§ 8A-9.4. Restrictions on Purchases.

A junk dealer or scrap metal processor shall not purchase any of the following items of restricted regulated metals property without obtaining reasonable proof that the seller owns the property (such as a receipt or bill of sale) or reasonable proof that the seller is an employee, agent, or contractor of a governmental entity, utility company, cemetery, railroad, manufacturer, or other person, business or entity owning the property and the seller is authorized to sell the item of restricted regulated metal property on behalf of the person, business, or entity. Reasonable proof of authorization to sell the property includes, but is not limited to, a signed letter on the owner's letterhead, dated no later than 90 days before the sale, authorizing the seller to sell the property. The scrap metal processor or junk dealer shall require reasonable proof of ownership for each individual item of restricted regulated metals property that is offered for purchase.

(a)

Manhole cover.

(b)

An electric light pole or other utility structure and its fixtures, wires and hardware that are readily identifiable as connected to the utility structure.

(c)

A guard rail.

(d)

A street sign, traffic sign, or traffic signal and its fixtures and hardware.

(e)

Communication, transmission, distribution, and service wire from a utility, including copper or aluminum busbars, connectors and grounding plates or grounding wire.

(f)

A funeral marker or funeral vase.

(g)

An historical marker.

(h)

Railroad equipment, including, but not limited to, a tie plate, signal house, control box, switch plate, E clip, or rail tie junction.

(i)

Any metal item that is observably marked upon reasonable inspection with any form of the name, initials, or logo of a governmental entity, utility company, cemetery or railroad.

(j)

A copper, aluminum, or aluminum-copper condensing or evaporator coil, including its tubing or rods, from an air conditioning or heating unit, excluding coils from window air conditioning or heating units and motor vehicle air-conditioning or heating units.

(k)

An aluminum or stainless steel container or bottle designed to hold propane for fueling forklifts.

(l)

A stainless steel beer keg.

(m)

A catalytic converter or any part of a catalytic converter unless purchased as part of a motor vehicle.

(n)

Metallic wire that was burned in whole or in part to remove insulation.

(o)

A brass or bronze commercial valves or fittings, referred to as a "fire department connection and control valve" or an "FDC valve" that is commonly used on structures for access to water for the purpose of extinguishing fires.

(p)

A brass or bronze commercial potable water backflow preventer valve that is valves commonly used to prevent backflow of potable water from commercial structures into municipal domestic water service systems.

(q)

A shopping cart.

(r)

A brass water meter.

(s)

A storm grate.

(t)

A brass or aluminum sprinkler head used in commercial agriculture.

(u)

Three (3) or more automotive or marine batteries.

(v)

Any battery containing lead larger than five (5) inches and not included in subsection 8A-9.4(u).

(Ord. No. 11-17, § 4, 4-4-11; Ord. No. 13-48, § 1, 6-4-13)