{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-46.79.140","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 46.79.140","heading":"Catalytic converters—Disassembling and de-canning.","body":"(1) No person may engage in the business of disassembling or de-canning a catalytic converter for removal or processing of the internal core to extract platinum, palladium, rhodium, or other metals, unless the person is a licensed scrap processor under this chapter.\n(2) Any licensed scrap processor engaged in disassembling or de-canning catalytic converters as described in this section shall maintain the records of every catalytic converter the scrap processor disassembles or de-cans in accordance with the recordkeeping requirements of this chapter and other provisions of the law.\n(3) Any licensed scrap processor engaged in disassembling or de-canning catalytic converters as described in this section shall implement a 30-day waiting period between the purchase and disassembly or de-canning of a catalytic converter, unless the scrap processor is also the registered owner of the originating vehicle.","path":["Title 46","Chapter 46.79"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=46.79.140","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T03:06:23Z","sha256":"c4a5db1f6f7dd0fcd0110dea6885f2d75e2955796c15aa07cf78cdf08e5b62d5","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-46.79.130","next":"us-wa/rcw-46.79.150"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}