A. As of January 1, 2014, a secondhand metal dealer shall, not later than the second business day after the date of the purchase or other acquisition of regulated material for which a record is required pursuant to Section 57-30-5 NMSA 1978, upload to the database maintained by the department a report containing the information required to be recorded pursuant to that section.
B. A local governmental entity shall not impose any reporting requirements on secondhand metal dealers regarding the purchase or acquisition of regulated material.
History: Laws 2008, ch. 29, § 8; 2012, ch. 29, § 7; 2012, ch. 33, § 7.
The 2012 amendment, effective July 1, 2012, required secondhand metal dealers to upload the record of acquisitions of regulated material to the database maintained by the department; prohibited municipalities from imposing reporting requirements on secondhand metal dealers; in Subsection A, at the beginning of the sentence, added "As of January 1, 2014, a secondhand metal dealer shall" and after "Section", deleted "5 of the Sale of Recycled Metals Act a secondhand metal dealer shall mail to or file with" and added "57-30-5 NMSA 1978, upload to the database maintained by"; and added Subsection B.
Laws 2012, ch. 29, § 7 and Laws 2012, ch. 33, § 7 enacted identical amendments to this section. The section was set out as amended by Laws 2012, ch. 33, § 7. See 12-1-8 NMSA 1978.
Structure 2021 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 57 - Trade Practices and Regulations
Article 30 - Sale of Recycled Metals
Section 57-30-1 - Short title.
Section 57-30-2 - Definitions.
Section 57-30-2.1 - Issuance of registration; period of registration.
Section 57-30-2.2 - Secondhand metal dealers; registration required; application; fee.
Section 57-30-2.3 - Duties of secondhand metal dealers.
Section 57-30-2.4 - Restricted transactions; additional documentation required.
Section 57-30-3 - Notice to sellers.
Section 57-30-4 - Information provided by seller.
Section 57-30-5 - Record of purchase.
Section 57-30-6 - Preservation of records.
Section 57-30-7 - Inspection of records by peace officers; holds on property.
Section 57-30-8 - Furnishing of report to department.
Section 57-30-10 - Powers and duties of superintendent.
Section 57-30-11 - Waiting period for disposal of regulated material.
Section 57-30-12 - Prohibited acts.
Section 57-30-13 - Civil penalty; suspension or revocation of registration.