A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to require dealers of scrap, salvage, or surplus to maintain records of copper sales and to increase the criminal penalty for failing to comply with the record‑keeping requirements.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 66‑10(b) reads as rewritten:
"(b)	Every person, firm, or corporation engaged in the business of buying or dealing in scrap, salvage, or surplus, including copper, glass, waste paper, burlap, cloth, cordage, rubber, leather, or belting of every kind, in addition to the above requirements under subsection (a) of this section, shall make and keep a record of the name and address of the person from whom this scrap, salvage, or surplus is purchased and the license number, if any, and if there is no license, a description of the vehicle in which this scrap, salvage, or surplus is delivered. Any person, firm, or corporation which fails to comply with the requirements of this subsection shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor and upon conviction shall only be fined not in excess of five hundred dollars ($500.00) in the discretion of the court."
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective December 1, 2007, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.