The new state law requires anyone who recycles scrap metal copper for a profit to first obtain a license. It was enacted as ...

Minnesota will be the first state to require a license for anyone buying or selling copper wire, starting Jan. 1.

To get a license, which costs $250, a person must apply to the commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Commerce.

The new law requires people selling scrap metal copper to obtain a $250 yearly license from the Department of Commerce.

The Copper Wire Theft ... require people selling copper to pay for a $250 license. The upper Midwest chapter of the Recycled Materials Association — or ReMA — represents scrap metal businesses ...

A trade group representing scrap metal workers has sued the Minnesota ... recycling at facilities and encourage criminals to sell copper wire illegally or outside of Minnesota.

The new law will require people selling scrap metal copper to obtain a license from the ... The lawsuit points out that copper wire and metal can be found in all scrap metal, including sterling silver ...