§ 57-18-2 — Definitions

New Mexico § 57-18-2

• Jurisdiction: New Mexico
• Ch. 57: Trade Practices and Regulations
• Art. 18: Weighmasters

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As used in the Weighmaster Act: A. "weighmaster" means a natural person licensed under the provisions of the Weighmaster Act; B. "vehicle" means any device by which any property, produce, commodity or article is transported; C. "director" means the director of the state department of agriculture; D. "board" means the board of regents of New Mexico state university; E. "public weighing" means the determination of any weight upon which a sale is based, or upon which a basic charge or payment for services rendered is based, when the person making the weight determination is not a party to, or an agent of the party to, the transaction upon which the weight is based; F. "third-party weighing" means public weighing; and G. "weight certificate" means a document in the form of a certificate consecutively numbered and indicating the weight in accordance with the standards of weights and measures set forth in Sections 57-17-1 through 57-17-19 NMSA 1978.

Legislative History

1953 Comp., § 76-4-2, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 236, § 2; 1977, ch. 89, § 1.