New Mexico Register / Volume XXXIII, Issue 6 / March 22, 2022

This is an amendment to 12.2.16 NMAC, amending Sections 8 and 9, effective April 22, 2022.

12.2.16.8 APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:

A. Effective July 1, 2012, all secondhand metal dealers shall not buy or sell regulated material without a valid registration issued by the department.

B. Applications for registration shall be completed on a form provided by the department.

C. Electronic signatures will be acceptable for applications submitted pursuant to Section 14-16-1 through Section 14-16-19 NMSA 1978.

D. Information submitted shall include:

(1) the full name and business address of the applicant;

(2) a list of all locations at which the applicant engages or will engage in the business of buying or selling regulated material;

(3) a non-refundable registration fee as set forth in 12.2.16.9 NMAC;

(4) affirmation of compliance with all federal requirements;

(5) affirmation of registration with metal theft alert system as described in Paragraph (3) of Subsection A of 12.2.18.8 NMAC.

E. Any occupational or professional registration pursuant to these rules shall be issued as soon as practicable, but no later than 30 days after a military service member or a veteran as defined in these rules submits an application, pays any required fees, and provides a background check if required.

[12.2.16.8 NMAC - N, 8/12/2021; A, 4/22/2022]

12.2.16.9 FEES:

A. The fee for application registration is twenty-five dollars ($25.00).

B. The fee for renewal of registration is twenty-five dollars ($25.00).

C. A military service member or veteran as defined in these rules shall not be charged a registration fee for the first three years a registration issued under these rules is valid.

[12.2.16.9 NMAC - N, 8/12/2021; A, 4/22/2022]