                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

DEFINITIONS (§ 59.1-136.1)

For the purpose of this article:
		&#8220;Authorized scrap seller&#8221; 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.
		&#8220;Broker&#8221; 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.
		&#8220;Ferrous scrap&#8221; means any scrap metal consisting primarily of
iron, steel, or both, but excluding any scrap metal consisting primarily of
stainless steel. 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.
		&#8220;Metal article&#8221; 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.
		&#8220;Nonferrous scrap&#8221; 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.
		&#8220;Proprietary article&#8221; 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 &#8220;Mine Safety and Health Administration&#8221; or
&#8220;MSHA.&#8221;
		&#8220;Scrap metal&#8221; 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.
		&#8220;Scrap metal processor&#8221; 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.
		&#8220;Scrap metal purchaser&#8221; 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.

HISTORY: 2007, c. 917; 2009, c. 657; 2010, c. 805; 2012, c. 449; 2013, c. 414.