A. A person attempting to sell regulated material to a secondhand metal dealer shall:

1. (1) display to the secondhand metal dealer the person's personal identification document;
2. (2) sign a written statement provided by the secondhand metal dealer that the person is the legal owner of or is lawfully entitled to sell the regulated material offered for sale;
3. (3) provide to the secondhand metal dealer the year, make, model and license plate number of the motor vehicle used to transport the regulated material; and

4. (4) allow the secondhand metal dealer to take a photograph of the seller and the regulated material.

   B. The secondhand metal dealer or the dealer's agent shall visually verify the accuracy of the personal identification document and vehicle identification presented by the seller at the time of the dealer's purchase of regulated material.

History: Laws 2008, ch. 29, § 4; 2012, ch. 29, § 3; 2012, ch. 33, § 3.

ANNOTATIONS

The 2012 amendment, effective July 1, 2012, required the seller to permit the secondhand metal dealer to photograph the seller and the regulated material, and in Subsection A, added Paragraph (4).

Laws 2012, ch. 29, § 3 and Laws 2012, ch. 33, § 3 enacted identical amendments to this section. The section was set out as amended by Laws 2012, ch. 33, § 3. See 12-1-8 NMSA 1978.