Arizona Laws 44-1648. Preemption; power of local authorities; city, town or county licensing system
A. The state legislature determines that the registration of scrap metal dealers is a matter of statewide concern. The power to register scrap metal dealers is preempted by this state.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 44-1648
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- Scrap metal dealers: means each person or business entity, including all employees of the person or business entity, except automotive recyclers that are licensed pursuant to Title 28, Chapter 10 and whose primary business is the dismantling, selling or disposing of parts or accessories of motor vehicles, engaged in the business of purchasing, trading, bartering or otherwise receiving secondhand or castoff material of any kind that is commonly known as scrap metal. See Arizona Laws 44-1641
B. Sections 9-500.38 and 11-269.16 do not affect a city’s, town’s or county’s power to enforce laws relating to business licensing of scrap metal dealers. This article does not affect a city’s, town’s or county’s power to enforce laws relating to business licensing. Sections 9-500.38 and 11-269.16 and this article do not apply to a city’s, town’s or county’s system for licensing a scrap metal dealer if the licensing system includes background checks or identification and fingerprinting of the owners of the scrap metal dealer.
C. A scrap metal dealer’s license that is current and in good standing with a city’s, town’s or county’s licensing system before September 13, 2013 is in compliance with that licensing system and the city, town or county may not require the scrap metal dealer to reapply for licensure in order to be in compliance with the city’s, town’s or county’s licensing system unless there is an event or circumstance that requires an amendment or filing pursuant to the city’s, town’s or county’s licensing system’s requirements.