1. (a) Not later than the seventh day after the date of purchase or other acquisition of regulated material for which a record is required under §1956.033 of the Act, a metal recycling entity shall collect and submit to the department a Report of Purchase for Metal Recycling Entity (MRB 5), containing:

   1. (1) the place and date of the purchase;
   2. (2) the name and physical address, the address may not be a post office box, of each individual from whom the regulated material is purchased or obtained;
   3. (3) the identifying number of the seller's personal identification document;
   4. (4) a written description made in accordance with the custom of the trade of the type and quantity of the purchased regulated material; and
   5. (5) written documentation that the person is the legal owner of or is lawfully entitled to sell the regulated material.
2. (b) A completed MRB 5 shall be sent to the department by facsimile, electronic mail, or electronic upload via the program's website.
3. (c) If a metal recycling entity purchases bronze material that is a cemetery vase, receptacle, memorial, or statuary or a pipe that can reasonably be identified as aluminum irrigation pipe, the entity shall notify the department of the purchase by the close of the next business day via facsimile, electronic mail, or by calling the department at the number listed on the program's website and shall file an MRB 5 with the department within five business days.

Source Note:The provisions of this §36.14 adopted to be effective November 11, 2010, 35 TexReg 9923.