New Mexico Statutes 25-5-1. Definitions
As used in the Flour and Bread Act N.M. Stat. Ann. § 25-5-1 to 25-5-9, unless the context otherwise requires:
Terms Used In New Mexico Statutes 25-5-1
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
A. “flour” means foods commonly known in the milling and baking industries as: (1) white flour, also known as wheat flour or plain flour;
(2) bromated flour;
(3) self-rising flour, also known as self-rising white flour or self-rising wheat flour; and
(4) phosphated flour, also known as phosphated white flour or phosphated wheat flour, but excludes whole wheat flour and also excludes special flours not used for bread, roll, bun or biscuit baking, such as specialty cake, pancake and pastry flours;
B. “white bread” means any bread made with flour as defined in Subsection A of this section, whether baked in a pan or on a hearth or screen, which is commonly known or usually represented and sold as white bread, including Vienna bread, French bread and Italian bread;
C. “rolls” includes plain white rolls and buns of the semi-bread dough type, namely: soft rolls such as hamburger rolls, hot dog rolls and Parker House rolls and hard rolls such as Vienna rolls and Kaiser rolls, but shall not include yeast-raised sweet rolls or
sweet buns made with fillings or coatings such as cinnamon rolls or buns and butterfly rolls;
D. “board” means the environmental improvement board;
E. “director” means the director of the division or his authorized representative; F. “division” means the environmental improvement division of the health and environment department [department of environment]; and
G. “person” means an individual, corporation, partnership, association, joint stock company, trust or any group of persons whether incorporated or not engaged in the commercial manufacture or sale of flour, white bread or rolls.