SCRAP METAL PROCESSORS

Salt Lake City Code tit. 5, div. II, ch. 5.58

in effect

Salt Lake City Code § 5.58.010 SCRAP METAL PROCESSOR DEFINED

5.58.010: SCRAP METAL PROCESSOR DEFINED: "Scrap metal processor" means any person who, from a fixed location, utilizes machinery and equipment for processing and manufacturing iron, steel or nonferrous scrap into prepared grades, and whose principal product is scrap iron, scrap steel or nonferrous metallic scrap for sale for remelting purposes. (Prior code § 20-16A-1)

Salt Lake City Code § 5.58.020 LICENSE REQUIRED

5.58.020: LICENSE REQUIRED: It is unlawful for any person to operate as scrap metal processor without first obtaining a license to do so. (Prior code § 20-16A-4)

Salt Lake City Code § 5.58.030 LICENSE FEE

5.58.030: LICENSE FEE: The license fee for operating as a scrap metal processor shall be as shown on the Salt Lake City consolidated fee schedule, per year. (Ord. 24-11, 2011)

Salt Lake City Code § 5.58.040 GOLD AND SILVER; RESTRICTIONS AND THIRTY DAY HOLDING PERIOD

5.58.040: GOLD AND SILVER; RESTRICTIONS AND THIRTY DAY HOLDING PERIOD: It is unlawful for any scrap metal processor to deliver, sell, remelt, change the condition of, or otherwise dispose of any goods, articles or things containing gold or silver for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of receiving same. If requested to do so by a police officer, any item must be retained and held, in the condition received, until released by the police department. (Prior code § 20-16A-6)

Salt Lake City Code § 5.58.050 RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENTS

5.58.050: RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENTS: Each scrap metal processor shall maintain for at least two (2) years written records of all materials purchased or received. Such records shall contain the name and address of the person from whom the materials were purchased and received, the date of the transaction, the type of identification presented, a description of the property, and the license number of the vehicle used by the seller to deliver such material to the purchaser. (Prior code § 20-16A-2)

Salt Lake City Code § 5.58.060 DEALING WITH MINORS PROHIBITED

5.58.060: DEALING WITH MINORS PROHIBITED: It is unlawful for any licensee under this chapter, by himself, his agents or servants, to purchase or receive any material referred to in section 5.58.010 of this chapter or its successor, from any person under eighteen (18) years of age without the written consent of a parent or guardian of such person. (Prior code § 20-16A-3)

Source: Salt Lake City, Utah, City Code (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/saltlakecityut/latest/saltlakecity_ut/0-0-0-47181Fetched: 11/1/2026