Motor carriers required to register with the department.

A. All motor carriers desiring and eligible for annual registration provisions relating to the international registration plan shall register their vehicles with the department. The department shall register all motor carriers who satisfy all New Mexico requirements relating to motor carriers, but may refuse to register any vehicle subject to the federal heavy vehicle use tax imposed by Section 4481 of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986 without proof of payment of such tax in the form prescribed by the secretary of the treasury of the United States. Registration of motor carrier vehicles with the department shall remain in force during the calendar registration year as specified in Section 66-3-2.1 NMSA 1978 unless suspended or canceled by the department for noncompliance with any New Mexico motor vehicle or motor carrier requirements. B. In addition to the provisions of Subsection A of this section, motor carriers operating vehicles subject to the weight distance tax pursuant to the Weight Distance Tax Act [Chapter 7, Article 15A NMSA 1978] or vehicles subject to special fuel user permit requirements pursuant to the Special Fuels Supplier Tax Act [Chapter 7, Article 16A NMSA 1978] shall apply for a tax identification permit.