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 Tulsa
 Code of Ordinances
 Title 27. PENAL CODE
 Chapter 31. SCRAP METAL DEALERS

  § 3104. Purchase restrictions.  

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  • A.

    Scrap metal dealers permitted to do business as provided by this chapter or by the Oklahoma Scrap Metal Dealers Act shall not purchase any item listed in subsection B. of this section without:

    1.

    Obtaining a proof that the seller owns or is authorized to sell the property, by evidence of a receipt of purchase or a bill of sale for the property; and

    2.

    Requiring the seller to sign a written declaration in the form required by subsection I. of Section 3103 of this chapter; or

    3.

    Obtaining proof that the seller is an exempted seller or an employee of an exempted seller, as defined in Section 3102 of this chapter.

    B.

    The following items are regulated by the provisions of this chapter:

    1.

    Manhole covers, street signs, traffic signs, traffic signals including their fixtures and hardware, or any other identifiable public property;

    2.

    Electric light poles, including their fixtures and hardware, electric transmission or distribution cable and wires, and any other hardware associated with electric utility or telecommunication systems;

    3.

    Highway guard rails;

    4.

    Funeral markers, plaques or funeral vases;

    5.

    Historical markers or public artifacts;

    6.

    Railroad equipment;

    7.

    Any metal item marked with any form of the name, initials or logo of a governmental entity, utility, cemetery or railroad;

    8.

    Condensing or evaporating coil from a heating or air conditioning unit;

    9.

    Aluminum or stainless steel containers or bottles designed to contain fuel;

    10.

    Metal beer kegs that are clearly marked as being the property of the beer manufacturer;

    11.

    Metal bleachers or other seating facilities used in recreational areas or sporting arenas;

    12.

    Automotive catalytic converters;

    13.

    Plumbing or electrical fixtures;

    14.

    Tools;

    15.

    Machinery or supplies commonly used in the drilling, completing, operating or repairing of oil or gas wells; and

    16.

    Stainless steel fittings and fixtures commonly used in the operation of car wash facilities.

( Ord. No. 23559, § 4, 9-14-2016 )