59.1-136.1 - Definitions.
§ 59.1-136.1. Definitions.
For the purpose of this article:
"Authorized scrap seller" means licensed plumbers, electricians, HVACcontractors, building and construction contractors, demolition contractors,construction and demolition debris contractors, public utilities,transportation companies, licensed peddlers and brokers, industrial andmanufacturing companies, marine, automobile, and aircraft salvage andwrecking companies, and government entities.
"Ferrous scrap" means any scrap metal consisting primarily of iron, steel,or both, but excluding any scrap metal consisting primarily of stainlesssteel. Ferrous scrap includes large manufactured articles such as automobilebodies that may contain other substances to be removed and sorted duringnormal operations of scrap metal processors.
"Metal article" means any manufactured item, consisting of metal, that isusable for its originally intended purpose without processing, repairs oralteration and that is not otherwise excluded by the definitions in thissection. Examples include, without limitation, manhole covers, railings,copper or aluminum wire, copper pipe and tubing, bronze cemetery plaques,urns, and markers, plumbing fixtures, copper and aluminum gutters, copper andaluminum downspouts, and cast-iron radiators.
"Nonferrous scrap" means any scrap metal consisting primarily of (i)stainless steel or (ii) any metal other than iron or steel. Nonferrous scrapdoes not include aluminum beverage cans; postconsumer household items such aspots, pans, barbecue grills, and lawn chairs; used flashing removed duringbuilding renovation or demolition; or small quantities of nonferrous metalscontained in large manufactured articles, such as automobile bodies andappliances.
"Proprietary article" means (i) any metal article stamped, engraved,stenciled, or otherwise marked so as to identify it as being or having beenthe property of a governmental entity or public utility, transportation,shipbuilding, ship repair, mining or manufacturing company; (ii) any harddrawn copper electrical conductor, cable, or wire that is three-eighths ofone inch or greater in diameter, stranded or solid; (iii) any aluminumconductor, cable, or wire three quarters of one inch or greater in diameter,stranded or solid; (iv) stainless steel beer kegs; or (v) any catalyticconverter from a motor vehicle exhaust system that has been detached from amotor vehicle.
"Scrap metal" means any manufactured item or article consisting of orcontaining metal; any metal removed from or obtained by cutting, demolishing,or disassembling any building, structure, manufactured item, or article; andany other metal that is no longer used for its original purpose and that canbe processed for reuse in mills, foundries, and other manufacturingfacilities.
"Scrap metal processor" means a business entity in good standing authorizedto conduct business in the Commonwealth that regularly utilizes machinery andequipment at one or more established locations in the normal course ofbusiness for processing and manufacturing scrap metal into prepared gradesfor sale as raw material to mills, foundries and other manufacturingfacilities.
(2007, c. 917; 2009, c. 657; 2010, c. 805.)