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

1. Obtaining 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 3 of this act; or

3. Obtaining proof that the seller is an exempted seller or an employee of an exempted seller, as defined in Section 2 of this act.

B. The following items are regulated by the provisions of this act:

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.

Added by Laws 2008, c. 391, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2008. Renumbered from § 1424 of Title 59 by Laws 2014, c. 18, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2014.