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

As used in the Weighmaster Act:
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.
History: 1953 Comp., § 76-4-2, enacted by Laws 1973, ch. 236, § 2; 1977, ch. 89, § 1.