A. Any person, firm or corporation which shall barter, purchase, exchange, buy or accept any of the articles mentioned in § 59.1-128, shall comply with the provisions of § 59.1-126 and shall, in addition, tag each lot of said articles with the name of the seller and the date of receipt and shall retain each such lot in his possession so tagged for 30 days in such manner that its separate identity shall be preserved; provided that the requirements of this section for tagging said articles and retaining them in possession shall not be applicable if the receipt or bill of sale required by § 59.1-126 shall contain an authorization naming the agent who delivers the articles and signed by an officer, or by the proprietor, of the manufacturer, or coal mining, industrial, manufacturing, public utility company, governmental agency, licensed junk dealer, licensed scrap metal dealer, licensed electrical contractor or licensed merchant, giving such authorization.
B. Notwithstanding anything in subsection A to the contrary, the provisions of this article shall not apply to scrap metal processors as provided in Article 4 (§ 59.1-136.1 et seq.).
Code 1950, § 59-155.2; 1958, c. 614; 1968, c. 439; 2007, c. 917.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 59.1 - Trade and Commerce
Chapter 9 - Secondhand Articles
§ 59.1-117. Permit required for trading in secondhand building fixtures
§ 59.1-118. Permit issued by chief of police or sheriff; revocation
§ 59.1-119. Who deemed a dealer
§ 59.1-119.1. Dealer required to show permit and identification
§ 59.1-120. Recordkeeping requirements
§ 59.1-121. Reports to be made to chief of police or sheriff
§ 59.1-122. Books and places of business open to inspection
§ 59.1-123. Exemptions from article
§ 59.1-124. Penalty for violation
§ 59.1-125. When unlawful to buy
§ 59.1-126. Receipt or bill of sale to be taken by buyer; sales procedures
§ 59.1-127. Violation of § 59.1-125 or § 59.1-126 a misdemeanor; revocation of dealer's license
§ 59.1-128. When unlawful to buy, exchange, etc., secondhand copper or aluminum wire
§ 59.1-129. Requirements when articles mentioned in § 59.1-128 are bought, exchanged, etc.
§ 59.1-130. Punishment for violation of § 59.1-128 or § 59.1-129
§ 59.1-131. When watch deemed secondhand
§ 59.1-132. Tag to be affixed to watch
§ 59.1-133. Invoice to be furnished to purchaser
§ 59.1-134. Advertisement or display
§ 59.1-135. Penalty for violation
§ 59.1-136. Pawnbrokers' auction sales exempted
§ 59.1-136.2. Purchases of ferrous scrap
§ 59.1-136.3. Purchases of nonferrous scrap, metal articles, and proprietary articles
§ 59.1-136.4. Purchases of materials from minors
§ 59.1-136.5. Reports of purchases by scrap metal purchasers