That all persons, firms or corporations engaged in the business of purchasing or selling secondhand or castoff material of any kind, which is commonly known and is hereinafter designated and referred to as “junk” – such as old iron, copper, brass, lead, zinc, tin, steel and other metals, metallic cables, wires, ropes, cordage, bottles, bagging, […]
Every junk dealer shall keep a book in which shall be written in ink at the time of their purchase a full and accurate description of each and every article purchased, together with the full name, residence and general description of the person or persons selling the same, and said book shall at all times […]
If any material, goods, articles or thing whatsoever shall be advertised as having been lost or stolen, and the same, or any material, goods, articles or things answering to the description advertised, or any part or portion thereof, shall then be in, or subsequently come into, the possession of any junk dealer, he shall immediately […]
When any person, firm or corporation is found to be the owner of lost or stolen property, which has been purchased by, or is in the possession of any junk dealer, the said property shall be returned to the owner thereof by said junk dealer without the payment of any money by the owner to […]
At the time of purchase by any junk dealer of any pig or pigs of metal, copper wire or brass car jurnals [journals] or of any junk said junk dealer shall cause to be subscribed by the person or persons vending the same a statement as to when, where and from whom the vendor or […]
Any junk dealer who shall be found guilty of a violation of any of the provisions of this act [57-7-1 to 57-7-7 NMSA 1978], shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be fined or [and] imprisoned, either or both, in the discretion of the court, provided, however, that for the first offense the fine […]
Any vendor who in making his statement as contemplated by this act [57-7-1 to 57-7-7 NMSA 1978] or in making any other written statement relative to junk which he either has sold or is trying to sell shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not […]
