As used in the Timber Grading Act:
- A. "building inspector" means a person certified by the construction industries division of the regulation and licensing department and certified by one or more trade bureaus to conduct inspections of permitted construction work to ensure that all work performed by a contractor or homeowner complies with applicable building codes;
- B. "certificate" means the document provided to a person after completion of a program that allows that person to engage in timber grading and labeling as a grader;
- C. "division" means the forestry division of the energy, minerals and natural resources department;
- D. "grader" means the owner of a sawmill or a person employed by a sawmill who is certified to inspect, grade and label structural timber at that sawmill;
- E. "label" means a document that provides information on the grade of structural timber that was milled in-state;
- F. "program" means the structural timber grading certificate program; and
- G. "structural timber" means dimensional lumber, structural beams and vigas milled in-state.
History: Laws 2025, ch. 49, § 2.
ANNOTATIONS
Effective dates. — Laws 2025, ch. 49 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 20, 2025, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.