Any vehicle may be displayed for sale and actually sold by a private individual not a dealer as described in Section 66-1-4B(11)(c) NMSA 1978 only at the current home or work address of the buyer or seller, except that a vehicle may be displayed for sale at another location which satisfies the provisions of the Integrated Development Ordinance if permission is obtained from the owner or lessee of such property. The owner of any vehicle cited in violation of this section who claims to fit within this exception shall bear the burden of so proving. This section is not intended to prohibit the routine use of a vehicle to which a for sale sign is affixed. Any person who takes motor vehicles on consignment for sale must have ownership of the vehicle assigned to such person upon taking possession of any vehicle for such purpose. Any such person must also be licensed as a dealer and bonded with the Motor Vehicle Division of the New Mexico Transportation Department. Motor vehicle shall mean motor vehicle as defined in Section 66-1-4B(39) NMSA 1978. No person shall display a vehicle for sale in violation of this section with the license plate removed or concealed and/or the vehicle identification number concealed.
('74 Code, § 9-7-3) (Ord. 110-1981; Am. Ord. 47-1983; Am. Ord. 26-1996; Am. Ord. 2017-025)