§ 30-A §3772 — Records of purchases maintained by scrap metal processors

Maine § 30-A §3772

• Jurisdiction: Maine
• Title 30-A: MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES
• Part 2: MUNICIPALITIES
• Ch. 183: ECONOMIC REGULATION

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1.
Maintenance of records requirement.
Except as provided in subsection 2, a scrap metal processor doing business in the State shall maintain an accurate and legible record of each scrap metal purchase transaction.
1-A.
Form and method of payment.
A scrap metal processor shall provide payment to a seller only in the form of a credit card, as defined in Title 9-A, section 1-301, subsection 16, a debit card, as defined in Title 10, section 1271, subsection 3, or a check. If payment is made by check, the scrap metal processor shall maintain a record of the payee, check number and name of the financial institution upon which the check is drawn.
2.
Exception.
A scrap metal processor doing business in the State is not required to maintain individual records for a series of scrap metal purchase transactions made pursuant to a written contract or bill of sale.
3.
Information required.
The record of each scrap metal purchase transaction required under subsection 1 must be on a form prescribed by the Commissioner of Public Safety and contain the following information:

Legislative History

PL 2007, c. 549, §1 (NEW). PL 2011, c. 545, §§2-7 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 141, §1 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 206, §10 (AMD).