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The purchase of material for recycling is hereby prohibited when it is not in its original state. If these are cables, their cover must not be melted or burnt. In order to recycle burnt products, not only must their source and the identity of the seller be accredited, but the purchaser must provide evidence as to how the material was destroyed and arrived in the state in which it was received. Should there be no accreditation as to this type of material indicating that it is not in its original state, it shall be reasonably inferred that the same was obtained and processed unlawfully for the purpose of the penalties set forth in this chapter.\nThe sale, barter, deposit, collection, storage, transportation, distribution, or any other kind of exchange of copper, aluminum, tin or lead wires or materials, or mix thereof, that do not have an external protective cover, which identifies and guarantees its source and lawfulness, is hereby prohibited.\nFurthermore, it is hereby prohibited that any person or establishment covered under this chapter receives or stores dismantled or crashed vehicles or the parts thereof, whether ferrous or non-ferrous materials, and batteries, unless all the

any person or establishment covered under this chapter receives or stores dismantled or crashed vehicles or the parts thereof, whether ferrous or non-ferrous materials, and batteries, unless all the provisions of §§ 971 et seq. of Title 10, known as the 'Junkyard Act' are complied with.\nHistory —June 3, 1982, No. 41, p. 85, added as § 8 on Aug. 8, 2007, No. 105, § 10; Mar. 8, 2012, No. 53, § 8.