(1) "Beverage container" means a can, bottle, jar, or other container made of aluminum or metal that is sealed by a manufacturer;

(2) "Minor" means a person under eighteen (18) years of age;

(3)

(A) "Nonferrous metal" means a metal that does not contain significant quantities of iron or steel.

(B) "Nonferrous metal" includes without limitation the following metals and their alloys:

(i) Copper;

(ii) Brass;

(iii) Aluminum;

(iv) Bronze;

(v) Lead;

(vi) Zinc; and

(vii) Nickel;

(4) "Person" means an individual, a partnership, a corporation, a joint venture, a trust, an association, or any other legal entity;

(5) "Record" means paper, electronic, or other method of storing information;

(6) "Scrap metal" means bits and pieces of metal parts that may be combined together with bolts or soldering and can be recycled when worn or superfluous;

(7) "Scrap metal processor" means a person that, from a fixed location, engages in the business of using machinery or equipment for the processing or manufacturing of iron, steel, or nonferrous metal scrap;

(8)

(A) "Scrap metal recycler" means any person that purchases scrap metal.

(B) "Scrap metal recycler" does not include a person that only buys in quantities of five thousand pounds (5,000 lbs.) or more; and

(9)

(A) "Seller" means any person that receives in a transaction monetary consideration from a scrap metal recycler in exchange for nonferrous metal, iron, or steel, including without limitation copper, brass, aluminum, bronze, lead, zinc, nickel, and their alloys.

(B) "Seller" does not include a person that sells scrap metal generated in a manufacturing or production process and sold to a scrap metal recycler under a contract or an agreement.