§ 17-44-101 - Definitions.
17-44-101. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) "Beverage container" means a can, bottle, jar, or other container made of aluminum or metal that is sealed by a manufacturer;
(2) "Minor" means a person under eighteen (18) years of age;
(3) (A) "Nonferrous metal" means a metal that does not contain significant quantities of iron or steel.
(B) "Nonferrous metal" includes without limitation the following metals and their alloys:
(i) Copper;
(ii) Brass;
(iii) Aluminum;
(iv) Bronze;
(v) Lead;
(vi) Zinc; and
(vii) Nickel;
(4) "Person" means an individual, a partnership, a corporation, a joint venture, a trust, an association, or any other legal entity;
(5) "Record" means paper, electronic, or other method of storing information;
(6) "Scrap metal" means bits and pieces of metal parts that may be combined together with bolts or soldering and can be recycled when worn or superfluous;
(7) "Scrap metal processor" means a person that, from a fixed location, engages in the business of using machinery or equipment for the processing or manufacturing of iron, steel, or nonferrous metal scrap;
(8) (A) "Scrap metal recycler" means any person that purchases scrap metal.
(B) "Scrap metal recycler" does not include a person that only buys in quantities of five thousand pounds (5,000 lbs.) or more; and
(9) (A) "Seller" means any person that receives in a transaction monetary consideration from a scrap metal recycler in exchange for nonferrous metal, iron, or steel, including without limitation copper, brass, aluminum, bronze, lead, zinc, nickel, and their alloys.
(B) "Seller" does not include a person that sells scrap metal generated in a manufacturing or production process and sold to a scrap metal recycler under a contract or an agreement.