§ 10-1-358 — Purchases of regulated metal property exempted from application of article

This article shall not apply to purchases of regulated metal property, other than used, detached catalytic converters, from: (1) Organizations, corporations, or associations registered with the state as charitable, philanthropic, religious, fraternal, civic, patriotic, social, or school-sponsored organizations or associations or from any nonprofit corporations or associations; (2) A law enforcement officer acting in an official capacity; (3) A trustee in bankruptcy, executor, administrator, or receiver who has presented proof of such status to the secondary metals recycler; (4) Any public official acting under judicial process or authority who has presented proof of such status to the secondary metals recycler; (5) A sale on the execution, or by virtue, of any process issued by a court if proof thereof has been presented to the secondary metals recycler; or (6) A manufacturing, industrial, or other commercial vendor that generates and sells regulated metal property in the ordinary course of its business, provided that such vendor is not a secondary metals recycler.

Legislative History

Amended by 2023 Ga. Laws 31,§ 1-5, eff. 7/1/2023. Renumbered from 10-1-355 and amended by 2012 Ga. Laws 590,§ I-1-1, eff. 7/1/2012.