New South Carolina Law

Anyone in SC had any experiences yet with the new law that requires a permit for buying, selling and transporting non-ferrous metals within the state in excess of 25#? I transport on occaision out of SC to my shop. Other times I transport personal items through the entire state on my way south. According to the law EACH county is required to enforce the law and provide permits.

YUP i just got mine friday,you take your liscence and registration to the sherrifs office,they take your picture and copy your liscence and registration,enter you in the data base and send you on your way two hours later,i am #821 in my county,hows that for compitition.

Originally Posted by stephenholseberg

YUP i just got mine friday,you take your liscence and registration to the sherrifs office,they take your picture and copy your liscence and registration,enter you in the data base and send you on your way two hours later,i am #821 in my county,hows that for compitition.

Regardless of buying/selling, do you transport outside of your county? If so, are they going to require the permit for every county you may travel through? Been told yes and no, but would rather hear from someone who is really involved with the transport end of things.

Uh, are you saying that(for example an average joe shmo) if I'm driving through the next town to get to my town with 30lbs of copper in my car because I'm redoing pipes at my house I'd have to have a permit if I lived in SC? Does that mean I'd a hve to go get a permit to take to say Home Depot that allows me to buy that much copper and transport it back home? I can understand the buying/selling part maybe if it discourages thievery but what about the average non scrapper? This applies to them too?

Originally Posted by newattitude

Uh, are you saying that(for example an average joe shmo) if I'm driving through the next town to get to my town with 30lbs of copper in my car because I'm redoing pipes at my house I'd have to have a permit if I lived in SC? Does that mean I'd a hve to go get a permit to take to say Home Depot that allows me to buy that much copper and transport it back home? I can understand the buying/selling part maybe if it discourages thievery but what about the average non scrapper? This applies to them too?

This has been my main question, the answer to which depends on who you talk to. Don't waste time talking to dispatchers at your county sheriff's department. The most clear answer I got as to how the law relates for transporting through the state, not buying or selling, came from Master Deputy Bennett. He is in charge of Code Enforcement for Environmental Regulatory Investigations in York County. Very helpful and understands the pitfalls with the transport portion of the bill. He can be contacted at the York County Sheriff's Dept. Don't have the number handy, but information can give it to you.
Here is a link to the bill in question, 16-17-685:

http://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t16c017.htm#16-17-685

Originally Posted by Ir0nman1

Regardless of buying/selling, do you transport outside of your county? If so, are they going to require the permit for every county you may travel through? Been told yes and no, but would rather hear from someone who is really involved with the transport end of things.

You are required to get a "Permit" from your home county or in the case of someone from out of state purchasing, from the county you are buying it in.

We are considered a "Secondary Metal Recycler" here in SC.
We are required to buy a "Permit to Purchase Non-Ferrous Metal" at the cost of $200.00 every 2 years. We CAN NOT buy anything from a person who doesn't have either a "Permit" from their home county or falls into a list of exempted sellers, ie; contractors, HVAC, etc.
The law also requires that ALL non-ferrous sales be paid in the form of a check, which is issued on the spot. That will help deter those looking for some "quick cash".
You can read more about the actual law in the link below.
http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess119_...bills/3660.htm

we should have an area on the forum that lists everyones scrap metal laws. Looks like everyone will be facing more strict laws in the future... Once one state makes one the next state will follow soon.

Originally Posted by hobo finds

we should have an area on the forum that lists everyones scrap metal laws. Looks like everyone will be facing more strict laws in the future... Once one state makes one the next state will follow soon.

I expect NC to follow suit real quick.

Of course since States are always looking for more money (less people working), it seems that they will eventually figure out a way to get it from scrappers.
Last week one of the yards I go to, mentioned that the county next to ours is talking about permits. If you dont have a permit, you can not drop off your metal. They figured it would cut their (scrapyard) business in half. It would keep the scrapping legit, because thieves cant go through the legal system, Im sure some will find a way. On the other hand, If it does decrease a scrap yards intake, wouldn't the price of metals go up? If demand is there and supply is not, I think it would definitely drive prices higher.....

In reality, we have laws dealing with theft, there forth that is covered. Period.! Theft is theft no matter the color of lip stick.
Now, the honest people get to pay a fine, because there are dishonest people! What is this world coming to?