Sec. 1. (a) An automotive salvage recycler must be licensed by the secretary under this article before the automotive salvage recycler may do any of the following:

(1) Acquire, sell, or advertise for sale a used major component part of a motor vehicle.

(2) Wreck, dismantle, shred, compact, crush, or otherwise destroy a motor vehicle for resale of the major component parts of the motor vehicle or scrap material.

(3) Rebuild a salvage motor vehicle for resale.

(4) Engage in the business of storing, disposing, salvaging, or recycling of operable or inoperable motor vehicles, vehicle hulks, or parts of motor vehicles.

     (b) An automotive salvage recycler who violates this section commits a Class A infraction.

As added by P.L.92-2013, SEC.78. Amended by P.L.217-2014, SEC.169; P.L.151-2015, SEC.52; P.L.174-2016, SEC.75; P.L.198-2016, SEC.629; P.L.284-2019, SEC.16.