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Ferrous scrap includes large manufactured articles such as automobile bodies that may contain other substances to be removed and sorted during normal operations of scrap metal processors.\n\t\t“Metal article” means any manufactured item, consisting of metal, that is usable for its originally intended purpose without processing, repairs, or alteration and that is not otherwise excluded by the definitions in this section. Examples include, without limitation, railings, copper or aluminum wire, copper pipe and tubing, plumbing fixtures, copper and aluminum gutters, copper and aluminum downspouts, and cast-iron radiators.\n\t\t“Nonferrous scrap” means any scrap metal consisting primarily of (i) stainless steel or (ii) any metal other than iron or steel. Nonferrous scrap does not include aluminum beverage cans; postconsumer household items such as pots, pans, barbecue grills, and lawn chairs; used flashing removed during building renovation or demolition; or small quantities of nonferrous metals contained in large manufactured articles, such as automobile bodies and appliances.\n\t\t“Proprietary article” means (i) any metal article stamped, engraved, stenciled, or otherwise marked so as to identify it as being or having been the property of a governmental entity or public utility or transportation, shipbuilding, ship repair, mining, or manufacturing company; (ii) any hard drawn copper electrical conductor, cable, or wire that is three-eighths of one inch or greater in diameter, stranded or solid; (iii) any aluminum conductor, cable, or wire three quarters of one inch or greater in diameter, stranded or solid; (iv) stainless steel beer kegs; (v) any catalytic converter from a motor vehicle exhaust system that has been detached from a motor vehicle; (vi) any telecommunications cable that is one-half of one inch or greater in diameter and that contains 50 or more individual strands of solid, insulated, color-coded copper wire, including such telecommunication cable that has been unsheathed or burned; (vii) any manhole cover; (viii) any bronze or copper cemetery plaque, urn, or marker; (ix) aluminum bleacher seats or guardrails; or (x) any mining cable that is one-half inch or greater in diameter and is composed of one or more stranded copper conductors and stamped, engraved, stenciled, or otherwise marked with “Mine Safety and Health Administration” or “MSHA.”\n\t\t“Scrap metal” means any manufactured item or article consisting of or containing metal; any metal removed from or obtained by cutting, demolishing, or disassembling any building, structure, manufactured item, or article; and any other metal that is no longer used for its original purpose and that can be processed for reuse in mills, foundries, and other manufacturing facilities.\n\t\t“Scrap metal processor” means a business entity in good standing authorized to conduct business in the Commonwealth that regularly utilizes machinery and equipment at one or more established locations in the normal course of business for processing and manufacturing scrap metal into prepared grades for sale as raw material to mills, foundries, and other manufacturing facilities.\n\t\t“Scrap metal purchaser” means any person or business, other than an authorized scrap seller or a broker buying or selling processed scrap metal, who purchases scrap metal either directly or through an authorized agent in excess of $20,000 during any 12-month period.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":277862,"text":"For the purpose of this article:\n\t\t“Authorized scrap seller” means licensed plumbers, electricians, HVAC contractors, building and construction contractors, demolition contractors, construction and demolition debris contractors, public utilities, transportation companies, industrial and manufacturing companies, marine, automobile, and aircraft salvage and wrecking companies, and government entities.\n\t\t“Broker” means any person or his authorized agent who negotiates, purchases, sells, or offers for sale any scrap metal either directly or through an authorized agent without obtaining title to or ownership of the scrap metal.\n\t\t“Ferrous scrap” means any scrap metal consisting primarily of iron, steel, or both, but excluding any scrap metal consisting primarily of stainless steel. 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This law was first created in 2007. