17-44-101. Definitions.

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17-44-101. Definitions.

17-44-101. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) “Beverage container” means a can, bottle, jar, or other container made of aluminum or metal that is sealed by a manufacturer; (2) “Minor” means a person under eighteen (18) years of age; (3)(A) “Nonferrous metal” means a metal that does not contain significant quantities of iron or steel. (B) “Nonferrous metal” includes without limitation the following metals and their alloys: (i) Copper; (ii) Brass; (iii) Aluminum; (iv) Bronze; (v) Lead; (vi) Zinc; and (vii) Nickel; (4) “Person” means an individual, a partnership, a corporation, a joint venture, a trust, an association, or any other legal entity; (5) “Record” means paper, electronic, or other method of storing information; (6) “Scrap metal” means bits and pieces of metal parts that may be combined together with bolts or soldering and can be recycled when worn or superfluous; (7) “Scrap metal processor” means a person that, from a fixed location, engages in the business of using machinery or equipment for the processing or manufacturing of iron, steel, or nonferrous metal scrap; (8)(A) “Scrap metal recycler” means any person that purchases scrap metal. (B) “Scrap metal recycler” does not include a person that only buys in quantities of five thousand pounds (5,000 lbs.) or more; and (9)(A) “Seller” means any person that receives in a transaction monetary consideration from a scrap metal recycler in exchange for nonferrous metal, iron, or steel, including without limitation copper, brass, aluminum, bronze, lead, zinc, nickel, and their alloys. (B) “Seller” does not include a person that sells scrap metal generated in a manufacturing or production process and sold to a scrap metal recycler under a contract or an agreement.

Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 17-44-101

Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. A text match is a research starting point; applicability is not established.