§ 30-22-101 — Definitions

Montana § 30-22-101

• Jurisdiction: Montana
• Title 30: TRADE AND COMMERCE
• Ch. 22: NONFERROUS METAL TRANSACTIONS
• Part 1: General Provisions

Text

30-22-101 . Definitions. As used in this part, unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions apply:
(1) "Nonferrous metal" means metal and metal alloys not containing significant quantities of iron or steel, including but not limited to:
(a) copper;
(b) brass;
(c) aluminum, other than aluminum cans;
(d) bronze;
(e) lead;
(f) zinc;
(g) nickel;
(h) stainless steel, including stainless steel beer kegs; and
(i) precious metals, including catalytic converters and their component parts and materials.
(2) "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation, joint venture, trust, association, or any other legal entity.
(3) "Salvage metal dealer" means a person who is engaged in the business of paying, trading, recycling, or bartering for or collecting nonferrous metals that have served their original economic purpose, whether or not the person is engaged in the business of performing the manufacturing process by which ferrous metals or nonferrous metals are converted into raw material products consisting of prepared grades and having an existing or potential economic value.
(4) "Seller" means a person who sells or delivers nonferrous metal or otherwise makes nonferrous metal available to a salvage metal dealer.

Legislative History

En. Sec. 1, Ch. 316, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 174, L. 2013; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 372, L. 2023.