New Mexico § 25-6-2 - Definitions

§ 25-6-2. Definitions

As used in the Egg Grading Act: A. “egg dealer” includes any person, firm, partnership or corporation that buys eggs

directly from the farmers or from any other sources for the purpose of reselling them

at wholesale; B. “cold storage eggs” means eggs which have been in cold storage for thirty days

or more and which meet the grades and standards of qualification set by the board

of regents of New Mexico state university; C. “processor” includes any person, firm, partnership or corporation engaged in the

process of breaking eggs for drying, freezing or for other purposes; D. “consumer” means any person, business establishment or institution which changes

the condition of the egg in preparation for human consumption; E. “board” means the board of regents of New Mexico state university, the board controlling

the department; F. “department” means the New Mexico department of agriculture; G. “candling” means the holding of an egg, large end up, before a light shining through

an opaque shield, with an opening of about one-quarter inch in diameter. Candling is best done in a darkened room, but one may obtain candling devices that

may be used in average daylight; H. “ungraded eggs” means eggs that have not been graded according to quality or weight; I. “addled” or “white rot” means putrid or rotten; J. “moldy” means that mold or bacteria has developed in isolated areas within the

shell; K. “black rot” means that the egg has deteriorated to an extent that the whole interior

represents a blackened appearance; L. “blood ring” means that germs have developed to an extent that blood is formed; M. “stuck yolk” means that the yolk has settled to one side and becomes fastened to

the shell; and N. “incubator reject eggs” means any eggs which have been subjected to heat for the

purpose of hatching or for any other purposes whatsoever.