A Utah State Senate Bill that aimed to strengthen control over the buying and selling of scrap metal has been held up in committee hearing. The bill, SB 44, has as its chief sponsor Senator Jon Greiner.
The bill aimed to resolve the following:
Define regulated metals
Specify identification that must be provided in order to sell regulated metals to dealers
Require that dealers post a sign advising sellers that they must provide identification in compliance with state law
Requires that dealers keep a written or electronic log or identification and sales for three years
Requires authorization from a governmental entity in order to sell certain regulated metals such as manhole covers
Requires that dealers keep a written or electronic log of identification and sales three years;
Requires authorization of the owner in order to sell specified regulated metals are defined as "suspect metals," such as copper and grave site vases
Requires that dealers segregate and label regulated metals that they purchase
Requires that dealers hold regulated metals for three days and allows a law enforcement agency to place a hold up to 60 days if the agency believes the metal is stolen
While the bill has been temporarily held, there are expectations that the bill will be reintroduced after further discussions with the industry.