(a) Except as provided in Subsection (c) of this section, a secondary metals recycler shall retain possession of purchased regulated metal property at the secondary metals recycler’s local place of business and withhold the property from alteration, processing, resale, or salvage use for five days after purchase, unless the property is released sooner by written order of the chief or by order of a court of competent jurisdiction.
(b) Except as provided in Subsection (c) of this section, a secondary metals recycler shall segregate all regulated metal property purchased from a seller from regulated metal property purchased from other sellers and attach to the property, or to the container in which the property is held, a label indicating the name of the seller, the date on which the property was purchased, and the number of the receipt on which the purchase information is recorded. If in any single purchase transaction there are multiple items of regulated metal property of the same general type, only one representative item from each type of regulated property must be segregated and labeled in accordance with this subsection.
(c) The hold, segregation, and labeling requirements of Subsections (a) and (b) of this section do not apply to any item of regulated metal property composed solely of ferrous metal material, unless the secondary metals recycler has received notice that the chief has, in accordance with this subsection, designated the item or type of item as being subject to those requirements. The chief shall periodically review theft statistics on ferrous regulated metal property and establish a list of items or types of items that the chief determines are subject to the requirements of Subsection (a) and (b). A current list must be maintained on file in the chief’s office, or in another designated office of the police department, so that it may be inspected by the public during the city’s normal business hours. Notice of the list must be given to secondary metals recyclers in accordance with schedules and procedures established by the chief. A secondary metals recycler is presumed to have received notice of the list if the police department transmits the list to the facsimile number or access number provided by the secondary metals recycler under Section 40B-5 of this chapter.
(d) While in possession of purchased regulated metal property, a secondary metals recycler shall make the property available for inspection by any police officer at the secondary metals recycler’s place of business during the usual and customary business hours of the secondary metals recycler. (Ord. Nos. 20260; 22958; 26537; 27202; 27249)