A. A grader shall prepare a label for structural timber that has been graded and shall provide the label to the purchaser of the structural timber. The label shall include the following information:
- (1) the name of the grader;
- (2) the name and location of the sawmill where the timber was processed;
- (3) the name of the timber species;
- (4) the quantity and type of structural timber that was graded and labeled;
- (5) the location where the timber is to be used;
- (6) the date that the timber was cut and processed;
- (7) the date on which the timber was graded; and
- (8) the moisture content of the timber at the time of grading.
- B. A grader shall only grade and label structural timber that the grader has processed at the sawmill the grader owns or is employed by.
- C. Structural timber that has been graded and certified in-state may be used in all residential and commercial buildings in the state.
- D. The end user of structural timber that has been graded and labeled in-state shall provide the label to the building inspector in lieu of a grade stamp, and the label shall be accepted as proof of grading. Timber that has been graded and labeled in-state is equivalent to structural timber grade stamped by an accredited lumber grading or inspection agency.
History: Laws 2025, ch. 49, § 4.
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.