§ 22-432. Exemptions.

This article shall not apply to articles purchased by a secondary metal recycler, junk merchant, or junk peddler from:

(1)

Organizations, corporations, or associations registered with a governmental entity as charitable, philanthropic, religious, fraternal, civic, patriotic, social, or school-sponsored organizations or associations, or from any nonprofit corporation or association;

(2)

A law enforcement officer acting in an official capacity;

(3)

A trustee in bankruptcy, executor, administrator, or receiver who has presented proof of such status to the secondary metals recycler;

(4)

Any public official acting under judicial process or authority who has presented proof of such status to the secondary metals recycler;

(5)

A sale on the execution, or by virtue of any process issued by a court, if proof thereof has been presented to the secondary metals recycler;

(6)

A manufacturing, industrial, or other commercial vendor that generates regulated materials in the ordinary course of business;

(7)

An industrial or commercial account that annually preregisters employees authorized to sell articles and material in its behalf, and wherein the secondhand metals recyclers makes payment by check or money order for such articles or materials, payable to the business name, and payment is mailed to the address of the business;

(8)

A seller that has provided the secondary metal recycler a copy of an active building or demolition permit, and a copy of such permit is kept on file for each such transaction; or

(9)

Other licensed and permitted secondary metal recyclers.

(Ord. No. 4142-08, § 3, 8-25-2008)