers and other livestock owners may legally kill dogs that are chasing or attacking their animals, and the dog owners are responsible for any damages to the livestock.

New Mexico law requires written permission be obtained prior to hunting, fishing or trapping on private property. Violations are a misdemeanor offense which can result in revocation of hunting and fishing privileges for three years.

Although the state of New Mexico does not have a specific dog statute, it is one of sixteen so-called ?dog bite states? that follow the One-Bite Rule. The One-Bite Rule states that caretakers, handlers, and owners of a dog should be protected from liability the first time that their dog attacks someone.