2014 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 60 - Business Licenses
Section 15 Hoisting Operators Safety
Section 60-15-4 License required; exemption.

A. No person shall operate hoisting equipment in construction, demolition or excavation work when the hoisting equipment is used to hoist or lower individuals or material unless the person is licensed under the Hoisting Operators Safety Act or the operation is exempt pursuant to Subsection M of Section 60-15-3 NMSA 1978.

B. Operating hoisting equipment without a license shall be considered unlicensed operation and shall subject the person who is operating the hoisting equipment and the employer, or the employer's representative, that allows a person not licensed under the Hoisting Operators Safety Act to operate hoisting equipment to the penalties as provided in that act.

C. The licensee and the licensee's employer shall be subject to applicable regulations controlling the use and operation of cranes as promulgated by the occupational safety and health administration, the mine safety and health administration or the American national standards institute.