A metals recycling facility shall post in a conspicuous location a notice that is readily visible to all persons selling materials to the facility. The notice shall be no smaller than twenty-four inches (24″) horizontally by eighteen inches (18″) vertically and must contain the following language:

TENNESSEE LAW PROHIBITS THE SALE, TRANSFER OR CONVEYANCE OF ANY OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS TO THIS FACILITY WITHOUT FIRST OBTAINING OUR SIGNED WRITTEN ACKNOWLEDGMENT THAT WE WILL ACCEPT THE ITEM:

(A) LEAD-ACID BATTERIES;

Attorney's Note

Under the Tennessee Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
class B misdemeanorup to 6 monthsup to $500
For details, see Tenn. Code § 40-35-111
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 39-17-1403

  • 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
  • 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
(B) FUEL TANKS;
(C) PCB-CONTAINING CAPACITORS;
(D) CHLOROFLUOROCARBON REFRIGERANTS; AND
(E) UNSPENT AIR BAGS.

A VIOLATION OF THIS LAW IS A CLASS B MISDEMEANOR.

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