§ 550.10. Purchase of certain articles restricted.

(A)

No scrap metal facility licensee shall purchase or receive any restricted article in a retail transaction unless at the time of the transaction the seller has received reasonable, reliable, written documentation verifying that the seller is the owner of the article, or is an employee, agent, or other person authorized to sell the article on behalf of the owner.

(B)

For purposes of this section, "restricted article" means all of the items described as a "special purchase article" in Ohio Revised Code Section 4737.04.

(C)

No scrap metal facility licensee shall purchase or receive any catalytic converter in a retail transaction unless:

(1)

at the time of the transaction the seller has received reasonable, reliable, written documentation verifying that the seller is the owner of the catalytic converter, or is an employee, agent, or other person authorized to sell the catalytic converter on behalf of the owner; or

(2)

no more than one (1) catalytic converter is purchased or received per seller per day.

(Ord. 0441-2007 § 1 (part); Ord. No. 0882-2009, §§ 1, 2, 7-26-2009; Ord. No. 1788-2010, § 1, 1-31-2011)