Secondhand building fixtures
Anyone selling or acquiring secondhand building fixtures must
obtain a permit.
Secondhand building fixtures include heating or plumbing
fixtures or supplies, electric fixtures or any wiring, gas fixtures or appliances, water faucets, pipes, locks, bathtubs, gutters, downspouts or any other secondhand fixture pertaining to a building or structure.
If the material is a metallic
fixture or object that is physically attached to a building or structure and not simply plugged into an electrical outlet, it is considered a secondhand building fixture.
The following are not considered secondhand building fixtures
- Metal cans
- Vehicle parts
- Electric appliances such as refrigerators, stoves and washing machines
- Window air conditioning units
- Metal furniture
- Batteries
- Tools
- Lawn mowers
Who needs a permit?
Two separate types of permits may be required for selling or obtaining secondhand building fixtures.
The Transaction Form is required for "non-exempt persons, businesses or entities
who sell, buy or obtain (even if free, "picked" or found) secondhand building fixtures." This form is required for persons who may occasionally sell secondhand building fixtures that do not exceed 600 pounds of material or 26 transactions annually. This
form may be picked up at the Sheriff's Office.
Please remember that this form must be filled out each time you take material to the scrapyard.
You will not be required to obtain this permit if you fall under the
exemptions listed below (Reference
Virginia Code 59.1-123).
Permit exemptions
- The sale of secondhand material mentioned in § 59.1-117 taken from premises occupied by the owner, when sold by such owner on the premises,
or the sale of such articles when purchased from a public utility corporation at its place of business or a governmental agency;
- Scrap metal processor (see definition below) as provided in Article 4 (§ 59.1-136.1 et seq.);
- Authorized scrap sellers (see definition below);
- Public utilities;
- Public transportation companies;
- Industrial and manufacturing companies;
- Marine, automobile and aircraft salvage and wrecking companies;
- Governmental entities; and
- Peddlers (referred to in the Code as "dealers" or "junk dealers") permitted under § 59.1-118.
If you are classified as a peddler, "dealer" or "junk dealer," you will need to obtain a secondhand building material dealer permit.
Secondhand building material dealer permitTo become a junk dealer you must
apply for an annual permit with the Sheriff's Office. Persons who regularly sell secondhand building fixtures that total over 600 pounds of material or 26 transactions annually are considered junk dealers.
Even though junk dealers are
exempted from obtaining a permit for the individual sale or acquisition of secondhand building fixtures/materials, they are still required by law to keep a detailed record of their transactions.
To obtain a junk dealer permit, fill out the
dealer permit application and turn into the Sheriff's Office. The applicant will then be given a permit number. Junk dealers must report any transactions to the Sheriff's Office on each Friday by 5 p.m.
The junk dealer permit application and
reporting forms are available below or may be picked up at the Sheriff's Office.
Definitions
Junk dealer: A person who regularly engages in purchasing, acquiring or canvassing secondhand building material, including all nonferrous scrap metal, proprietary articles or both, for resale and has conducted
transactions involving, or has offered for sale, more than 600 pounds combined weight of secondhand building material or enters into more than 26 combined transactions annually.
§ 59.1-116.1Authorized scrap seller: Any licensed plumber, electrical contractor, HVAC contractor, or building and construction contractor.
§ 59.1-116.1Scrap metal processor: Any person who is engaged in processing motor vehicles into scrap for remelting purposes who, from a fixed location, utilizes machinery and equipment for processing
and manufacturing ferrous and nonferrous metallic scrap into prepared grades, and whose principal product is metallic scrap.
§ 46.2-1200