§ 60-16-2. Definitions

As used in the Pecan Buyers Licensure Act: A. “ buyer ” means a person engaged in the business of purchasing in-shell pecans from a pecan producer and includes an accumulator, buying station, cleaning plant, sheller, dealer or broker; B. “ buying location ” means a physical location where a buyer accepts in-shell pecans or a physical location where records relating to the purchase of in-shell pecans are maintained in the event the purchase of in-shell pecans is brokered; C. “ department ” means the New Mexico department of agriculture, its staff or authorized agents; D. “ director ” means the director of the New Mexico department of agriculture; E. “ in-shell pecan ” means a pecan nut with its shell attached; F. “ license ” means an in-shell pecan buyer's license issued by the department pursuant to the Pecan Buyers Licensure Act; G. “ peace officer ” means a 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 a political subdivision of the state; H. “ pecan producer ” means a person who grows pecans; and I. “ personal identification document ” means: (1) a driver's license; (2) a military identification card; or (3) a passport issued by the United States or by another country and recognized by the United States.