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Ark. Code Ann. § 17-44-108

License to sell required

Acts 2013, No. 1354, § 9; 2019, No. 910, § 3185.

(1) A license is required for all scrap metal recyclers to be issued by the county sheriff.

(2) A license under this section shall cost two hundred fifty dollars ($250) and may be renewed annually for twenty-five dollars ($25.00).

(3) The fees described in subdivision (a)(2)(A) of this section do not apply to a not-for-profit scrap metal dealer or not-for-profit scrap metal recycler.

(4) The license fee shall be payable to the county sheriff and shall be used for the county sheriff's general operating expenses.

(5) Before a license may be issued under this section, a person operating as a scrap metal recycler shall: Have a fixed physical location with a full complement of permanent utilities, if applicable, including without limitation: Water;

(6) Sewer;

(7) Electricity; and

(8) Gas;

(9) Show proof of a required national pollution discharge elimination system stormwater permit issued by the Division of Environmental Quality; and

(10) Have the ability to comply with online reporting as required by this chapter.

(11) A license under this section may be suspended or revoked by a court having jurisdiction if the prosecuting attorney shows in a civil action that a scrap metal recycler has failed to comply with the requirements of this chapter.

Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.