HB 1512 -- Registration of Scrap Metal Sales

Sponsor:  Kraus

This bill requires purchasers of scrap metal to keep a record of
sale including a copy of a federally or state-issued form of
identification from the seller, the date and time of delivery,
and the description and weight of all metals.  Scrap metal
includes any aluminum or copper wire, cable, pipe, tubing, bar,
ingot, rod, fitting, or fastener.  Records are required to be
kept for a minimum of 24 months from when the scrap metal was
obtained and must be available for inspection by any law
enforcement agency.

Transactions not exceeding $50 or transactions involving sellers
operating as scrap metal dealers with a fixed business location
are exempt from the record-keeping requirements.  Any scrap metal
dealer paying an amount greater than $50 must make the payment in
the form of a check.  A person will be guilty of a class A
misdemeanor for violating the registration provisions.

The bill also makes it illegal for scrap metal dealers to
purchase or possess a metal beer keg.  A person violating this
provision will be guilty of a class A misdemeanor.

No scrap metal dealer may purchase any manhole cover from anyone
other than a person authorized in writing by the utility from
which the manhole cover originated.  Any person violating this
provision will be fined $25 to $500 or imprisoned for 30 days to
six months, or both.

Missouri House of Representatives
94th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated October 15, 2008 at 3:10 pm