The following may, but are not required to, obtain licenses as weighmasters:
A. a weights and measures officer when acting within the scope of his official duties;
B. a person weighing property, produce, commodities or articles that he or his employer is buying or selling;
C. a person weighing property, produce, commodities or articles in conformity with the requirements of federal statutes;
D. retailers weighing or measuring commodities for sale by them in retail stores directly to consumers except weighing bulk lot commodities on vehicle or hopper scales;
E. persons who measure the amount of oil, gas or other fuels for purposes of royalty computation and payment or for other operations of fuel and oil companies and their retail outlets; or
F. producers of agricultural commodities or livestock, weighing commodities produced or purchased by them or by their producer neighbors, when no charge is made for such weighing, or no signed or initialed statement or memorandum is issued of the weight upon which a purchase or sale of the commodity is based.
History: 1953 Comp., § 76-4-18, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 236, § 18.
Cross references. — For duties and powers of the inspectors of weights and measures, see 57-17-9 NMSA 1978.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 57 - Trade Practices and Regulations
Section 57-18-1 - Short title.
Section 57-18-2 - Definitions.
Section 57-18-3 - Enforcement; rules and regulations.
Section 57-18-4 - Qualifications for weighmaster.
Section 57-18-5 - License application.
Section 57-18-6 - Evaluation of qualifications of applicants; records.
Section 57-18-7 - License fees.
Section 57-18-8 - Bond required.
Section 57-18-9 - Licenses; period; renewal.
Section 57-18-10 - Licensed weighmaster.
Section 57-18-11 - Deputy weighmaster.
Section 57-18-12 - Weight certificate; required entries; official weights.
Section 57-18-13 - Weight certificate; execution; requirements.
Section 57-18-14 - Scale used.
Section 57-18-15 - Scale used; capacity; platform size; one-draft weighing.
Section 57-18-16 - Copies of weight certificate.
Section 57-18-17 - Reciprocal acceptance of weight certificates.
Section 57-18-18 - Optional licensing.
Section 57-18-19 - Reweighing.
Section 57-18-20 - Livestock sales.
Section 57-18-21 - Salvage materials.
Section 57-18-22 - Prohibited acts.
Section 57-18-23 - Suspension and revocation of license.
Section 57-18-24 - Offenses and penalties.