Barring any provision of state law permitting the same, it is unlawful for any person to possess any catalytic converter which is not attached and an operable part of a vehicle unless the person has a verifiable valid proof of ownership of the catalytic converter.
(a) This Section does not apply to a detached catalytic converter that has been verifiably tested, certified, and labeled or otherwise approved for reuse, and is being bought or sold for purposes of reuse in accordance with the Federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq.) and regulations under the Clean Air Act, as they may be amended from time to time.
(b) It is unlawful for any person to knowingly falsify or cause to be falsified any information in a record intended to show valid proof of ownership.
(c) Evidence of unlawful possession may be presumed by the number of detached catalytic converters within one’s possession and/or by the condition of the dismantled catalytic converter(s), including but not limited to, the manner a catalytic converter has been detached or cut from a vehicle.
(Ord. 238, passed 12-13-2023)