Section 57-18-2 - Definitions. - New Mexico Statutes

57-18-2. Definitions.

As used in the Weighmaster Act [57-18-1 to 57-18-26 NMSA 1978]:   

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.