Montana Code 30-22-102. Recordkeeping
30-22-102. Recordkeeping. (1) A salvage metal dealer shall:
Terms Used In Montana Code 30-22-102
- Nonferrous metal: means metal and metal alloys not containing significant quantities of iron or steel, including but not limited to:
(a)copper;
(b)brass;
(c)aluminum, other than aluminum cans;
(d)bronze;
(e)lead;
(f)zinc;
(g)nickel;
(h)stainless steel, including stainless steel beer kegs; and
(i)precious metals, including catalytic converters and their component parts and materials. See Montana Code 30-22-101
- Peace officer: has the meaning as defined in 46-1-202. See Montana Code 1-1-207
- Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, joint venture, trust, association, or any other legal entity. See Montana Code 30-22-101
- Property: means real and personal property. See Montana Code 1-1-205
- Salvage metal dealer: means a person who is engaged in the business of paying, trading, recycling, or bartering for or collecting nonferrous metals that have served their original economic purpose, whether or not the person is engaged in the business of performing the manufacturing process by which ferrous metals or nonferrous metals are converted into raw material products consisting of prepared grades and having an existing or potential economic value. See Montana Code 30-22-101
- Seller: means a person who sells or delivers nonferrous metal or otherwise makes nonferrous metal available to a salvage metal dealer. See Montana Code 30-22-101
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
(a)maintain a nonferrous metal acquisition record for nonferrous metal transactions that include a catalytic converter or that exceed $50;
(b)retain a nonferrous metal acquisition record for a period of not less than 2 years from the date of the transaction; and
(c)make nonferrous metal acquisition records available to any peace officer on demand.
(2)The nonferrous metal acquisition record required under subsection (1) must contain:
(a)the time and date of the transaction and the name of the person conducting the transaction on behalf of the salvage metal dealer;
(b)a general description, using scrap specifications recognized by the institute of scrap recycling industries, inc., of the property acquired, including the type and amount and, if readily discernible, any identifiable marks on the property;
(c)the amount of consideration given for the nonferrous metal;
(d)a photocopy or scanned copy of a current, valid driver’s license, passport, or state identification card of the seller, except that the identification copies required under this subsection (2)(d) do not apply if a check for payment is provided to a seller or transferor;
(e)a signature of the seller or transferor;
(f)a description of any motor vehicle and its license number used in the delivery of the nonferrous metal; and
(g)if the transaction includes a catalytic converter, documentation showing the catalytic converter was removed from a vehicle registered to the seller.