Acceptance of property inscribed with company name.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 7-66
in effectSec. 7-66. - Acceptance of property inscribed with company name.
It shall be unlawful for any metal recycler or his agents or employees acting on his behalf to purchase or receive property that is marked with any form of the name or initials of a private company or that the metal recycler knows or should reasonably know belongs to a private company unless the person offering such property for sale presents at the time of the offer to sell the property a written and signed statement from the seller attesting to lawful ownership of the property, a receipt from the lawful owner, or a written, signed statement from the lawful owner of the property providing that the seller has authorization to sell or otherwise transfer that property.
(Ord. No. 2016-964, § 4(Exh. A), 12-7-2016)
Source: City of Houston, Code of Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/houston/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH7ANDECOMASCMEPRSEREREBU_ARTIIIMERE_DIV3OPRURE_S7-66ACPRINCONAFetched: 10/26/2026