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 917<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 4 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2009, chapter 657<\/a>; in 2010, chapter 805<\/a>; in 2012, chapter 449<\/a>; in 2013, chapter 414<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":67751,"section_number":"46.2-1608.1","catch_line":"Reports to police department; local ordinance; holding period; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1608.1\/"},{"id":63775,"section_number":"59.1-116.1","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-116.1\/"},{"id":76727,"section_number":"59.1-123","catch_line":"Exemptions from article","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-123\/"},{"id":80492,"section_number":"59.1-129","catch_line":"Requirements when articles mentioned in \u00a7 59.1-128 are bought, exchanged, etc","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-129\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":263221,"object_type":"law","relational_id":77463,"identifier":"59.1-136.1","token":"59.1\/9\/4\/59.1-136.1","url":"\/59.1-136.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/59.1-136.1\/","token":"59.1\/9\/4\/59.1-136.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 59.1-136.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

For the purpose of this article:\n\t\t“Authorized scrap seller<\/span>” means licensed plumbers, electricians, HVAC contractors, building and construction contractors, demolition contractors, construction and demolition debris contractors, public utilities, transportation companies, industrial and manufacturing companies, marine, automobile, and aircraft salvage and wrecking companies, and government entities.\n\t\t“Broker<\/span>” means any person or his authorized agent who negotiates, purchases, sells, or offers for sale any scrap metal either directly or through an authorized agent without obtaining title to or ownership of the scrap metal.\n\t\t“Ferrous scrap<\/span>” means any scrap metal consisting primarily of iron, steel, or both, but excluding any scrap metal consisting primarily of stainless steel. Ferrous scrap<\/span> includes large manufactured articles such as automobile bodies that may contain other substances to be removed and sorted during normal operations of scrap metal processors<\/span>.\n\t\t“Metal article<\/span>” means any manufactured item, consisting of metal, that is usable for its originally intended purpose without processing, repairs, or alteration and that is not otherwise excluded by the definitions in this section. Examples include, without limitation, railings, copper or aluminum wire, copper pipe and tubing, plumbing fixtures, copper and aluminum gutters, copper and aluminum downspouts, and cast-iron radiators.\n\t\t“Nonferrous scrap<\/span>” means any scrap metal consisting primarily of (i) stainless steel or (ii) any metal other than iron or steel. Nonferrous scrap<\/span> does not include aluminum beverage cans; postconsumer household items such as pots, pans, barbecue grills, and lawn chairs; used flashing removed during building renovation or demolition; or small quantities of nonferrous metals contained in large manufactured articles, such as automobile bodies and appliances.\n\t\t“Proprietary article<\/span>” means (i) any metal article<\/span> stamped, engraved, stenciled, or otherwise marked so as to identify it as being or having been the property of a governmental entity or public utility or transportation, shipbuilding, ship repair, mining, or manufacturing company; (ii) any hard drawn copper electrical conductor, cable, or wire that is three-eighths of one inch or greater in diameter, stranded or solid; (iii) any aluminum conductor, cable, or wire three quarters of one inch or greater in diameter, stranded or solid; (iv) stainless steel beer kegs; (v) any catalytic converter from a motor vehicle exhaust system that has been detached from a motor vehicle; (vi) any telecommunications cable that is one-half of one inch or greater in diameter and that contains 50 or more individual strands of solid, insulated, color-coded copper wire, including such telecommunication cable that has been unsheathed or burned; (vii) any manhole cover; (viii) any bronze or copper cemetery plaque, urn, or marker; (ix) aluminum bleacher seats or guardrails; or (x) any mining cable that is one-half inch or greater in diameter and is composed of one or more stranded copper conductors and stamped, engraved, stenciled, or otherwise marked with “Mine Safety and Health Administration<\/span>” or “MSHA.”\n\t\t“Scrap metal” means any manufactured item or article consisting of or containing metal; any metal removed from or obtained by cutting, demolishing, or disassembling any building, structure, manufactured item, or article; and any other metal that is no longer used for its original purpose and that can be processed for reuse in mills, foundries, and other manufacturing facilities.\n\t\t“Scrap metal processor<\/span>” means a business entity in good standing authorized to conduct business in the Commonwealth that regularly utilizes machinery and equipment at one or more established locations in the normal course of business for processing and manufacturing scrap metal into prepared grades for sale as raw material<\/span> to mills, foundries, and other manufacturing facilities.