Oklahoma Scrap Metal Dealers Act; Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality; recodification; effective date.

HB 3728 recodifies Oklahoma's Scrap Metal Dealers Act, transferring regulatory oversight from the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry to the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). The bill requires scrap metal dealers to maintain detailed transaction records, including a legible copy of the seller's ID, vehicle details, item descriptions, and a digital photo of both the scrap metal and the seller (in JPEG format, retained for 90 days). It directly affects scrap metal dealers who must comply with these new record-keeping and verification requirements, including written ownership declarations and proof of ownership for vehicles. The law also mandates dealers to report purchases to law enforcement within 48 hours if requested and prohibits transactions with minors under 16 without parental consent.