1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to commerce; removing reporting requirements and references to the 
1.3 	Minneapolis automated property system;amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, 
1.4 	sections 168A.1501, subdivisions 1, 6; 325E.21, subdivisions 1, 2; repealing 
1.5 	Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 168A.1501, subdivisions 5, 5a; 325E.21, 
1.6 	subdivisions 1c, 1d; Laws 2014, chapter 190, sections 10; 11.
1.7 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.8 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 168A.1501, subdivision 1, is amended to 
1.9 	read:
1.10 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the terms defined in 
1.11 	this subdivision have the meanings given.
1.12 	(b) "Law enforcement agency" or "agency" means a duly authorized municipal, 
1.13 	county, state, or federal law enforcement agency.
1.14 	(c) "Person" means an individual, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability 
1.15 	company, corporation, or other entity.
1.16 	(d) "Scrap vehicle" means a motor vehicle purchased primarily as scrap, for its reuse 
1.17 	or recycling value as raw metal, or for dismantling for parts.
1.18 	(e) "Scrap vehicle operator" or "operator" means the following persons who engage 
1.19 	in a transaction involving the purchase or acquisition of a scrap vehicle: scrap metal 
1.20 	processors licensed under section 168.27, subdivision 1a, paragraph (c); used vehicle parts 
1.21 	dealers licensed under section 168.27, subdivision 1a, paragraph (d); scrap metal dealers 
1.22 	under section 325E.21; and junk yards under section 471.925.
1.23 	(f) ~~"Interchange file specification format" means the most recent version of the~~ 
1.24 	~~Minneapolis automated property system interchange file specification format.~~
1.25 	~~(g)~~ "Motor vehicle" has the meaning given in section 169.011, subdivision 42.
2.1 	~~(h)~~ (g) "Proof of identification" means a driver's license, Minnesota identification 
2.2 	card number, or other identification document issued for identification purposes by any 
2.3 	state, federal, or foreign government if the document includes the person's photograph, 
2.4 	full name, birth date, and signature.
2.5 	~~(i)~~ (h) "Seller" means any seller, prospective seller, or agent of the seller.

2.6 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

2.7 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 168A.1501, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
2.8 		Subd. 6.Additional reporting. ~~In addition to the requirements under subdivision~~ 
2.9 	~~5 if applicable,~~ The following entities must submit information on the purchase or 
2.10 	acquisition of a scrap vehicle to the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System, 
2.11 	established pursuant to United States Code, title 49, section 30502, by the close of 
2.12 	business the following day:
2.13 	(1) an operator who is not licensed under section 168.27; and
2.14 	(2) an operator who purchases a scrap vehicle under subdivision 9.

2.15 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

2.16 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 325E.21, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
2.17 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the terms defined in 
2.18 	this subdivision have the meanings given.
2.19 	(b) "Law enforcement agency" or "agency" means a duly authorized municipal, 
2.20 	county, state, or federal law enforcement agency.
2.21 	(c) "Person" means an individual, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability 
2.22 	company, corporation, or other entity.
2.23 	(d) "Scrap metal" means:
2.24 	(1) wire and cable commonly and customarily used by communication and electric 
2.25 	utilities; and
2.26 	(2) copper, aluminum, or any other metal purchased primarily for its reuse or 
2.27 	recycling value as raw metal, including metal that is combined with other materials at the 
2.28 	time of purchase, but does not include a scrap vehicle as defined in section 168A.1501, 
2.29 	subdivision 1.
2.30 	(e) "Scrap metal dealer" or "dealer" means a person engaged in the business of 
2.31 	buying or selling scrap metal, or both.
3.1 	The terms do not include a person engaged exclusively in the business of buying or selling 
3.2 	new or used motor vehicles, paper or wood products, rags or furniture, or secondhand 
3.3 	machinery.
3.4 	(f) ~~"Interchange file specification format" means the most recent version of the~~ 
3.5 	~~Minneapolis automated property system interchange file specification format.~~
3.6 	~~(g)~~ "Seller" means any seller, prospective seller, or agent of the seller.
3.7 	~~(h)~~ (g) "Proof of identification" means a driver's license, Minnesota identification 
3.8 	card number, or other identification document issued for identification purposes by any 
3.9 	state, federal, or foreign government if the document includes the person's photograph, 
3.10 	full name, birth date, and signature.

3.11 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

3.12 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 325E.21, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
3.13 		Subd. 2.Retention required. Records required to be maintained by subdivision 1a
3.14 	or 1b shall be retained by the scrap metal dealer for a period of three years.

3.15 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

3.16 	Sec. 5.  REPEALER.
 3.17 	(a) Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 168A.1501, subdivisions 5 and 5a; and 
3.18 	325E.21, subdivisions 1c and 1d, are repealed.
3.19 	(b) Laws 2014, chapter 190, sections 10; and 11, are repealed.

3.20 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.