N.Y. GBS Law § 69-G

§ 69-g. Records. 1. Such scrap processor shall record (i) each\npurchase of any pig or pigs of metal, bronze or brass castings or parts\nthereof, sprues or gates or parts thereof, utility wire or brass car\njournals, or of metal beer kegs, and (ii) each purchase of iron, steel\nand/or nonferrous scrap for a price of fifty dollars or more, and\npreserve such record for a period of three years; which record shall\nshow the date of purchase, name of seller, his residence address by\nstreet, number, city, village or town, the driver's license number or\ninformation from a government issued photographic identification card,\nif any, of such person, or by such description as will reasonably locate\nthe seller, the type and quantity of such purchase; and the scrap\nprocessor shall cause such record to be signed by the seller or his\nagent. It shall be unlawful for any seller to refuse to furnish such\ninformation or to furnish incorrect or incomplete information. Such\nscrap processor shall also make and retain a copy of the government\nissued photographic identification card used to verify the identity of\nthe person from whom the scrap metal was purchased and shall retain this\ncopy in a separate book, register or electronic archive for two years\nfrom the date of purchase.\n 2. Such records shall be available for inspection by the police\ndepartment of the state or the municipality in which the establishment\nis located.\n