§ 36-258. Unlawful acts.

(a)

It shall be unlawful for any person to sell any item or items of regulated scrap metal to a regulated scrap metal dealer in this state unless such person presents to such scrap dealer, at or before the time of sale, the seller's name, address, sex, date of birth and the identifying numbers from the seller's driver's license, military identification card, passport or personal identification license. The identifying number from an official governmental document for a country other than the United States may be used to meet this requirement provided that a legible fingerprint is also obtained from the seller.

(b)

It shall be unlawful for any such regulated scrap metal dealer to purchase any item or items of regulated scrap metal in a transaction for which this article requires information to be presented by the seller, without demanding and receiving from the seller that information.

(c)

It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a regulated scrap metal yard without following all the requirements of this article.

(d)

It shall be unlawful for any person or individual to operate as a regulated scrap metal dealer without obtaining a scrap metal dealer's registration.

(e)

It shall be unlawful to violate, fail to, neglect or refuse to comply with any provisions or requirements of this article.

(f)

It shall be unlawful for any regulated scrap metal dealer to directly or indirectly purchase any property from any person that the registration holder, its agent or employee knows cannot rightfully or lawfully sell it.

(g)

It shall be unlawful for any registration holder to fail to notify the public officer or its designee within ten days of any change of control in ownership or designated agent of the business.

(Ord. No. O-45-12, § 1, 7-26-2012)