(a) A scrap metal dealer shall maintain an accurate paper or electronic record of each in-person transaction in which the dealer purchases scrap metal for $100 or more from another person.

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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 08.60.200

  • person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, organization, business trust, or society, as well as a natural person. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
  • state: means the State of Alaska unless applied to the different parts of the United States and in the latter case it includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
(b) The record of a transaction must include

(1) the date, time, location, and value of the scrap metal purchased;
(2) the name of the dealer’s employee or agent handling the transaction;
(3) the name, address, and telephone number of the person from whom the dealer purchased the scrap metal;
(4) a description, including the license plate information, of a motor vehicle used to deliver the scrap metal to the dealer;
(5) if the person who sells scrap metal to the dealer is an individual, the number of the individual’s driver’s license, the number of the individual’s government-issued identification document that contains a picture, or a copy of the individual’s government-issued identification document that contains a picture;
(6) if the person who sells scrap metal to the dealer is an organization, the number of the person’s state business license issued under Alaska Stat. § 43.70.020;
(7) a description, including weight and quantity, of the scrap metal purchased by the dealer; the scrap metal dealer shall determine the weight by using a scale that complies with the state standards of weight and measure established under Alaska Stat. Chapter 45.75; and
(8) the signed statement required by Alaska Stat. § 08.60.210.