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The Albuquerque City Council passed an ordinance Monday to crack down on stolen brass, copper wiring and catalytic converters.

The council voted 8-1 on an amended version of the Secondhand Catalytic Converter Purchase Ordinance, renaming it the Sale of Recycled Metals Ordinance.

The ordinance, co-sponsored by Councilors Ren茅e Grout and Tammy Fiebelkorn, will expand current safeguards and include copper and brass materials. Councilor Dan Lewis was the lone vote against.

鈥淐opper theft causes hundreds of thousands of dollars in property damage every year,鈥� Grout said in a statement Tuesday. 鈥淚t's also a public safety concern when vandals steal the wire in street lights. Central Avenue in my district is dark much of the time. I am hopeful that putting similar restrictions on sales of recycled copper and brass will have a chilling effect on vandalism and copper theft too.鈥�

The original ordinance required metal recyclers to keep detailed information on the people they鈥檙e buying catalytic converters from, while also requiring sellers to produce more documentation to complete the sale.

Grout said expanding the measure will discourage theft and help working families stranded with repair bills.

鈥淭he damage caused by copper and brass theft is devastating to small businesses and leaves families with massive repair bills,鈥� she said. 鈥淚 hope that these changes to our ordinance will deter these thefts and vandalism.鈥�

Updated safeguards include new reporting requirements and payment methods.

The new rules require secondhand metal dealers to electronically submit daily transaction logs, which will include seller identification, vehicle data and transaction details. The logs must be submitted to the Albuquerque Police Department鈥檚 electronic reporting system by 12 p.m. on the next business day, according to the ordinance.

Further payment safeguards include limiting cash transactions and requiring that purchases exceeding $50 be paid by check, in the hopes that this creates a paper trail for high-value sales.

When asked about how the ordinance ensures that it only targets the illicit sales of secondhand metals, Grout said that she met with a group of metal recyclers and heard their concerns about the ordinance.

鈥淣o business owner wants to get caught up in illegal activity, and most metal recyclers already collect an ID from their customers and try to do business with people they know,鈥� she said. 鈥淎nd anyone who is selling metal that they legitimately own won't mind showing an ID and being photographed.鈥�

The Journal reached out to several secondhand metal provider companies, and all of them declined to comment on the ordinance.

鈥淭hese changes close a loophole in the old laws that thieves relied on,鈥� Mayor Tim Keller said in a news release Tuesday. 鈥淏y cutting off the resale market, it makes theft less profitable. One of the best ways to stop theft is to make stolen property harder to sell.鈥�

Isabella Campbell is an intern with the New Mexico Local 近距离内射合集 Fellowships and Internships Program, which places emerging journalists in newsrooms across New Mexico. Learn more at She can be reached at icampbell@abqjournal.com.