1101

Any natural or juridical person, owner, representative, or person in charge of a workshop, store, lot or motor vehicle wholly or partially engaged in the business of selling, exchanging, depositing, collecting, storing, transporting or distributing copper, aluminum, tin, platinum, or lead wire or materials, or a mix or alloy thereof (hereinafter, metals) for the purpose of recycling, reselling, exporting, or reusing the same in any form or state in which they appear, shall record in a Register to be kept for five (5) years and in which it is required to include the following information:\n(a) The name, address, and number of the official document used to identify the person from whom said metals were acquired, including the professional association membership number as provided in § 1101a of this title, as well as a copy of an identification in effect issued by the Commonwealth which bears a picture of said person. In case the person from whom metals are acquired lacks a photo identification, a picture of the person making the sale or delivering the metals shall be entered in the Register.\n(b) The date and place of purchase of said metals.\n(c) The license plate number of the

tification, a picture of the person making the sale or delivering the metals shall be entered in the Register.\n(b) The date and place of purchase of said metals.\n(c) The license plate number of the motor vehicle in which said metals were delivered, and a description of the motor vehicle, make, model, color, and year.\n(d) A legible and detailed description indicating the type of metal, whether wires, cables, ingots, rods, panels, sheets, posts, catalysts, or pipes, or any other object containing any components of such metals or that are used to provide public utility services.\n(e) The detailed and verifiable information on the source of said metals including, but not limited to the street address of the place where they were obtained, and the name of the business or entity. This information shall be required from the seller or the person who delivers the same.\n(f) The price paid per pound for each metal, the total amount paid, and the check number used to pay for such metals shall be also included. In these cases, a check shall be drawn to pay for the acquisition of such metals, since payment shall not be made in cash.

id, and the check number used to pay for such metals shall be also included. In these cases, a check shall be drawn to pay for the acquisition of such metals, since payment shall not be made in cash. Such check shall be drawn to the order of the person who makes the delivery, but never 'cash'.\nThey shall also be, at all times, under the obligation of conspicuously and visibly displaying, to inform any person subject to the provisions of this chapter and the general public, the written, graphic, pictorial, electronic or otherwise devised advertisements or warnings furnished by the Puerto Rico Police, or by such person, if the Police does not have them available, which describe the different types of metals in their original state or altered or modified, as well as any other technical or legal information needed to ensure faithful compliance with this chapter.\nHistory —June 3, 1982, No. 41, p. 85, § 1; Aug. 8, 2007, No. 105, § 1; Mar. 8, 2012, No. 53, § 1.