New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 11 - ALBUQUERQUE - BERNALILLO COUNTY AIR QUALITY CONTROL BOARD
Part 103 - MOTOR VEHICLE VISIBLE EMISSIONS
Section 20.11.103.7 - DEFINITIONS
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
In addition to the definitions in 20.11.103.7 NMAC the definitions in 20.11.1 NMAC apply unless there is a conflict between definitions, in which case the definition in this Part shall govern.
A. "Motor Vehicle" means any vehicle, including motorcycles, powered by gasoline or diesel fuel and which has been intended, designed and manufactured primarily for use in carrying passengers or cargo on public roads and highways.
B. "Non Highway Motor Vehicle" means any vehicle, including motorcycles, powered by gasoline or diesel fuel and which has been intended, designed and manufactured primarily for operation off public roads, streets, and highways.
C. "Opacity" means the degree to which an air contaminant emission obscures the view of an observer, expressed in percentage of obscuration or in the degree (percent) to which transmittance of light is reduced by an air contaminant emission.
D. "Owner" means any individual, partnership, firm, public or private corporation, association, trust, estate, political subdivision, or agency or any other legal entity or legal representative, agent, or assign which owns a vehicle. If the operator of the motor vehicle is not the owner, the owner shall have primary responsibility for compliance.
E. "Metro Court" means the courts and those employees of the State of New Mexico Metropolitan Court.
F. "Visible Air Contaminant Emission" means any fume, smoke, particulate matter, vapor or gas, or combination thereof, except water vapor or steam condensate.
