HB 2543 -- Scrap Metal Transactions

Sponsor:  El-Amin

This bill requires any person or entity that accepts or purchases
any form of copper or copper alloy as scrap, refuse, recyclable
waste, or surplus building materials to register with the
Department of Natural Resources.

Dealers purchasing specified materials including copper or its
alloys, brass, aluminum or its alloys, and surplus building
materials must obtain a record of the seller's name, address,
driver's license number, vehicle license plate number, vehicle's
make and model, and the amount and type of metal purchased.
Records must be kept for three years and made available to law
enforcement officers upon request.  Anyone violating these
provisions will be guilty of a class C misdemeanor, and a
subsequent violation will be a class B misdemeanor.

Missouri House of Representatives
94th General Assembly, 2nd Regular Session
Last Updated October 15, 2008 at 3:12 pm