(1) Ferrous metal is defined as materials containing iron which are, pure iron steel, and certain steel alloys but not limited to these examples. These metals often have magnetic properties but not exclusively.
(2) HVAC means heating, ventilating, air conditioning systems used in residential, commercial, and automotive environments, also included are the parts associated with such systems.
(3) Nonferrous metal is defined as material with little or no iron such as copper brass, titanium, and aluminum or alloys there of. These metals often contain no magnetic properties.
(4) Plastics means any polymer based (natural or synthetic) material or any material further defined by the Society of Plastics Industry and or the American Chemistry Council and further stamped with a numbering symbol identifying its composition.
(5) Regulated scrap material means catalytic converter, metal beverage container that is capable of holding more than two (2) liters of beverage and is marketed as returnable, railroad rails, nonferrous metal or an alloy thereof, or an object containing nonferrous metal or an alloy thereof, ferrous metal or an alloy there of, an object containing ferrous metal or an alloy there of, vehicles sold for scrap, or plastics or other secondhand recyclable material.
(6) Restricted metals means any of the following metal items: manhole covers; electric light poles or other utility poles; guardrails; street signs, traffic signs, or traffic signals; whole road tiles; funeral markers or funeral vases; railroad equipment, including but not limited to a tie plate, signal house, control box, switch plate, e-clip, or rail tile junctions; condensing or evaporating coils made from copper, aluminum, or aluminum-copper, including the tubing or rods from a heating or air conditioning unit that is not from a window air conditioning unit or automobile air conditioning unit; stainless steel beer kegs; a catalytic converter or any nonferrous part of a catalytic converter unless purchased as part of a vehicle; storm drain covers.
(7) Scrap metal dealer is defined as a person, business, or corporation who: engages in the business of purchasing, trading, bartering or otherwise receiving regulated scrap material; and or uses machinery and equipment for processing and manufacturing ferrous or nonferrous scrap into prepared grades, and whose principal product is ferrous or nonferrous metallic scrap or use similar equipment for the same purposes with other regulated scrap material.
(8) Scrap metal dealer's license means a license issued to a scrap metal dealer conducting business in Fayette County.
(9) Transport vehicle means any conveyance used to move ferrous and nonferrous metals for the purpose of selling, trading, bartering, or processing.
(10) Vehicle means every device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a public highway other than by muscular power to include, but not limited to, heavy machinery i.e.; farm equipment and construction equipment.
(Ord. No. 58-2012, § 2, 5-17-12)