{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-45-28-1","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 45:28-1","heading":"Definitions relative to scrap metal businesses.","body":"1.\tAs used in this act:\n\"Scrap metal\" means used, discarded, or previously owned items that consist predominantly of ferrous metals, aluminum, brass, copper, lead, chromium, tin, nickel, or alloys, and shall include a used catalytic converter, in whole or in part, if the used catalytic converter is not attached to a motor vehicle.\n\"Scrap metal business\" means a commercial establishment which, as one of its principal business purposes, purchases scrap metal for purposes of resale or processing.\nL.2009, c.8, s.1; amended 2023, c.56, s.1.","path":["TITLE 45 PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"505e25140e59fd9910e917fca00ce51a075a93d122ebe010ff025f7c9e31b182","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-45-27-41","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-45-28-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}