§ 235-020. DEFINITIONS

(a)

As used in this chapter, "junk" means any and all secondhand and used machinery and all ferrous and nonferrous scrap metals and alloys, including any and all secondhand and used furniture, pallets, or other personal property, other than livestock, or parts or portions thereof; or as defined in California Business and Professions Code Section 21600 as amended from time to time.

(b)

As used in this chapter, "scrap metals and alloys" includes, but is not limited to, materials and equipment commonly used in construction, agricultural operations and electrical power generation, railroad equipment, oil well rigs, nonferrous materials, stainless steel, and nickel which are offered for sale to any junk dealer or recycler, but does not include scrap iron, household generated waste, or aluminum beverage containers, as defined in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 14502) of Division 12.1 of the Public Resources Code; or as defined in California Business and Professions Code Section 21600 as amended from time to time.

(c)

As used in this chapter, "junk dealer" includes any person engaged in the business of buying, selling and dealing in junk, any person purchasing, gathering, collecting, soliciting or traveling about from place to place procuring junk, and any person operating, carrying on, conducting or maintaining a junk yard or place where junk is gathered together and stored or kept for shipment, sale or transfer; or as defined in California Business and Professions Code Section 21601 as amended from time to time.

(d)

As used in this chapter, "junk yard" includes any yard, plot, space, enclosure, building or any other place where junk is collected, stored, gathered together and kept; or as defined in California Business and Professions Code Section 21602 as amended from time to time.

(e)

As used in this chapter, "recycler" means any processor, recycling center, or non-certified recycler, as those terms are defined in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 14502) of Division 12.1 of the Public Resources Code, who buys or sells scrap metal that constitutes junk, as defined in Business and Professions Code section 21600; or as defined in California Business and Professions Code Section 21605 as amended from time to time.

(f)

As used in this chapter, "nonferrous material" means copper, copper alloys, stainless steel, or aluminum but does not include beverage containers, as defined in Section 14505 of the Public Resources Code; or as defined in California Business and Professions Code Section 21600 et. seq. as amended from time to time