§ 415-a. Vehicle dismantlers and other persons engaged in the transfer\nor disposal of junk and salvage vehicles. 1. Definition and registration\nof vehicle dismantlers. A vehicle dismantler is any person who is\nengaged in the business of acquiring motor vehicles or trailers for the\npurpose of dismantling the same for parts or reselling such vehicles as\nscrap. No person shall engage in the business of or operate as a vehicle\ndismantler unless there shall have been issued to him a registration in\naccordance with the provisions of this section. A violation of this\nsubdivision shall be a class E felony.\n 1-a. Definition and registration of salvage pools. A salvage pool is\nany person, acting on behalf of the vehicle owner or an insurance\ncompany, who sells, offers for sale or solicits bids for the sale of\njunk or salvage vehicles or major component parts of such vehicles, or\ndisplays or permits the display of such vehicles or parts upon premises\nowned or controlled by him, but who does not dismantle vehicles. No\nperson shall engage in business as a salvage pool unless there shall\nhave been issued to him a registration in accordance with the provisions\nof this section. A violation of this subdivision shall be a class A\nmisdemeanor.\n 1-b. Definition and registration of mobile car crushers. A mobile car\ncrusher is any person who engages in the business of operating a\ntransportable car crusher, but who does not acquire ownership of the\nvehicles which he crushes. No person shall engage in the business of or\noperate as a mobile car crusher unless there shall have been issued to\nhim a registration in accordance with the provisions of this section. A\nviolation of this subdivision shall be a class A misdemeanor.\n 1-c. Itinerant vehicle collectors. An itinerant vehicle collector is\nany person who is engaged in the business of acquiring non-operable\nvehicles and who sells such vehicles or major component parts thereof to\na vehicle dismantler or scrap processor. No person shall engage in\nbusiness as an itinerant vehicle collector unless there shall have been\nissued to him a registration in accordance with the provisions of this\nsection. A violation of this subdivision shall be a class A misdemeanor.\n 2. Application for registration. An application for registration as a\nvehicle dismantler, salvage pool, mobile car crusher or itinerant\nvehicle collector shall be made to the commissioner on a form prescribed\nby him which shall contain the name and address of the applicant and the\nnames and addresses of all persons having a financial interest in the\nbusiness. Such application shall contain a listing of all felony\nconvictions and all other convictions relating to the illegal sale or\npossession of a motor vehicle or motor vehicle parts, and a listing of\nall arrests for any such violations by the applicant and any other\nperson required to be named in such application. On and after January\nfirst, nineteen hundred ninety-two, such application for or renewal of\nregistration as a vehicle dismantler shall, in addition to the\nforegoing, contain a statement indicating that the applicant has\npurchased approved motor vehicle refrigerant recycling equipment or\nrefrigerant recapturing equipment in accordance with section 38-0107 of\nthe environmental conservation law. Applicants who are vehicle\ndismantlers must submit along with their application either a\nmanufacturer's certificate issued upon purchase or an invoice with proof\nof payment. All such documents shall contain the name and address of the\nrepair shop and manufacturer, the date purchased, and the serial numbers\nof the units acquired. The application shall also contain the business\naddress of the applicant and may contain any other information required\nby the commissioner.\n 3. Fees. The annual fee for registration as a vehicle dismantler,\nsalvage pool, mobile car crusher or itinerant vehicle collector shall be\nfifty dollars. Upon approval of
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