2015 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 57 - Trade Practices and Regulations
Section 30 Sale of Recycled Metals
Section 57-30-2 Definitions.

57-30-2. Definitions.

As used in the Sale of Recycled Metals Act:

A. "aluminum material" means a product made from aluminum, an aluminum alloy or an aluminum byproduct. "Aluminum material" includes an aluminum beer keg but does not include other types of aluminum cans used to contain a food or beverage;

B. "bronze material" means:

(1) a cemetery vase, receptacle or memorial made from bronze;

(2) bronze statuary; or

(3) material readily identifiable as bronze;

C. "business day" means any calendar day except Sunday and the following holidays: New Year's day, Washington's birthday, Memorial day, Independence day, Labor day, Columbus day, Veterans' day, Thanksgiving day, Christmas day, Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday and any other legal public holiday of the state of New Mexico or the United States;

D. "copper or brass material" means:

(1) insulated or noninsulated copper wire, hardware or cable of the type used by a public utility, commercial mobile radio service carrier or common carrier that consists of at least twenty-five percent copper; or

(2) a copper or brass item of a type commonly used in construction or by a public utility, commercial mobile radio service carrier or common carrier;

E. "department" means the regulation and licensing department;

F. "peace officer" means any full-time salaried and commissioned or certified law enforcement officer of a police or sheriff's department that is part of or administered by the state or a political subdivision of the state;

G. "personal identification document" means:

(1) a driver's license;

(2) a military identification card; or

(3) a passport issued by the United States or by another country and recognized by the United States;

H. "regulated material" means:

(1) aluminum material;

(2) bronze material;

(3) copper or brass material;

(4) steel material;

(5) a utility access cover;

(6) a water meter cover;

(7) a road or bridge guard rail;

(8) a highway or street sign;

(9) a traffic directional or control sign or signal; or

(10) a catalytic converter that is not part of an entire motor vehicle;

I. "secondhand metal dealer" means a scrap metal processor in the business of operating or maintaining a scrap metal yard in a physical location in which scrap metal or cast-off regulated material is purchased for shipment, sale or transfer;

J. "steel material" means a product made from an alloy of iron, chromium, nickel or manganese, including stainless steel beer kegs; and

K. "superintendent" means the superintendent of regulation and licensing.

History: Laws 2008, ch. 29, 2; 2012, ch. 29, 2; 2012, ch. 33, 2.