As used in the Pecan Buyers Licensure Act: A. 'buyer' means a person engaged in the business of purchasing in-shell pecans from a pecan producer and includes an accumulator, buying station, cleaning plant, sheller, dealer or broker; B. 'buying location' means a physical location where a buyer accepts in-shell pecans or a physical location where records relating to the purchase of in-shell pecans are maintained in the event the purchase of in-shell pecans is brokered; C. 'department' means the New Mexico department of agriculture, its staff or authorized agents; D. 'director' means the director of the New Mexico department of agriculture; E. 'in-shell pecan' means a pecan nut with its shell attached; F. 'license' means an in-shell pecan buyer's license issued by the department pursuant to the Pecan Buyers Licensure Act; G. 'peace officer' means a full-time salaried and commissioned or certified law enforcement officer of a police or sheriff's department that is part of or administered by the state or a political subdivision of the state; H. 'pecan producer' means a person who grows pecans; and I. forcement officer of a police or sheriff's department that is part of or administered by the state or a political subdivision of the state; H. 'pecan producer' means a person who grows pecans; and I. 'personal identification document' means: (1) a driver's license; (2) a military identification card; or (3) a passport issued by the United States or by another country and recognized by the United States. History: Laws 2018, ch. 47, § 2. ANNOTATIONSEffective dates. — Laws 2018, ch. 47, § 9 made Laws 2018, ch. 47, § 2 effective July 1, 2018.
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