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NEW MEXICO STATUTES AND CODES
Section 74-12-3 - Definitions.
74-12-3. Definitions.
As used in the Night Sky Protection Act [74-12-1 NMSA 1978]:
A. "outdoor lighting fixture" means an outdoor artificial illuminating device, whether permanent or portable, used for illumination or advertisement, including searchlights, spotlights and floodlights, whether for architectural lighting, parking lot lighting, landscape lighting, billboards or street lighting; and
B. "shielded" means a fixture that is shielded in such a manner that light rays emitted by the fixture, either directly from the lamp or indirectly from the fixture, are projected below a horizontal plane running through the lowest point on the fixture where light is emitted.