ARTICLE XXXV. - OFFENSES REGARDING TRADE AND COMMERCE
Part of the Code of Ordinances of Minersville, UT.
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--- (19) --- State Law reference— Junkyard Control Act, U.C.A. 1953, § 72-7-201 et seq.; regulation of scrap metal dealers, U.C.A. 1953, § 76-6-1401 et seq.
Sec. 14-1098. - Definitions.#
For the purpose of this article, the definitions in U.C.A. 1953, § 76-6-1402 are hereby adopted and included in this section, including:
Dealer means: (1)
A scrap metal processor or secondary metals dealer or recycler, but does not include:
a.
Junk dealers as defined in U.C.A. 1953, § 76-6-1402;
b.
Solid waste management facilities as defined in U.C.A. 1953, § 19-6-502; or
c.
The following businesses that are authorized to accept delivery of used lead batteries for recycling under U.C.A. 1953, §§ 19-6-603, 19-6-604, and 19-6-605:
1.
Retailers;
2.
Wholesalers;
3.
Battery manufacturers; and
4.
Secondary lead smelters.
(2)
A metals refiner.
Junk dealer means all persons, firms, or corporations engaged in the business of purchasing or selling secondhand, or castoff material of any kind, such as old iron, copper, brass, lead, zinc, tin, steel, aluminum, and other metals, metallic cables, wires, ropes, cordage, bottles, bagging, rags, rubber, paper, and other like materials, but not including regulated metal.
(Code 1981, § 13-1090-1)
State Law reference— Definitions, U.C.A. 1953, § 76-6-1402.
Sec. 14-1099. - Fraudulent practices to affect market price.#
Every person who willfully makes or publishes any false statement, spreads any false rumor, or employs any other false or fraudulent means or device, with intent to affect the market price of any kind of property, is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
(Code 1981, § 13-1090-2)
State Law reference— Similar provisions, U.C.A. 1953, § 76-10-3001.
Sec. 14-1100. - Junk dealer's record of sales and purchases.#
Every junk dealer shall keep a book in which shall be written, in ink in the English language, at the time of each and every purchase and sale a listing of the weight and metallic description of the sale or purchase, together with the full name and residence of the person selling the junk, together with the date and place of the purchase and sale. No entry in the book shall be erased, mutilated, or changed. The book and entries shall at all times be open to inspection by the sheriff of the county or any of his deputies and by any member of the police force of the town, and any constable or other state, municipal, or county officials in this county, provided this article shall not apply to any sale of less than twenty pounds.
(Code 1981, § 13-1090-7)
Sec. 14-1101. - Violation by junk dealer; classification of offense.#
Any junk dealer who shall be found guilty of a violation of any of the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor; provided that this article shall not be construed to in any way affect any tax, license or regulation otherwise imposed on any junk dealer.
(Code 1981, § 13-1090-8)
Sec. 14-1102. - Junk dealer to obtain statement from sellers.#
At the time of purchase by any junk dealer of any copper wire, pig, or pigs of metal or of any junk, as defined in this article, he shall obtain a signed and dated statement from the person selling it as to when, where, and from whom the property was obtained and also the residence, address, and place of employment of the seller or sellers. The statement shall be retained for five years by the junk dealer and shall be subject to the provisions of section 14-1100 relating to erasure, mutilation, or change and also to inspection.
(Code 1981, § 13-1090-9)
Sec. 14-1103. - Falsification or seller's statement to junk dealer.#
Any seller who, in the making of his statement as required by this article in selling, offering, or trying to sell junk willfully makes a false statement or gives untrue information, shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
(Code 1981, § 13-1090-10)