Justin Fabiano">  Confusion over new SC metal law causing
problems  News 12 First at Five / Monday, Aug. 22, 2011
TRENTON, S.C. -- South Carolina's new metal transport law has
been in effect for just five days, but there's already
confusion.  Gary Merriweather went to Brewer's Scrap Yard this
morning to sell his wheels.  "I had some aluminum alloy wheels.
I said I'll take them in to see what I can get for them," he
said.  He couldn't get anything for them at first because he
didn't have a permit allowing him to sell his aluminum, so he
went to the sheriff's office and came back later.  "I didn't
know about the non-ferrous metal requirements that had been just
established by the state," Merriweather said.  He's not the only
one. The phone at Brewer's Scrap Yard has been ringing a lot
lately with sellers who either don't know they need a permit or
don't know what metals the permit is for.  "I just don't think
that they understand that there's a difference between your
regular scrap metal and your non ferrous m