Applicability and requirements for recyclable materials utilized for precious metal recovery

1. Sections 33.1-24-05-230 through 33.1-24-05-234 apply to recyclable materials that are reclaimed to recover economically significant amounts of gold, silver, platinum, palladium, iridium, osmium, rhodium, ruthenium, or any combination of these. 2. Persons who generate, transport, or store recyclable materials that are regulated under sections 33.1-24-05-230 through 33.1-24-05-234 are subject to the following requirements: a. Notification requirements under section 3010 of Resource Conservation and Recovery Act; b. Sections 33.1-24-03-04 through 33.1-24-03-07 (for generators), sections 33.1-24-04-04 and 33.1-24-04-05 (for transporters), and sections 33.1-24-05-38 and 33.1-24-05-39 (for persons who store); and c. For precious metals exported to or imported from other countries for recovery, sections 33.1-24-03-50 through 33.1-24-03-55. 3. Persons who store recycled materials that are regulated under sections 33.1-24-05-230 through 33.1-24-05-234 must keep the following records to document that they are not accumulating these materials speculatively (as defined in subsection 3 of section 33.1-24-02-01): a. Records showing the volume of these materials stored at the beginning of the calendar year; b. The amount of these materials generated or received during the calendar year; and c. The amount of materials remaining at the end of the calendar year. 4. Recyclable materials that are regulated under sections 33.1-24-05-230 through 33.1-24-05-234 that are accumulated speculatively (as defined in subsection 3 of section 33.1-24-02-01) are subject to all applicable provisions of chapters 33.1-24-03 through 33.1-24-07.