(a) A person may not sell, convey or otherwise transfer to a metals recycling facility any of the following items without first obtaining from the metals recycling facility a signed written acknowledgment that the item has been sold, conveyed or transferred to the facility:

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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 39-17-1402

  • Metals recycling facility: means any business that is predominantly engaged in performing the process by which scrap, used or obsolete ferrous or nonferrous metals are converted into raw materials consisting of proper grades and having an existing or potential economic value. See Tennessee Code 39-17-1401
  • Motor vehicle: means any vehicle which is self-propelled. See Tennessee Code 39-17-1401
  • PCB-containing capacitor: means a capacitor that contains polychlorinated biphenyls and is regulated under the federal Toxic Substances Control Act ( 15 U. See Tennessee Code 39-17-1401
  • Person: means an individual, corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship or other business entity. See Tennessee Code 39-17-1401
  • Scrap vehicle: means any motor vehicle that has been crushed, flattened or dismantled or that has been otherwise damaged to the extent that it cannot be economically repaired. See Tennessee Code 39-17-1401
  • signed: includes a mark, the name being written near the mark and witnessed, or any other symbol or methodology executed or adopted by a party with intention to authenticate a writing or record, regardless of being witnessed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • written: includes printing, typewriting, engraving, lithography, and any other mode of representing words and letters. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(1) Lead-acid battery;
(2) Fuel tank;
(3) PCB-containing capacitor;
(4) Chlorofluorocarbon refrigerant; or
(5) Unspent air bag.
(b) This section applies whether an item is included with a load of scrap or is contained or enclosed in a motor vehicle, scrap vehicle, appliance or other item of scrap.