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<br />ORDINANCE NO. 2006-047 <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, <br />PARIS, TEXAS, PROVIDING THAT THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY <br />OF P ARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, BE AMENDED BY ADDING A NEW ARTICLE <br />III TO CHAPTER 19 OF SAID CODE ENTITLED METALS AND METAL <br />DEALERS, BEING 19-30 THROUGH 19-35; REGULATING THE SALE OF <br />SECONDHAND METAL; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY; REPEALING <br />ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT <br />HEREWITH; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, sections 1956.001 through 1956.105 ofthe Texas Occupations Code regulate <br />metal dealers and metal recycling entities; and, <br /> <br />WHEREAS, criminal violations of the above sections of the Texas Occupations Code <br />involve some metals or some materials in excess of the weight of 40 and 50 pounds; and, <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City of Paris, Texas desires to regulate metal dealers and metal recycling <br />entities involving some metals or some materials which are less than 40 and 50 pounds in weight; <br />and, <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City of Paris, Texas desires to place additional identification requirements <br />and additional record keeping requirements to those already found in the Texas Occupations Code <br />involving metal dealers and metal recycling entities; NOW, THEREFORE, <br /> <br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, <br />TEXAS: <br /> <br />Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this ordinance are hereby in all <br />things approved. <br /> <br />Section 2. That the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, be, and the same <br />is hereby, amended by adding a new Article III to Chapter 19, being Sections 19-30 through 19-35 <br />to read as follows: <br /> <br />"ARTICLE III -METALS AND METAL DEALERS* <br /> <br />*State law references: Sale of Aluminum, Bronze, Copper or Brass Materials to <br />Second Hand Metal Dealers. Texas Occupations Code, Section 1956 A. <br /> <br />Sec. 19-30. Definitions. <br /> <br />The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this division, shall <br />have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly <br />indicates a different meaning: <br />