An Act To Change the Requirements for the Sales of Used Catalytic Converters
Maine Legislature, Session 130, LD 1749
Committee: Transportation
Sponsors: DILL, LANDRY
Amends: 30-A MRSA §3755-B, 30-A MRSA §3772

Legislative Document
No. 1749
S.P. 607
In Senate, December 2, 2021
An Act To Change the Requirements for the Sales of Used Catalytic 
Converters
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
203.
Received by the Secretary of the Senate on November 30, 2021.  Referred to the 
Committee on Transportation pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed.
DAREK M. GRANT
Secretary of the Senate
Presented by Senator DILL of Penobscot.
Cosponsored by Representative LANDRY of Farmington.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  30-A MRSA §3755-B is enacted to read:
§3755-B.  Records of sales of catalytic converters
1. Definition.  For purposes of this section, "catalytic converter" means an exhaust 
emission control device installed in a motor vehicle, as defined in Title 29-A, section 101, 
subsection 42, that reduces toxic gases and pollutants from internal combustion engines.
2.  Records required.  An owner or operator of a junkyard or automobile recycling 
business shall record the following information before completing the purchase of a 
catalytic converter: 
A. The date of the purchase; 
B. The seller's name and address; and 
C. The vehicle identification number for the vehicle from which the catalytic converter 
was removed. 
Before recording the information required by this subsection, an owner or operator of a 
junkyard or automobile recycling business shall require reasonable written proof of the 
seller's identification in the form of a motor vehicle operator's license, military 
identification card, adult liquor identification card or similar item. 
3.  Form of records.  An owner or operator of a junkyard or automobile recycling 
business shall maintain the records required under subsection 2 in order by date of purchase 
and contained either in a bound volume or ledger or in a binder in which pages can be 
affixed.
4.  Availability for inspection.  Upon request by any law enforcement officer or 
prosecuting attorney, an owner or operator of a junkyard or automobile recycling business 
shall promptly make available for inspection at the principal place of business of the 
junkyard or automobile recycling business the records required under subsection 2. 
5.  Violations.  An owner or operator of a junkyard or automobile recycling business 
who violates any of the requirements of this section or a seller who provides false 
information under this section is guilty of a Class E crime.
Sec. 2.  30-A MRSA §3772, sub-§4 is enacted to read:
4.  Additional information for catalytic converters.  In addition to the information 
required under subsection 3, a scrap metal processor shall record the vehicle identification 
number for the vehicle from which the catalytic converter was removed. For the purposes 
of this subsection, "catalytic converter" has the same meaning as in section 3755-B, 
subsection 1.  
SUMMARY
This bill imposes additional record-keeping requirements on a junkyard, automobile 
recycling business or scrap metal processor that purchases a used catalytic converter.