Section 57-30-2 - Definitions. - New Mexico Statutes

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; and 

(3)     material readily identifiable as bronze; 

C.     "business day" means any calendar day except Sunday or the following business 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; and 

(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 any political subdivision of the state; 

G.     "personal identification document" means: 

(1)     a driver's license; 

(2)     a military identification card; 

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

(4)     a personal identification certificate issued by the department, or a corresponding card or certificate issued by another state; 

H.     "regulated material" means: 

(1)     aluminum material; 

(2)     bronze material;  

(3)     copper or brass material; and 

(4)     steel material; 

I.     "secondhand metal dealer" means: 

(1)     an auto wrecker, a scrap metal processor or other person that purchases, collects or solicits regulated material; and 

(2)     a person who operates or maintains a scrap metal yard or other place in which scrap metal or cast-off regulated material is collected or kept 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.