\n\t\t“Scrap metal purchaser<\/span>” means any person or business, other than an authorized scrap seller<\/span> or a broker<\/span> buying or selling processed scrap metal, who purchases scrap metal either directly or through an authorized agent in excess of $20,000 during any 12-month period.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 59.1-136.1)\n\nFor the purpose of this article:\n\t\t“Authorized scrap seller” means licensed plumbers, electricians,\nHVAC contractors, building and construction contractors, demolition contractors,\nconstruction and demolition debris contractors, public utilities, transportation\ncompanies, industrial and manufacturing companies, marine, automobile, and\naircraft salvage and wrecking companies, and government entities.\n\t\t“Broker” means any person or his authorized agent who negotiates,\npurchases, sells, or offers for sale any scrap metal either directly or through\nan authorized agent without obtaining title to or ownership of the scrap metal.\n\t\t“Ferrous scrap” means any scrap metal consisting primarily of\niron, steel, or both, but excluding any scrap metal consisting primarily of\nstainless steel. Ferrous scrap includes large manufactured articles such as\nautomobile bodies that may contain other substances to be removed and sorted\nduring normal operations of scrap metal processors.\n\t\t“Metal article” means any manufactured item, consisting of metal,\nthat is usable for its originally intended purpose without processing, repairs,\nor alteration and that is not otherwise excluded by the definitions in this\nsection. Examples include, without limitation, railings, copper or aluminum\nwire, copper pipe and tubing, plumbing fixtures, copper and aluminum gutters,\ncopper and aluminum downspouts, and cast-iron radiators.\n\t\t“Nonferrous scrap” means any scrap metal consisting primarily of\n(i) stainless steel or (ii) any metal other than iron or steel. Nonferrous scrap\ndoes not include aluminum beverage cans; postconsumer household items such as\npots, pans, barbecue grills, and lawn chairs; used flashing removed during\nbuilding renovation or demolition; or small quantities of nonferrous metals\ncontained in large manufactured articles, such as automobile bodies and\nappliances.\n\t\t“Proprietary article” means (i) any metal article stamped,\nengraved, stenciled, or otherwise marked so as to identify it as being or having\nbeen the property of a governmental entity or public utility or transportation,\nshipbuilding, ship repair, mining, or manufacturing company; (ii) any hard drawn\ncopper electrical conductor, cable, or wire that is three-eighths of one inch or\ngreater in diameter, stranded or solid; (iii) any aluminum conductor, cable, or\nwire three quarters of one inch or greater in diameter, stranded or solid; (iv)\nstainless steel beer kegs; (v) any catalytic converter from a motor vehicle\nexhaust system that has been detached from a motor vehicle; (vi) any\ntelecommunications cable that is one-half of one inch or greater in diameter and\nthat contains 50 or more individual strands of solid, insulated, color-coded\ncopper wire, including such telecommunication cable that has been unsheathed or\nburned; (vii) any manhole cover; (viii) any bronze or copper cemetery plaque,\nurn, or marker; (ix) aluminum bleacher seats or guardrails; or (x) any mining\ncable that is one-half inch or greater in diameter and is composed of one or\nmore stranded copper conductors and stamped, engraved, stenciled, or otherwise\nmarked with “Mine Safety and Health Administration” or\n“MSHA.”\n\t\t“Scrap metal” means any manufactured item or article consisting of\nor containing metal; any metal removed from or obtained by cutting, demolishing,\nor disassembling any building, structure, manufactured item, or article; and any\nother metal that is no longer used for its original purpose and that can be\nprocessed for reuse in mills, foundries, and other manufacturing facilities.\n\t\t“Scrap metal processor” means a business entity in good standing\nauthorized to conduct business in the Commonwealth that regularly utilizes\nmachinery and equipment at one or more established locations in the normal\ncourse of business for processing and manufacturing scrap metal into prepared\ngrades for sale as raw material to mills, foundries, and other manufacturing\nfacilities.\n\t\t“Scrap metal purchaser” means any person or business, other than\nan authorized scrap seller or a broker buying or selling processed scrap metal,\nwho purchases scrap metal either directly or through an authorized agent in\nexcess of $20,000 during any 12-month period.\n\nHISTORY: 2007, c. 917; 2009, c. 657; 2010, c. 805; 2012, c. 449; 2013, c. 414.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}