§ 3021 - Definitions - Vermont Statutes

§ 3021. Definitions

As used in this chapter:

(1) "Authorized scrap seller" means a licensed plumber, electrician, HVAC contractor, building or construction contractor, demolition contractor, construction and demolition debris contractor, public utility, transportation company, licensed peddler or broker, an industrial and manufacturing company; marine, automobile, or aircraft salvage and wrecking company, or a government entity.

(2) "Ferrous scrap" means any scrap metal consisting primarily of iron, steel, or both, including large manufactured articles such as automobile bodies that may contain other substances to be removed and sorted during normal processing operations of scrap metal.

(3) "Metal article" means any manufactured item consisting of metal that is usable for its originally intended purpose without processing, repair, or alteration, including railings, copper or aluminum wire, copper pipe and tubing, bronze cemetery plaques, urns, markers, plumbing fixtures, and cast-iron radiators.

(4) "Nonferrous scrap" means any scrap metal consisting primarily of metal other than iron or steel, and does not include aluminum beverage cans, post-consumer household items, items removed during building renovations or demolitions, or large manufactured items containing small quantities of nonferrous metals such as automobile bodies and appliances.

(5) "Proprietary article" means any of the following:

(A) Any metal article stamped, engraved, stenciled, or marked as being or having been the property of a governmental entity, public utility, or a transportation, shipbuilding, ship repair, mining, or manufacturing company.

(B) Any hard-drawn copper electrical conductor, cable, or wire greater than 0.375 inches in diameter, stranded or solid.

(C) Any aluminum conductor, cable, or wire greater than 0.75 inches in diameter, stranded or solid.

(D) Metal beer kegs.

(E) Manhole covers.

(F) Catalytic converters.

(6) "Scrap metal" means any manufactured item or article that contains metal.

(7) "Scrap metal processor" means a person authorized to conduct a business that processes and manufactures scrap metal into prepared grades for sale as raw material to mills, foundries, and other manufacturing facilities. (Added 2007, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 10.)