§ 4-7-1. DEFINITIONS.

(1)

CHIEF means the Chief of Police for the City of Austin and such persons the chief designates to perform duties under this chapter.

(2)

DEPARTMENT means the Police Department for the City of Austin.

(3)

METAL RECYCLER means a business that purchases or otherwise acquires building construction materials, regulated material, regulated metals, or scrap material for the eventual use of the materials or metals for manufacturing purposes.

(4)

REGULATED MATERIAL means aluminum material, bronze material, copper or brass material, or regulated metal.

(5)

REGULATED METAL means manhole covers; guardrails; metal cylinders designed to contain compressed air, oxygen, gases, or liquids; beer kegs made from metal other than aluminum; historical markers or cemetery vases, receptacles, or memorials made from metal other than aluminum; unused rebar; street signs; drain gates; safes; communication, transmission, and service wire or cable; condensing or evaporator coils for heating or air conditioning units; utility structures, including the fixtures and hardware; aluminum or stainless steel containers designed to hold propane for fueling forklifts; and metal railroad equipment, including tie plates, signal houses, control switch plates, e-clips, and rail tie functions.

(6)

SCRAP METAL means a direct product or byproduct of any form of a manufactured, shaped, or processed iron, steel, aluminum, brass, copper, lead, tin, zinc, or other nonferrous metallic material.

Source: 20100826-028.